Clinical trials: Infant Development
Human Gut Microbiome Development
Phages Dynamics and Influences During Human Gut Microbiome Establishment
Microbial communities are key components of human environment. Consequently, human gut microbiome have been extensively studied providing a better understanding of the relations between bacterial populations and host physiology.
- Trial name
- METAKIDS (NCT03296631)
- Testing
- collection of diapers with fresh stools
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Intensive Care Units Neonatal, Parenting
A Mobile Web-Based Parenting Intervention to Strengthen Social-Emotional Development of Low Birth Weight Infants
Low birth weight (LBW) infants are at significantly elevated risk for a host of detrimental outcomes including cognitive, language, and social delays and disabilities, which persist into adulthood.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Units Neonatal, Parenting, Infant Health
- Trial name
- NCT05532202
- Testing
- NICU Mom and Baby Net, NICU Developmental Awareness System
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Infant Development
Effect of a New Infant Cereal on Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new infant cereal has an effect on weight gain and intestinal microbiota compared to a standard cereal in healthy infants .
- Trial name
- CEOBE (NCT02165956)
- Testing
- New Infant Cereal, Standard Infant Cereal
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
Congenital Heart Defect, Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant
Neonatal Cardio-Pulmonary Outcome Measure
Neonatal Cardio-Pulmonary outcome measure (N-COM) will be used to assess the overall status of pulmonary and cardiac vascular system of neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Trial name
- N-COM (NCT04324957)
- Testing
- Neonatal cardio-pulmonary outcome measure used to assess cardio-pulmonary status
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Asir John Samuel
Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional, Regurgitation, Gastric
Transition to Infant Formula Feeding on Gastrointestinal Regurgitation (TIGER) Study
To compare the frequency of regurgitation and other digestive outcomes between infants who receive an infant formula based on whole goat milk and an infant formula based on cow milk proteins during the transition period from…
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional, Regurgitation, Gastric, Colic, Infantile, Constipation - Functional
- Trial name
- TIGER (NCT05363553)
- Testing
- Infant formula based on whole goat milk, infant formula based on cow milk proteins
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dairy Goat Co-operative (N.Z.) Limited
Preterm Infants
Socio-Emotional Development in Preterm Infants
With advances in medicine and medical technology, premature infants born as early as 24 weeks of gestation and with birth weight less than 1000 grams are surviving today. Preterms are born with immature biological systems.
- Trial name
- NCT00917475
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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
Development, Vitamin Deficiency
Vitamin B12, Neurodevelopment and Growth in Nepal
Rationale: Globally, vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies. The only relevant source of Vitamin B12 is animal-source foods.
- Conditions
- Development, Vitamin Deficiency, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- BeLive (NCT02272842)
- Testing
- Vitamin B12
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Impaired Psychomotor Development
Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio and Neural Development in Preterm Infants.
It's known that Docosahexaenoic acid DHA and all Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids PUFA are important in neurodevelopment of term and preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT02339727
- Testing
- Preterm infants formula
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ayham alshweki
Maternal Mental Health, Early Child Development
Mental Health Support Interventions for Mothers of Infants and Young Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a maternal mental health support program can improve maternal mental health and child development when delivered through routine child healthcare services in community health…
- Conditions
- Maternal Mental Health, Early Child Development, Depressive Symptoms, Postpartum
- Trial name
- NCT07627373
- Testing
- Thinking Healthy Extended Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Infant Development, Cerebral Palsy
Cerebrolysin and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants
The overall aim of the study is to assess the effect of Cerebrolysin on physical and mental development of preterm infants by Denver Scale II at different ages of 5, 7 and 12 months
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Cerebral Palsy, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- NCT03506841
- Testing
- Cerebrolysin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University Children Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Oro-myofunctional Characteristics and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants With Down Syndrome
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is characterised by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep, inducing breathing disturbances that can result in oxygen desaturation and frequent arousals.
- Trial name
- OMF21 (NCT07195253)
- Testing
- Polysomnography (PSG) to explore OSA, Oro-myo-functional clinical evaluation, Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy
Forced Lefthandedness in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy (NBPP) Children
The aim of the project is to assess the neurophysiological and functional consequences of forced lefthandedness in a population with right neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP).
- Trial name
- NBPP (NCT04376372)
- Testing
- Functional testing, Magnetic resonance imaging, Electromyography
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Craniostenosis
Multimodal Mechanical, Tissue, Architectural, and Histological Evaluation of the Bone and Sutures of the Parietal Bone in an Infant With Craniosynostosis.
The human skull is a complex structure that protects the underlying tissues, including the brain. Certain rare conditions and diseases, such as craniosynostosis-which affects 1 in 2,000 to 2,500 children-impair these functions…
- Trial name
- CRANIOMECA (NCT07650981)
- Testing
- Biological sample, bones sample and questionaires.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Healthy
Study of Early Infant Diet on Growth and Development
The purpose of this study is to characterize physical growth, body composition, dietary intake, neurobehavioral development, and brain function of infants and children fed mostly breast-milk, milk-based formula or soy-based…
- Trial name
- Beginnings (NCT00616395)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes
This study aims to examine the role of genetic and epigenetic factors, maternal nutrition, lifestyle, emotional health, and other environmental factors in pregnancy or postpartum period that can influence future maternal risk of…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetic Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- GUSTO (NCT01174875)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
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
Infant Development
Ancillary Microbiome Collection From Mother/Infant Pairs During First Year of Life
The investigators will be studying the development of the microbiome over the first year after birth in light of various environmental influences - e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT03236194
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Education
The Effect of Neonatal Jaundice Education on Mothers' Knowledge Level and the Incidence of Jaundice Development
This study was a randomised controlled trial conducted to determine the effect of the training given to mothers who gave birth by caesarean section in the obstetrics and gynaecology service clinic of Sultanbeyli State Hospital on…
- Trial name
- NCT07187622
- Testing
- examine the impact of education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Efficacy of IMPACT in Infant Siblings of Children With ASD
Over a 5 year period infant and baby siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will be recruited to this study and will be randomized into 2 groups.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT03274622)
- Testing
- Impact Parent Training, No Impact
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University