Clinical trials: Infant, Premature Development, open to volunteers
Preterm Infant Development, COVID - 19
Development of Preterm Infants Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study aims to evaluate differences in cognitive and psychomotor development among preterm infants (born before 34 weeks of gestation) delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, compared…
- Trial name
- NCT07569523
- Testing
- Evaluation of cognitive and psychomotor development through the Bayley Scales Of Infant and Toddler Development and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Preterm
Co-regulation and Interaction in the NICU
Preterm infants are exposed to multiple stressors each day, posing a risk of toxic stress that can impact their developing brains during a critical period of sensitivity.
- Trial name
- CORI (NCT06753435)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
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
Very Preterm Birth
Evaluation of a Sensory-tonic Stimulation on Development of Parent-infant Interactions and Social Cognition in Very Premature Children
Attachment is built primarily on the first interactions of the first 9 months of a baby's life. These first interactions and their effects of stress, pleasure and displeasure are retained to establish some of the baby's…
- Trial name
- CALIN (NCT04380051)
- Testing
- sensory-tonic stimulation, skin-to-skin contact
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Cerebral Palsy, Prematurity
Best Practices Fo Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
In this research, the investigators are using an implementation science approach to enhance the uptake of a clinical practice guideline for earlier diagnosis of cerebral palsy (i.e.
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06537622)
- Testing
- Implementation group, Standard of care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Prematurity
Study of the Interprofessional Reproducibility of a Clinical Observation Scale for the Development of Very Premature Infants
The research concerns the study of the interprofessional reproducibility of a grid for observing the development of premature infants from 1 to 6 months corrected age.
- Trial name
- SPIN-NA (NCT07169110)
- Testing
- SPIN-NA Developmental Observation Grid Assessment via Home-Based Standardized Video Recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Impact of the Early Life Virome Development on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Neonates
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most frequent respiratory complication in extremely preterm infants. It leads to significant mortality and long-term morbidity.
- Trial name
- ELVIRE (NCT07487259)
- Testing
- Viral metagenomics and metatranscriptomics analysis of oropharyngeal and stool samples
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Premature Infant Disease, Apnea of Prematurity
Caffeine Citrate in Preterm Infants at Risk of Apnea in Zambia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if caffeine citrate prevents apneic events that result in sick visits in moderately preterm infants after discharge from the hospital.
- Conditions
- Premature Infant Disease, Apnea of Prematurity, Development, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT06518603
- Testing
- Caffeine citrate 20mg/kg/day
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
5 Year Old Children Born Prematurely
Early Detection of Developmental Abnormalities of Preterm Infants at 5 Years of Age
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, interventional pilot project focused on the follow up of 5 year old children that were born prematurely.
- Trial name
- NCT07391527
- Testing
- Pediatric check-up
- Where
- 4 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder
Home Play-based Intervention for Parents and Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a 12-week home-based intervention (Sociometric Play-based Remediation of Individual Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (SPRINT)) helps support parenting and the development of…
- Conditions
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Premature Birth, Global Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT07716072)
- Testing
- SPRINT Intervention, Waitlist Protocol
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Healthy Participants
Assessment of Neurofilaments Levels in Premature Newborns: Study of Their Early Development
This is a prospective observational study aiming to establish reference values of neurofilaments in late preterm newborns (34-37 weeks of gestation) and to evaluate their early postnatal evolution.
- Trial name
- NCT07159555
- Testing
- Blood sampling for neurofilament analysis
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Infant and Young Child Feeding
Standardized Application of Feeding Evaluations Using SMART Tool
Premature and medically complex infants have delayed development of oral feeding skills, leading to prolonged hospitalization, costs, and family stress.
- Trial name
- SAFEST (NCT07136610)
- Testing
- SMART Tool
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Child Development, Infant Development
Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants
This study will test the hypothesis that in preterm infants a caregiver-implemented early developmental intervention (EDI) using finger puppets to develop joint attention and encourage interactive communication with routine EDI…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Infant Development, Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06335524)
- Testing
- Finger puppet, Bookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Premature Baby, Neurocognition, Child
Longitudinal Assessment of Early Premature Infant Skills for Audiovisual Speech Perception
From birth, babies perceive speech face to face with their interlocutors in audiovisual situations (AV): in addition to hearing them (auditory speech), they will also, in most cases, be able to observe their speaking faces (ex…
- Trial name
- Pré-AV (NCT07245693)
- Testing
- Audiovisual association capability tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
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
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The Role of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Airway Mucins and the Microbiome in the Early Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most common respiratory complication of extremely preterm birth, significantly impacts healthcare with high morbidity and mortality rates.
- Trial name
- INFANCY (NCT06342752)
- Testing
- Breath test, Throat swabs, Placental samples
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Infant, Premature, Kangaroo Mother Care
Effect of Developmental Care on Comfort, Growth, and Oral Feeding Transition in Preterm Infants
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of kangaroo care combined with maternal voice and fetal positioning on the comfort, growth, and transition to full oral feeding in preterm infants aged 30 to 34 weeks…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Kangaroo Mother Care, Comfort, Feeding
- Trial name
- KCareInfant (NCT07045402)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care + Maternal Voice + Fetal Position Group, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
Premature Infant
Calmer Brains in Very Preterm Infants
Very preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need lifesaving medical procedures which can be stressful and affect brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT07262385
- Testing
- Calmer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
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
Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Early Nutrition and the Preterm Infant
Optimizing Nutrition and Milk (Opti-NuM) Project
Early nutrition critically influences growth, neurodevelopment and morbidity among infants born of very low birth weight (VLBW), but current one-size-fits-all feeding regimes do not optimally support these vulnerable infants.
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Early Nutrition and the Preterm Infant, Nutritional Requirements, Human Milk Fortification
- Trial name
- Opti-NuM (NCT06870981)
- Testing
- Opti-NuM is an observational secondary use of data/samples study, the investigators will analyze information and specimens from the MaxiMoM platform RCTs. No interventions form part of this study.
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children