Clinical trials: Very Preterm Infant
Prematurity; Extreme
High Flow Nasal Cannula in Preterm Infants
The HIFLO study evaluates the impact of HFNC oxygen therapy on duration of nCPAP therapy, oxygen therapy and hospitalization. The cost of use of CPAP and two HFNC devices are also evaluated.
- Trial name
- HIFLO (NCT03007056)
- Testing
- High flow nasal cannula
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Pilot Trial Investigating Every Other Day Dosing of Oral Iron in Premature Infants (IQONic)
Study focuses on determining if daily versus every-other-day (EOD) oral iron at the same dose per kilogram per day will achieve similar incidence of iron replete status at 36 weeks post-menstrual age in premature neonates
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Infants, Anemia of Prematurity, Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children
- Trial name
- NCT06555315
- Testing
- 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every other day., 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every day.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHRISTUS Health
Infant, Premature, Apnea
A Study on the Effects of Feeding and Feeding Methods on Breathing Pattern in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
In this study, we want to see how feeding affects breathing in small premature babies. Using a special feeding tube in the stomach, we can measure how the diaphragm (a large breathing muscle) might be affected by feeding.
- Trial name
- NCT00607555
- Testing
- Insertion of specialized feeding tube for monitoring of EAdi
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Postnatal Growth Restriction
Impact of Hindmilk on Weight Gain Among Moderate to Very Preterm Infants in Zambia
The primary hypothesis is that very preterm infants between 28 0/7 to 31 6/7 weeks with a birth weight from 1000-1999 grams allocated to the HV breastmilk group (200-240 mL/kg/day) until hospital discharge or 40 weeks'…
- Trial name
- NCT05403684
- Testing
- High-volume breastmilk
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hypothermia, Preterm Infant
Heat Loss Prevention in Very Preterm Infants in Delivery Rooms: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Polyethylene Occlusive Total Body Skin Wrapping
Hypothermia after delivery is a world-wide problem associated with morbidity and mortality. The conventional approach of drying the baby with a pre-warmed towel and radiant warmers is unsuccessful in a large proportion of very…
- Trial name
- NCT01671241
- Testing
- Polyethylene wrap
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Influenza
Study of Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in Preterm and Full-Term Infants
Severe influenza respiratory disease is increasingly recognized in children. Influenza hospitalization rates in high-risk infants, such as premature infants, are increased some five-fold over rates in other children.
- Trial name
- NCT01194297
- Testing
- Live attenuated influenza vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Very Preterm Infants (<32 Weeks of Gestation)
Administration of Extracellular Vesicles From Donor Human Milk in Preterm Infants
The AdVEMPrem study is exploring whether tiny particles called extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are naturally found in human milk, can help protect very premature babies from serious gut problems such as necrotizing…
- Trial name
- AdVEMPrem (NCT07402083)
- Testing
- Donor human milk extracellular vesicles (DHM-EVs)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe
Psychomotor Impairment
Correlation Between Cerebral Oxygenation and Neurodevelopment in VLBW Preterm Infants.
The recent improvements in neonatal intensive care have led to a substantial increase in the survival rate of preterm infants; nevertheless, this population is still at high risk for long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT03104296
- Testing
- Griffiths Mental Development Scales
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RDS - Infants, RDS of Prematurity
Real Time Evaluation of Dynamic Changes of the Lungs During Respiratory Support of VLBW Neonates Using EIT
Electric Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a lung monitoring technique based on the injection of small currents and voltage measurements using electrodes on the skin surface generating cross-sectional images representing impedance…
- Conditions
- RDS - Infants, RDS of Prematurity, Respiratory Failure, Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT04542096
- Testing
- Lung electrical impedance tomography monitoring
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Preterm, Premature
Effects of Kinesiotaping on Respiratory Muscles in Very Preterm Infants
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of kinesio taping on blood gas parameters, respiratory rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and pressure limits in preterm infants with RDS who are on NIV.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Premature, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06285669
- Testing
- kinesiotaping application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Morbidity;Infant
Survival and nEonatal outComes of veRy Low Birth wEight Infants in Türkiye: Turkish Neonatal Society SECRETS-TR Study
The aim of this multi-center study was to evaluate the mortality rate and early neonatal outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Türkiye.
- Trial name
- TNS-SECRETS (NCT06543524)
- Testing
- Care of premature infants
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 3,150 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Infant, Premature, Leukomalacia, Periventricular
Recombinant Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Very Preterm Infants
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is one of the most common brain injuries that occur in preterm infants. Inflammation, hypoxia-ischemia, free oxygen radical formation and excitotoxicity are all known pathogenic mechanisms that…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Leukomalacia, Periventricular, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT00910234
- Testing
- recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo), Normal saline
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Premature Birth, Growth Failure
Predictors of Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants
This prospective observational study aims to identify the clinical and nutritional predictors of postnatal growth failure among preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children's Hospital.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Growth Failure, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
- Trial name
- NCT07818681
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Preterm Birth
Interdisciplinary E-health Based Follow-up of Preterm Born Children
The aim of the study is to assess mental and somatic symptoms of preterm born children at the ages of 2, 5 and 10 by a multidisciplinary team and to evaluate an app that screens for these symptoms.
- Trial name
- NeoUp (NCT06345664)
- Testing
- Diagnostics and intervention recommendations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Prematurity
Milk And Growth In Children (MAGIC) Born Very Preterm: A Randomized Trial
The goal of this multi-center randomized, parallel group trial is to determine the effect of human milk diets ranging between 180 and 200 mL/kg/day on the body composition outcomes of moderately preterm infants born between 27…
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT06420531)
- Testing
- Human milk
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 486 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Prematurity
Preterm Donor Human Milk Supplementation of Mother's Own Milk in VLBW Infants
This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether feeding very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with Mother's own milk (MOM) supplemented with either preterm (PDM) or term donor milk (TDM), when MOM is…
- Trial name
- NCT05675397
- Testing
- donor human milk
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Prematurity
Oral Vitamin A Supplementation for Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a major complication of very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants. Vitamin A is essential for lung development and epithelial integrity, and deficiency has been associated with an…
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Prematurity, Very Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- VITA-BPD (NCT07577180)
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Erhan Calisici
Preterm Infant, Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Utility of Placental/Umbilical Cord Blood in Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study evaluates the utility of placental/umbilical cord blood (PUCB) to perform the baseline workup testing for EONS in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: CBC (Complete Blood Count) with differential, Immature/Total ratio (I/T…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Umbilical Cord
- Trial name
- NCT03694613
- Testing
- Placental/Umbilical Cord Blood sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Osteopenia of Prematurity
The Effect of Daily Exercise Program on Bone Mineral Density and Cortisol Level in Preterm Infants
ABSTRACT Objective: This randomized controlled double-blinded experimental study was carried out to determine the effects of daily exercise program on bone mineral density and cortisol level in preterm infants with very low birth…
- Trial name
- NCT03773679
- Testing
- Daily Exercise
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Early Higher Intravenous Lipid Intake in VLBW Infants
Provision of high and early fat intake may help to reduce the amount of postnatal weight loss in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. It may also help utilize the high amount of protein that is currently recommended to these premature…
- Trial name
- NCT03594474
- Testing
- Intravenous lipid emulsion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Belal Alshaikh