Clinical trials: Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Donor Milk vs. Formula in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants
The Milk Trial seeks to determine the effect on neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 22-26 months of donor human milk as compared to preterm infant formula as the in-hospital diet for infants whose mothers choose not to provide…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT01534481
- Testing
- Donor Milk, Preterm Formula
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 483 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Very Preterm Maturity of Infant, The Risk Factors for Improving the Prognosis of VLBW Infants
Analyses of Anemia in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants.
To study and analyze the association of the severity of anemia with neonatal morbidity and the risk factors of anemia in ealry life (less than 3 days of life) among the very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05949788
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Bao'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Birth Asphyxia, Very Low Birth Weight Baby
Naushero Feroze Neonatal Survival Project
The present study will be carried out in close collaboration with the National Program for Lady Health Workers, a Ministry of Health program with 100,000 Lady Health Workers covering 60% of the rural population of Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Birth Asphyxia, Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Neonatal Sepsis
- Trial name
- AKU (NCT01350765)
- Testing
- Intervention, Control
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 37,201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion for Preterm Neonates
This is a pilot study to test feasibility of collection, preparation and infusion of a baby's own (autologous) umbilical cord blood in the first 14 days after birth if the baby is born premature <35 weeks of gestation.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Anemia of Prematurity, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01121328
- Testing
- Autologous cord blood transfusion for preterm neonates, Autologous cord blood transfusion
- Where
- Egypt
- Sponsor
- Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD
Infertility, Obesity
Weight Management Intervention for Obese Women and the Live Birth Outcome of in Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate if weight management intervention for obese women (BMI≥30<35 kg/m2) prior to IVF improves the outcome assessed as live birth per participating woman, as compared to women where no…
- Trial name
- NCT01566929
- Testing
- Low calorie diet treatment
- Where
- 9 sites in Denmark, Iceland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Obesity, Pregnancy
Peri-operative Cefazolin Prophylaxis at Time of Cesarean Delivery in the Obese Gravida
Obesity has become an increasingly prevalent public health problem in the United States, reaching epidemic proportions. According to 2009 CDC epidemiologic data on obesity in the United States, 35.7% of the United States…
- Trial name
- NCT01904500
- Testing
- Pre-operative cefazolin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Pilot Trial of Surfactant Booster Prophylaxis For Ventilated Preterm Neonates
A research study that will evaluate if giving surfactant medication to premature babies weighing < 1250 gm at birth during the second and third weeks of life will help their lungs.
- Trial name
- NCT00208039
- Testing
- Infasurf
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity
A Research Study Looking at How the Compound NNC0487-0111 Works With Birth Control Pills and Affects Emptying of the Stomach in Women Not Able to Become Pregnant
This study medicine NNC0487-0111 to improve the treatment options for people living with overweight and obesity or with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06461039
- Testing
- NNC0487-0111 A, NNC0487-0111 C, Levonorgestrel 150 μg + Ethinylestradiol 30 μg (Oral contraceptive OC)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Pregnancy, Birth Weight
Prenatal Multi-micronutrient Supplementation and Pregnancy Outcome
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries.
- Trial name
- NCT00168688
- Testing
- multi micronutrient supplement, MN1, MN2
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
HIV, Pregnancy
Maternal Determinants of HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed Fetal Growth, Birth Outcomes and Early Infant Growth
The purpose of this study is to understand how differences in the nutritional status and concentration of hormones and cytokines associated with cachexia in HIV+ and HIV- pregnant women living in a semi-rural and rural region of…
- Conditions
- HIV, Pregnancy, Malnutrition, Cachexia
- Trial name
- NCT01647841
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal Death
Environmental Factors and Embryonic Development Project
The Environmental Factors and Embryonic Development Project was set up to investigate environmental exposures and behavioral factors responsible for embryonic dysplasia and gestational complications in pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal Death, Stillbirth, Birth Defects
- Trial name
- EFED (NCT04182503)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 19 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinling Hospital, China
Thromboembolism, Postpartum DVT
Impact of Prophylactic Low-molecular Weight Heparin Dosing on Clotting Parameters Following Cesarean Delivery
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two dosing regimens of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) to reach prophylactic anti-factor Xa levels in post-cesarean delivery women.
- Conditions
- Thromboembolism, Postpartum DVT, Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT04305756
- Testing
- Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Low Birth Weight Babies, Kangaroo Mother Care Scale up
Implementation Research on Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
This implementation research aims to accelerate effective and high coverage of Kangaroo Mother Care in district Sonipat in the state of Haryana, India. The project is being led by government of Haryana.
- Trial name
- KMC-Scaleup (NCT03098069)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 911 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Body Mass Index 25 or Greater, BRCA1 Gene Mutation
Energy Balance Interventions in Increasing Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Gene Positive Patients, Lynch Syndrome-Positive Patients, CLL Survivors or High-Risk Family Members
This pilot clinical trial studies different types of energy balance interventions to see how well they work in increasing the physical activity levels of breast cancer gene-positive patients, Lynch syndrome-positive patients…
- Conditions
- Body Mass Index 25 or Greater, BRCA1 Gene Mutation, BRCA2 Gene Mutation, Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02194387
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention, Internet-Based Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy Complications
Gestational Diabetes Monitoring and Management
The primary goal is to predict the clinical outcomes of mother and baby using blood glucose and other routinely collected clinical data in pregnancy to predict adverse outcomes at birth in women with GDM.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy in Diabetic, Pregnancy, High Risk
- Trial name
- NCT06963528
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Birth Weight
Effect of Energy Dense Biscuits in Undernourished Women on Birth Weight of Their Neonates
A nutrition trial which is based on the evidence that multivitamins \& micro nutrients provided during pregnancy in malnourished women will improve neonatal birth weight. There will be two arms.
- Trial name
- NCT02294240
- Testing
- Energy dense biscuits, Wheat Flour, oil, iron & Folic acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
TaiChi Exercise, Pregnant Women
Effects of Modified TaiChi Exercise on Maternal Stress, Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Biomarkers, and Infant Gestational Age and Birthweight
Many pregnant women experience stress, fatigue, and poor sleep quality that may influence infant outcomes such as prematurity and low birthweight through immunologic pathway of biomarkers (serum cytokines and c-reactive protein).
- Trial name
- NCT01397318
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Neonatal Sepsis, Low Birth Weight
Safety of Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine in Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to examine if single skin cleansing with 0.25% chlorhexidine affects skin condition, temperature, and bacterial colonization in stable preterm (28-36 weeks gestational age) low birth weight (1001-2000…
- Trial name
- NCT00947518
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, Normal saline
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Olfactory Stimulation for Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This is a RCT study examining whether odor administration to mothers of very low birth weight infants promotes stabilization of vital signs compared with common nursing care.
- Trial name
- NCT05406804
- Testing
- Olfactory stimulation, Routine nursing care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Preterm Labor
The Combined Effect of Magnesium, Palmitoylethanolamide, High-Molecular-weight Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin D in Preventing Preterm Birth:
The aim of the study is to assess the effect of a combination of Magnesium, Palmitoylethanolamide, high-molecular-weight Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin D in women at risk of preterm birth (PTB).
- Trial name
- NCT07305519
- Testing
- Magnesium-PEA-HMW Hyaluronic Acid-Vitamin B6-Vitamin D + Vaginal Progesterone, Standard Treatment (Guideline-Based)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza