Clinical trials: Birth, Preterm
Preterm Labor, Cervical Incompetence
Cervical Cerclage for Singleton Pregnant on Vaginal Progesterone With Progressive Cervical Length Shortening
The aim of this study is to Determine whether cerclage with vaginal progesterone will: 1. Reduce the overall spontaneous preterm birth rate. 2. Prolong pregnancy latency. 3. Improve neonatal outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT03837288
- Testing
- Cerclage
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Hypoxemia
Follow-up at School-age of Children Who Participated in the Efficacy Study of Nitric Oxide for Premature Infants
Our previous data demonstrated that premature infants treated with inhaled nitric oxide at birth had improved neurodevelopmental outcomes at two years corrected age.
- Trial name
- NCT00152542
- Testing
- Inhaled nitric oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Kangaroo-mother Care
Skin-to-skin Contact Between Premature Infant and Mother
Aim: To determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on perfusion index, heart rate, and oxygen saturation in premature infants who were discharged early and admitted to the neonatal intensive care in the following days.
- Trial name
- NCT06380231
- Testing
- kangaroo mother care (KMC)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Rumeli University
Pain, Analgesia
EUROpean Pain Audit In Neonates
EUROPAIN Survey is an epidemiological study aimed at assessing current clinical practices regarding the use of sedative and analgesic drugs in newborns admitted to NICUs or PICUs in different countries in Europe.
- Conditions
- Pain, Analgesia, Sedation, Intesive Care
- Trial name
- EUROPAINsurvey (NCT01694745)
- Where
- 242 sites in Austria, Belgium and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 6,489 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Armand Trousseau
Newborn
Breastfeeding Rates at the Department of Neonatology of University Hospital Cologne
The objective of this study is to measure the breastfeeding success for all preterm and term newborns in our department of neonatology during the hospital stay and at the age of six months.
- Trial name
- BFRUHC (NCT02464579)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Cologne
Preterm Birth Complication, Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality
Delayed Versus Immediate Cord Clamping in Preterm Birth
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether delayed cord clamping improves early neonatal outcomes compared with immediate clamping in preterm birth.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Cord Clamping, Delayed Cord Clamping
- Trial name
- PREM-CORD (NCT07699666)
- Testing
- Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping, Immediate Umbilical Cord Clamping
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis
Preterm Pregnancy, Labor Induction
Preterm Induction of Labor Timing of Amniotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Artificial rupture of membranes (amniotomy) is a commonly used technique to safely induce and augment labor. It has been shown to reduce the duration of spontaneous and induced labor in term patients (≥37 weeks' gestation).
- Trial name
- PITA (NCT03504670)
- Testing
- Early Amniotomy, Late Amniotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Preterm Infants, Anemia of Prematurity
Hepcidin Levels in Preterm Infants
A recently isolated peptide hormone, hepcidin, is thought to be the principal regulator of iron homeostasis. Hepcidin acts by limiting intestinal iron absorption and promoting iron retention in reticuloendothelial cells.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Anemia of Prematurity, Neonatal Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT01539356
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Preterm Labor
Maternal Serum Amyloid A Levels in Pregnancies Complicated With Preterm Labour.
The aim of the current study is to assess the accuracy of maternal serum amyloid A for prediction of preterm labor in women with threatened preterm labor.
- Trial name
- NCT03205020
- Testing
- serum amyloid a test
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- mona nematallah
Premature, Infant Development
The Turkish Version of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) is an instrument that assesses the quality and quantity of motor development opportunities available in the home for infants aged 3 to 18…
- Conditions
- Premature, Infant Development, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- AHEMD-IS (NCT05210959)
- Testing
- The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Multi-observational Study for the Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) in At-risk Populations
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that affects about 78 million people worldwide. Its prevalence and degree of impact on individuals and families place it among disorders of global importance.
- Trial name
- BABY@NET (NCT06915805)
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Premature Birth
Cerclage On LOw Risk Singletons: Cervical Cerclage for Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Low Risk Singleton Pregnancies With Short Cervix
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of cervical cerclage in prevention of spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies with a short transvaginal cervical length (<=25mm) and without prior spontaneous preterm…
- Trial name
- COLORS (NCT03251729)
- Testing
- Cervical cerclage, Vaginal progesterone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Efficacy of Combining Prophylactic Curosurf With Early Nasal CPAP in Delivery Room: the Curpap Study
The primary objective of this study is to compare two methods of post-delivery stabilization and subsequent early respiratory care for reducing the need for MV and related secondary complications, such as BPD, in premature babies…
- Trial name
- Curpap (NCT00501982)
- Testing
- Poractant alfa (Curosurf®)
- Where
- 5 sites in Czechia, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Prematurity, Mechanical Ventilation
Circadian Feeding and Reciprocal Scent Intervention in NICU
Objective: This study evaluated the effects of circadian-aligned feeding and reciprocal scent intervention on premature infants receiving mechanical ventilation and on postpartum depression levels in their mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT07622459
- Testing
- Reciprocal Scent Intervention, Circadian-Aligned Feeding, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction
The Combined First Trimester Screening
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter pilot project. The project is focus on setting up the combined first trimester screening in the Czech Republic.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction, Congenital Abnormalities, Preterm Labor
- Trial name
- NCT07015203
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Preterm Infants
Intravenous Immunoglobin Transfusion in Preterm Infants With Encephalopathy of Prematurity
Infection and inflammation is related to increased encephalopathy of prematurities.
- Trial name
- NCT02822027
- Testing
- human gamma globulin, non-human gamma globulin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
Asia Pregnancy Outcomes Study
Preterm birth is a major cause of child mortality and morbidity, most of which occurs in south-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT03438110
- Where
- 3 sites in India, Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus With Indomethacin or Ibuprofen in Extreme Low Birth Weight Infants
Pharmacological closure of ductus arteriosus with prostaglandin (PG) inhibitors has been used for years. Previous studies indicated that ibuprofen has similar effect on ductal closure as indomethacin but has less adverse effects…
- Trial name
- NCT01758913
- Testing
- Ibuprofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Analysis of Video Imaging in Newborns
Video recording for term and preterm newborns hosted at the AUBMC Neonate ICU will be collected. The videos will capture movements, skin color changes, positioning, and other features relevant to the diagnosis in question.
- Trial name
- NCT03004482
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Epigenetics and Protective Factors in the Preterm Infant
Preterm infants (PT) spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to unfavorable conditions with different effects on child development including long-term alterations in…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04804280)
- Testing
- DNA methylation of target genes, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea