Clinical trials: Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Body Composition, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Role of Body Composition in Large for Gestational Age Infants (LGA) With Oral Feeding Difficulty
Large for Gestational Age (LGA) infants have excess fat-mass (FM) proportion secondary to prolonged in utero exposure to an energy-rich environment.
- Conditions
- Body Composition, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Nutrition Disorder, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT04599010
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, VLBW - Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Duodenal Feeds in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Premature infants have high rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) due to prematurity of the participants' lungs and the need for prolonged respiratory support.
- Conditions
- BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, VLBW - Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT04246333
- Testing
- Mode of Delivery of Feeds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Premature Birth, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
taVNS-Paired Breastfeeding to Improve Breastfeeding at Discharge
Investigators aim to improve the skills of premature or sick term infants in breastfeeding by boosting motor learning with transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT06417385
- Testing
- taVNS soterix device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature Infant Disease
Psychometric Properties of the SMART Feeding Tool
This observational study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new infant feeding tool called "SMART Tool" in the neonatal intensive care unit. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature Infant Disease, Dysphagia of Newborn, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT05729828
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure
Prophylactic Probiotics to Extremely Low Birth Weight Prematures
Mortality and incidence of severe complications is still high among extremely premature infants. Common causes of severe complications in this population are poor nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and severe infections.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT01603368)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Preterm, Nutrition Disorder, Infant
The Effect Of Oral Motor Stimulation And Nonnutritive Sucking To The Time Of Transition To Oral Nutrition In Preterm
Oral feeding difficulty is one of the problems that preterm infants frequently experience due to poorly developed oral musculature.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Nutrition Disorder, Infant, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT05310851
- Testing
- PIOMI and non-nutritive sucking
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Source of Human Milk Fortifier and Intestinal Oxygenation in Preterm Infants <30 Weeks Gestation
Preterm infants require higher nutritional intakes during the neonatal phase than they do at any other stage of their development. Standard volumes of human milk alone do not offer sufficient nourishment to these infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06336668
- Testing
- Human milk-based HMF
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Swallowing Disorder, Perinatal Asphyxia
Effect of Non-nutritive Sucking on Transition to Oral Feeding in Infants With Asphyxia
The transition period to full oral feeding in infants with perinatal asphyxia is important in predicting long-term outcomes. The transition to independent oral feeding is accepted as a discharge criterion by the American Academy…
- Conditions
- Swallowing Disorder, Perinatal Asphyxia, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05687708
- Testing
- Non-Nutritive Sucking
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Feeding Patterns, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Neoneur Feeding System Functionality in the Clinic
Prospective data collection using the Neoneur Feeding System to demonstrate device functionality, correlation to historic data, and prepare for a more extensive phase II SBIR trial
- Conditions
- Feeding Patterns, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
- Trial name
- NN200 (NCT05525091)
- Testing
- Feeding Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Neoneur LLC
Premature Birth, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Effects of a Valved Feeding System in Late-preterm Newborns: the Safe Oral Feeding Trial
Comparing with a randomized controlled trial two different feeding systems in two groups of late-preterm newborns for evaluating which is more efficient in promoting the coordination in the process of sucking-swallowing-breathing…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Feeding, Bottle
- Trial name
- SOFT (NCT04400175)
- Testing
- Valved ergonomic teat, Standard silicon teat
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
A Multi-strain Synbiotic Versus a Multi-strain Probiotic in Premature Infants
The aims are to 1) compare two probiotic treatments (multi-strain synbiotic vs. multi-strain probiotic) on bifidobacteria fecal colonization counts at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks of life, 34 weeks corrected gestation age (CGA) ; 2)…
- Trial name
- NCT01337921
- Testing
- Multi-strain Probiotic
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
An Exploration of Antenatal Hand Expression.
The study is an exploration of mother's experiences of antenatal hand expression of colostrum, and the effects upon breastfeeding continuation and maternal emotional health
- Trial name
- NCT05307497
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Premature
A New Intervention Method to Enhance Oral Feeding Ability in Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Indonesia is the fifth country with the highest number of premature infants in the world. Research has shown that as many as 40% to 70% of premature infants exhibit both immature and atypical feeding skills and those requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT04945967
- Testing
- New Method, Conventional Method
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Treatment Failure, Lethargy
RCT of Efficacy of Amoxicillin Over Ampicillin on Severe Pneumonia
Burden: Pneumonia remains the leading infectious cause of death accounting for 920,000 children under five around the world. This means a loss of over 2,500 child lives every day, or over 100 every hour.
- Conditions
- Treatment Failure, Lethargy, Altered Mental Status, Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
- Trial name
- NCT03369093
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Stunting, Wasting
Weight Patterns in the Month After Birth
This is a prospective cohort study that will be conducted in four low income countries to describe newborn weight patterns in the first month after birth and their association with clinical and demographic factors including…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Wasting, Undernutrition, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT04025827
- Testing
- Dietary intake
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Guinea-Bissau and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 741 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Pre-Term
Effect of Co-morbidities on the Development of Oral Feeding Ability in Pre-term Infants
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of co-morbidities on the timing of the achievement of full oral feeding in a cohort of pre-term infants and to evaluate their mode of feeding and feeding status at the time of…
- Trial name
- NCT04812249
- Testing
- Clinical assessment
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn
Gut Priming With Oral Bovine Colostrum for Preterm Neonates; Randomized Control Trial
The aim was to assess the ability of bovine colostrum concentrate to reduce the incidence of late-onset sepsis episodes and necrotizing enterocolitis in artificially fed preterm neonates and its effect on T regulatory cells.
- Conditions
- Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT03926390
- Testing
- Bovine colostrum
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Infant,Premature, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Nifty Feeding Cup Versus Generic Medicine Cup Preterm Infants Who Have Difficulty Breastfeeding
The investigators will establish an evidence base for the Nifty Feeding Cup by evaluating its effectiveness and caregiver satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT03280381
- Testing
- Nifty feeding cup, Generic medicine cup
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- PATH
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Effect of SINC Feeding Protocol on Weight Gain, Transition to Oral Feeding and the Length of Hospitalization
Feeding is one of the most common problems encountered by preterm infants. Besides, effective and safe feeding is one of the important discharge criteria.
- Trial name
- NCT03371927
- Testing
- SINC Feeding Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University