Clinical trials: Infant Mortality
Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Long-term Follow-Up for RGX-121
RGX-121-5101 is an observational long-term follow-up study to the RGX-121-101 or RGX-121-1102 studies where participants received RGX-121, a gene therapy intended to deliver a functional copy of the iduronate-2-sulfatase gene…
- Trial name
- NCT04597385
- Testing
- Long-term Follow-Up
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- REGENXBIO Inc.
Malaria
Revaccination of Young Children With Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
BCG has marked immune stimulatory effects in both animal and human studies and observational studies suggest that BCG is associated with a non-specific reduction in mortality in areas with high infant and child mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00126217
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,871 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Vitamin A Deficiency, HIV
Single-dose Postpartum Vitamin A Supplementation of Mothers and Neonates
The ZVITAMBO PROJECT is testing whether giving mothers and infants a single large dose of vitamin A during the immediate post partum period will reduce: 1.
- Trial name
- ZVITAMBO (NCT00198718)
- Testing
- Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate)
- Volunteers
- 28,220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Very Preterm Maturity of Infant
Prematurity at the Limit of Viability
Advancements in perinatal care have significantly improved the survival of extremely premature infants, establishing a viability threshold below 25 weeks' gestational age (GA).
- Trial name
- PRELIVIA (NCT06391476)
- Testing
- Study of the evolution of a cohort of children born between 22 and 25 weeks gestational age
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Low-Birth-Weight
Impact of Promoting Community Initiated Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for Low Birth Weight Infants
This study is being conducted to assess the impact of promoting community initiated Kangaroo Mother Care (ciKMC) for low birth weight babies on post enrolment neonatal mortality and mortality post enrolment upto 6 months of age.
- Trial name
- KMC-LBW (NCT02653534)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Mother Care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 8,402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Change in Serum Chloride Level
Change in Serum Chloride Level After Loading Dose of Sterofundin Solution Compared With Normal Saline Solution
Prospective, crossover, randomized trial to evaluate plasma compositions after loading dose of sterofundin solution given to healthy volunteer in the resuscitation manner compared with normal saline solution.
- Trial name
- NCT02950974
- Testing
- Sterofundin, NSS
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ramathibodi Hospital
Mortality Through Six Months of Age, Vitamin A Deficiency
Community Trial of Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation to Reduce Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh
The purpose of this trial is determine whether a 50,000 IU oral dose of vitamin A delivered to newborn infants within the first days of life, reduces six-month infant mortality by at least 15%.
- Trial name
- NCT00128557
- Testing
- vitamin A supplementation (15,000 ug retinol equivalents or 50,000 IU)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 15,937 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Premature Birth, Mortality
Trial to Evaluate a Specified Type of Apgar (TEST-APGAR) Follow Up Study
A specified version of the Apgar-Score, that can be used in newborns under resuscitation, was developed and its value to predict chronic damage in preterm infants will be tested.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Mortality, Apgar Score
- Trial name
- NCT01186627
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Acute Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea
Home Based Child Care to Reduce Mortality and Malnutrition in Tribal Children of Melghat, India: CRCT
Melghat is poorly developed tribal area in India with very high child mortality \& malnutrition prevalence (grossly inadequate medical facilities). Important health problems.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea, Malaria, Neonatal Sepsis
- Trial name
- HBCC (NCT02473796)
- Testing
- Home based child care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 7,594 people
- Sponsor
- MAHAN Trust
HIV Infections
The Effect of Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccination on Immune Responses in HIV-Exposed and Unexposed Infants
Background: Each year, more than half a million babies are infected with HIV by mother-to child transmission in developing countries. Many of these babies get sick and develop HIV disease (AIDS) at a very young age.
- Trial name
- NCT00331474
- Testing
- BCG delayed
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Stellenbosch
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
The Effects of Synbiotics on Morbidity and Mortality in Preterm Infants
Study, the inclusion of very low birth weight premature infants followed in Dr.Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neonatology; be randomized to very low birth weight premature infants…
- Trial name
- NCT01807858
- Testing
- Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium lactis plus İnülin, Maltodextrin
- Where
- 4 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital
Prenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care: The Power of Peers for Increasing Skilled Birth Attendance in Achham, Nepal
In rural Nepal, the major drivers of underutilization of skilled birth attendance are poverty, poor social support and inadequate birth planning.
- Trial name
- NCT02330887
- Testing
- Group Antenatal Care, Individual Antenatal Care
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Neonatal Mortality
Ghana Newborn Home Visits Neonatal Mortality Trial
Introduction: Just under four million infants die each year before reaching one month of age; neonatal deaths now account for 38% of the 10.8 million deaths among children younger than 5 years of age.
- Trial name
- Newhints (NCT00623337)
- Testing
- Home visits
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Lysosomal Storage Disorders
ALD-101 Adjuvant Therapy of Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion (UCBT) in Patients With Inherited Metabolic Diseases
Eligible research subjects will receive an unrelated umbilical cord blood transfusion as a possible cure for their inherited metabolic disease.
- Conditions
- Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Peroxisomal Storage Diseases, Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Trial name
- UCBT-002 (NCT00654433)
- Testing
- ALD-101
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Aldagen
Microbial Colonization, Microbial Superinvasion
Metagenomic Analysis of Gut Microbiome in Preterm
This is single center study. The investigators will try to know that relationships between intestinal microbiome and mortality in preterm infants and what relationships is between intestinal microbiome in preterm infants and…
- Conditions
- Microbial Colonization, Microbial Superinvasion, Microbial Substitution, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- MAGMP (NCT03235635)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Tuberculosis
Should Low Birth Weight Infants Be Vaccinated With BCG Vaccine at Birth in Developing Countries?
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends BCG vaccination at birth in developing countries. Pre-term infants should be vaccinated when they reach the chronological age of 40 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00146302
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,320 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Health Behavior
Reduce African-American Infant Mortality
The overall purpose of this randomized trial is to develop and evaluate a systematic approach to improve African-American parental behaviors specifically with regards to the infant sleep environment.
- Trial name
- SIDS (NCT01361880)
- Testing
- Reduce Infant Mortality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II Natural History
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II), also known as Hunter syndrome, is caused by a deficiency of iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) leading to an accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in tissues of MPS II patients, resulting in…
- Trial name
- NCT03529786
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Brazil and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- REGENXBIO Inc.
Safe Sleep Education, SUID
Social Media and Risk-reduction Training for Preterm Infant Care Practices
SMART Preemie is a cluster randomized trial that will investigate the effectiveness of NICU-based and post-discharge interventions to improve adherence to safe sleep practices among mothers of preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Safe Sleep Education, SUID, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Trial name
- SMART Preemie (NCT07420686)
- Testing
- Safe Sleep NICU Quality Improvement Campaign, Shared Reading NICU Quality Improvement Campaign, Safe Sleep TodaysNICUBaby videos and messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Heterologous Immunity, Infant Morbidity
Comparing Morbidity and Mortality Effects of Two Different Strains of BCG
Background: Investigators at Bandim Health Project (BHP, www.bandim.org) in Guinea-Bissau have shown in several randomized trials that the Bacille-Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) is associated with reduced…
- Conditions
- Heterologous Immunity, Infant Morbidity, Infant Mortality, Trained Immunity
- Trial name
- NCT03400878
- Testing
- BCG-Japan, BCG-Russia
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 17,505 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project