Clinical trials: Low Birth Weight, active
Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding
Relaxation Intervention to Improve Newborn Growth and Maternal Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if listening to a relaxation audiorecording during breastfeeding improves breastfeeding and infant outcomes and maternal well-being in a low-income country setting.
- Conditions
- Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding, Low Birth Weight, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- RING-MW (NCT07774793)
- Testing
- Relaxation audiorecording, Control audio device without relaxation audiorecording
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prematurity, Low Birth Weight
Paternal Involvement in Nursing Guidance and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Mothers of High-Risk Newborns
This study aims to evaluate whether a structured nursing guidance program that increases fathers' participation in the care of hospitalized high-risk newborns improves maternal outcomes compared with routine nursing care.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Low Birth Weight, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
- Trial name
- NCT07834008
- Testing
- step-by-step parent education, active father participation in breastfeeding support
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Low Birth Weight, Kangaroo Mother Care
Admission to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Ward and Maternal Postpartum Depression
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if extended admission to the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) ward helps to prevent postpartum depression in mothers of low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting whose newborns were…
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight, Kangaroo Mother Care, Postpartum Depression, Neurodevelopmental Outcome
- Trial name
- KMC PPD (NCT06545760)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care (KMC) support for > 2 days, Kangaroo mother care (KMC) support for < 2 days
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,908 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Premature Birth, Growth Failure
Predictors of Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants
This prospective observational study aims to identify the clinical and nutritional predictors of postnatal growth failure among preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children's Hospital.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Growth Failure, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
- Trial name
- NCT07818681
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Low Birth Weight Among Neonates
EFFECT OF KANGAROO MOTHER CARE ON HOSPITAL OUTCOME IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
Kangaroo Mother Care is a novel intervention known to improve survival, nutrition and prevent infections. Kangaroo Mother Care encompasses prolonged skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the baby and exclusive breastfeeding…
- Trial name
- NCT07736274
- Testing
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Conventional Neonatal Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Pakistan Navy Station Shifa Hospital
Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
Periodontal Disease and Small Vulnerable Newborns in Rural Nepal: A Community-based Trial
Periodontal disease in pregnant women has been implicated as a potential risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including being born preterm, small-for-gestational age, and/or low birth weight.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Small Vulnerable Newborn, Small-for-gestational Age
- Trial name
- NCT07553286
- Testing
- A package of oral health interventions, including a daily antiseptic oral rinse (alcohol-free cetylpyridinium chloride (0.075%))
- Volunteers
- 2,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Follow-up Visit of High Risk Infants
The NICHD Neonatal Research Network's Follow-Up study is a multi-center cohort in which surviving extremely low birth-weight infants born in participating network centers receive neurodevelopmental, neurosensory and functional…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- FU (NCT00009633)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68,000 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Low Birth Weight
Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown…
- Trial name
- NCT05890365
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Individualized Fortification of Human Milk for Infants Born ≤ 1250 g (MaxiMoM-InForM)
Very low birth weight infants have increased nutritional needs. Extra nutrients are added to their human milk feeds to help improve their nutritional status, growth and neurodevelopment.
- Trial name
- NCT05308134
- Testing
- Standard fortification, Target fortification, BUN adjustable fortification
- Where
- 20 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 615 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria in Pregnancy
Improving Neonatal Health Through Rapid Malaria Testing in Early Pregnancy With High-Sensitivity Diagnostics
The purpose of the INTREPiD study is to compare 1st trimester screening for malaria parasites with a high-sensitivity malaria rapid diagnostic test followed by treatment of test-positive women with artemether-lumefantrine (AL)…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria in Pregnancy, Malaria in Childbirth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- INTREPiD (NCT05757167)
- Testing
- Malaria High-Sensitivity Rapid Diagnostic Test (HS-RDT), Artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,174 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Low Birth Weight, Prematurity
The Impact of Extreme Environmental and Security Conditions on Prematurity and Low Birth Weight Rates
Numerous reports indicate that various extreme environmental and security-related situations during pregnancy may increase the risk of prematurity, LBW, and miscarriage, as these events increase both the incidence and intensity…
- Trial name
- NCT07531134
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Post-Extubation Assessment of Clinical Stability in ELBW Infants
This is an observational, proof-of-concept, feasibility study that aims to evaluate the feasibility of a monitoring system that integrates clinical data, high-resolution waveforms from the bedside monitor, regional oxygenation…
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT06037083)
- Testing
- Oxygen saturation probe, Near infrared spectroscopy sensors, Electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal
Neonatal Platelet Transfusion Threshold Trial
The objective of the NeoPlaTT trial is to test whether, among extremely preterm infants born at 23 0/7 to 26 6/7 weeks' gestation, a lower platelet transfusion threshold, compared to a higher threshold, improves survival without…
- Conditions
- Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal, Platelet Transfusion, Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Trial name
- NeoPlaTT (NCT06676904)
- Testing
- Higher Platelet Transfusion Threshold, Lower Platelet Transfusion Threshold
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,433 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Low Birth Weight Baby, Very Low Birth Weight Baby
Home-based Interventional Program on Low Birth Weight Baby Care
The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate whether a home-based interventional program for mothers can improve their knowledge and performance in caring for their low birth weight baby at home.
- Trial name
- (HBEP-LBWC) (NCT07482904)
- Testing
- Home-based Interventional group
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chawarwan Saleem Abdullah
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Generic Database of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The Generic Database (GDB) is a registry of very low birth weight infants born alive in NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) centers.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- GDB (NCT00063063)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80,000 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Preterm Birth, Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)
Effect of Support for Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants
Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities. Socioeconomic disparities in the incidence of preterm birth and morbidities, mortality, and quality of care for preterm infants persist.
- Trial name
- NCT06362798
- Testing
- Financial Transfers
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Biological Impacts of Rising Temperatures on Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn Health: A Cohort Study (BIRTH Cohort)
The goal of this study is to learn how being exposed to high environmental temperatures during pregnancy affects the health of pregnant women and their babies.
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- BIRTH (NCT06957769)
- Testing
- heat stress
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Preterm Birth, Skin to Skin Contact
Promoting Kangaroo Care for Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants in Rural India
The goal of this study is to develop ways to help mothers of preterm or low birth weight infants do Kangaroo Care at home after discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in rural India.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Skin to Skin Contact, Low Birth Weight, Kangaroo Care
- Trial name
- NCT07231432
- Testing
- Behavioral Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Prematurity, Low Birth Weight Neonates
Metagenomic & Metabolomic Study: Bifidobacterium Probiotic Effects on Gut Microbiota & SCFA in Preterm NICU Infants
One million premature babies die due to prematurity complications, contributing the most to the causes of death in children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT07213414
- Testing
- Probiotics
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Premature Infants, Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The Video System to Provide a Developmental Training Guide for Preterm Infants
This study aimed to establish a systematic developmental training guide protocol for parent-centered early intervention and verify the concept and feasibility of a video system for parent-centered in-home developmental therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT06965842
- Testing
- Parent-centered developmental training
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital