Clinical trials: Infant, Premature Development
Congenital Heart Disease, Periventricular Leucomalacia
Randomized Trial of Maternal Progesterone Therapy
Neurodevelopmental disability is now recognized as the most common long-term complication after cardiac surgery in neonates. Research studies have shown that progesterone is critical to the development of the brain and in a…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Periventricular Leucomalacia, Brain Development, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02133573
- Testing
- Progesterone, Vaginal lubricant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Prematurity, Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Effect of Early L-Carnitine Supplementation on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants
Preterm infants are vulnerable to brain injury, nutritional deficiencies and poor early growth which places them at increased risk for developmental problems later in life.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Carnitine Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01783041
- Testing
- L-carnitine, 5% Dextrose
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Language Delay, Language Development
Combined Oral Motor Stimulation and Language on Preterm Infant Feeding
This is a randomized controlled trial to study an oromotor stimulation in combination with a reading curriculum in the NICU among preterm infants using oral muscle exercises, Language Environment Analysis (LENA) recordings…
- Conditions
- Language Delay, Language Development, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Mother-Infant Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT05861531
- Testing
- Oromotor stimulation, Reading curriculum, LENA recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Infant, Premature, Diseases
A Single Blinded Study on the Effect of Saccharomyces Boulardii CNCM I-745 on Growth and Development in Preterm Infants
Immature gastrointestinal functions increase the risk of poor growth as well as nosocomial infections and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in the preterm infant.
- Trial name
- SBP (NCT02310425)
- Testing
- S. boulardii
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lingfen Xu, MD
Pediatrics
Visual Perception in Preterm Infants
We aim to increase our knowledge of the impact of preterm birth on the maturation of the visual and auditory systems and on the development of multisensory perception Specifically, we aim to evaluate the preterm infants'…
- Trial name
- PREMAVISION (NCT02908113)
- Testing
- collection data, IRM
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Premature Infant, Risk Factors
Perinatal Risk Factors in Motor Development
The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of preterm gestational age, birth weight and perinatal risks factors on gross motor development of preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Risk Factors, Motor Development of Premature Infants
- Trial name
- NCT07310459
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Osteopathy, PreTerm Neonate
The Effect of Cranial Osteopathy Intervention in Preterm Babies
There are planing to have 2 groups of premature born cases. Each group will include 15 cases. Participants are need to be 28-37 weeks born and no older than post term 6 weeks. All cases are going to be evaluated.
- Conditions
- Osteopathy, PreTerm Neonate, Sensory Profiles, Colic
- Trial name
- NCT06967870
- Testing
- Osteopathic intervention, Home based exercise education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Preterm Birth
The GROWNDUP Study of Late Preterm Births
This pilot study will examine the feasibility of conducting a large randomized clinical trial (RCT) to examine the role of a novel, specialized follow-up clinic in preventing complications among late preterm infants (LPTB), born…
- Trial name
- GROWNDUP (NCT01747603)
- Testing
- Specialized LPTB clinic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Microbial Substitution
PrePhage - Faecal Bacteriophage Transfer for Enhanced Gastrointestinal Tract Maturation in Preterm Infants
PrePhage - Fecal bacteriophage transfer for enhanced gastrointestinal tract maturation in preterm infants This pilot triol has the primary goal of demonstrating the safety of transferring viruses and proteins from healthy term…
- Trial name
- NCT05272579
- Testing
- Fecal Filtrate Transfer
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Cerebral Palsy Infantile, Pre-Term
Motor-voice Assessment in Infants (MAMI)
The goal of this observational study is to discover features of normal and disordered motor-voice profiles that are biobehavioral markers of physical disability in infants..
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy Infantile, Pre-Term, Motor Delay, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- MAMI (NCT06807203)
- Testing
- Behavioral observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Premature Birth
Improving Brain Development in Medically Healthy Premature Infants
Premature infants born between 28 and 33 weeks' gestation often have significant brain damage. Brain damage can be caused by the much greater stimulation the infant receives in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT00065364
- Testing
- Newborn Individualized Developmental Care Assessment Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant, Surfactant
Clinical RD (Respiratory Distress) Score for Objective Decision Making for Surfactant Therapy
To develop a comprehensive 'Clinical RD score' for decision making for administration of Surfactant in respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants with gestation of 26 0/7 - 34 6/7 weeks and to assess the validity of this…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant, Surfactant, CPAP
- Trial name
- NCT03273764
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment
Evaluation of Visual - Motor Development in Children With Retinopathy of Prematurity
The aim of this study was to investigate the eye structure, visual impairment, visual motor development and motor coordination of children between 2-6 ages that had applied to diod laser photocoagulation and intravitreal anti …
- Conditions
- Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT03865134
- Testing
- Snellen Test, Autorefractometer, Titmus Stereo Fly Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Premature Infant
Premature Infants' Developmental Function, Daily Living, Participation, and Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study
This study tracks the long-term development of premature infants to examine how birth profiles, risk factors, and physical functioning influence their activities, participation, and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07100353
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Preterm Infant, Exposure to Radiofrequency
Impact of Chronic Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields on Neurophysiological Development in the Preterm Neonate
The massive use of highly technological devices in Neonatal Intensive Care Units may expose preterm neonates to electromagnetic fields, especially radiofrequencies, at low doses but continuously and chronically.
- Trial name
- NeuroPrem-RF (NCT03928457)
- Testing
- Parental questionnaire, Daily continuous recording of radiofrequency exposure levels, Follow-up of daily infants environmental and clinical parameters
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Hearing Loss, Mental Retardation
Postnatal HCMV Infection in Very Preterm Infants. Implications, Morbidity, Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.
The aim of this study is to investigate short and long term consequences from early postnatal HCMV infection transmitted via human milk in very preterm infants (birth weight < 1500 g or gestational age < 32 weeks).
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Mental Retardation, Microcephaly, Chorioretinitis
- Trial name
- NCT01151462
- Where
- Norway
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Brain White Matter Disease Periventricular
Initial Efficacy Study of Supporting Play, Exploration, & Early Development Intervention
The primary aims of this randomized controlled trial are to evaluate efficacy potential of SPEEDI at enhancing reaching and play based problem solving compared to infants receiving usual care.
- Trial name
- SPEEDI (NCT02153736)
- Testing
- SPEEDI Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Premature Birth
Reliability Testing of Silverman-Andersen Retraction Score in Preterm Infants
Depending on their gestational age, preterm infants need several weeks with different types of breathing-support due to immature development of the lungs, respiratory muscles, chest-wall and respiratory center in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03199898
- Testing
- Silverman-Andersen Retraction Score
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Postnatal Growth Disorder
Physiologic Approach to Sodium Supplementation in Premature Infants
Postnatal growth failure occurs in up to 50% of very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 grams at birth) infants as assessed by discharge weight.
- Trial name
- Salt to Grow (NCT03889197)
- Testing
- Sodium supplementation guided by urine sodium concentration algorithm
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Preterm Infant, Full-term Infant
A Novel Parent Education Program for Early Intervention
One in ten infants born in the USA is born preterm before 37 weeks of gestation and 50% of those will have motor and cognitive delays requiring intervention at school age.
- Trial name
- NCT04266717
- Testing
- Baby Play Intervention, Milestone Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware