Clinical trials: Neonatal Screening
Long QT Syndrome
Low Cost QTc Meter for Long QT Syndrome Screening in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to further develop and evaluate a diagnostic procedure suitable for use in an inexpensive diagnostic instrument suitable for screening for Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) in the primary care environment.
- Trial name
- NCT04441892
- Testing
- QTc Meter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Congenital Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular Disease Screening
This study will evaluate volunteers 18 years of age and older to see if they qualify for one of NHLBI s research studies. Tests include the following: General medical evaluation, which may include blood tests, chest x-ray…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Ischemia, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT00483951
- Testing
- Toshiba Aquilion ONE CT, SWiemens MRI scanner
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,325 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cystic Fibrosis
Capsule Endoscopy in Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis patients continue to have bowel problems even after adequate pancreatic enzyme supplementation. There may be pathology of the lining of the bowel. Capsule endoscopy will be used to photograph the entire bowel.
- Trial name
- NCT00333957
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Public AttitudesTowards SMA and DMD Awareness, Newborn and Carrier Screening and Physiotherapy Practices
The addition of SMA and DMD muscle diseases to newborn screening and premarital carrier screening has been controversial. In this study, researchers aim to measure the awareness level of SMA and DMD muscle diseases of individuals…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Healthy Individuals
- Trial name
- NCT05110885
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Cystic Fibrosis
A Study of Web and Tablet-based Interactive Audiometry in Adults With CF
Adults with CF regularly receive anti-infective therapy that can result in impaired hearing. Recent studies have identified that up to 50% of adults with CF have hearing loss with resulting significant impact on quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04400955
- Testing
- Audiometry tablet diagnostic tool and web-based test
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Anxiety, Parental Anxiety
The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Parents' Anxiety Level: Newborn Hearing Screening
Newborn hearing screening (NHS) is a standard procedure that often triggers acute anxiety in parents. While Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) has demonstrated efficacy in reducing psychological distress across various clinical…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Parental Anxiety, Maternal Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07421063
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Technique, No intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Sickle Cell Disease
Screening Patients With Sickle Cell Disease for Kidney Damage
This study aims to study the temporal course of sickle nephropathy and assess novel biomarkers that can predict patients prone to nephropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT02239016
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Clinical Performance of Medical Device Software "Lipidica 1.0" for Processing Data Generated by Lipidomic Analysis in Pancreatic Cancer Screening
Software "Lipidica" is intended to be used for processing data generated by the in-house in vitro diagnostic medical device for lipidomic testing for the purpose of screening Pancreatic cancer (PaC) in the population at high risk…
- Conditions
- Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Hereditary Diseases, Pancreatitis, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT06549725
- Testing
- software Lipidica, endoscopic ultrasonography, magnetic resonance
- Where
- 16 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lipidica, a.s.
Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
The ORIGIN-FH Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify different types of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in infants and newborns. Participants will: undergo a cheek swab for genetic testing (parents only) have 5 blood samples…
- Conditions
- Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- ORIGIN-FH (NCT07470723)
- Testing
- Screening for FH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Infant Pain Management, Parent-driven Pain Management
Parents as Pain Management in Swedish Neonatal Care
Parents are a valuable but underused resource in neonatal pain management. In the Nordic countries, family-centred neonatal care has come a long way in welcoming and including parents in the everyday care of their infant.
- Trial name
- NCT04341194
- Testing
- Parent-driven pain management with skin-to-skin contact, Parent-driven pain management with skin-to-skin contact/breastfeeding/parental singing
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Värmland County Council, Sweden
Thalassemia
Development of THALEA Kit and Its Impact on Knowledge, Attitude, and Intention for Premarital Thalassemia Screening
Thalassemia, a common genetic disease, is often overlooked compared to infectious diseases like HIV, despite its significant effects for families planning to have children.
- Trial name
- THALEA (NCT06800495)
- Testing
- THALEA (Thalassemia Education and Awareness) Kit, Basic thalassemia and family health education
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Teknologi Mara
Down Syndrome, Edwards Syndrome
Non-Invasive Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy
The purpose of this study is to detect whole chromosome abnormalities in maternal blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02317965
- Testing
- Maternal Blood Draw
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- Progenity, Inc.
Hip Dysplasia
Ultrasound Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Newborns
The aim of the randomized controlled trial was to determine whether the addition of a general or of a selective ultrasound screening program resulted in more appropriate criteria for treatment and a reduced prevalence of late DDH…
- Trial name
- NCT01818934
- Testing
- hip ultrasound
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 11,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Hereditary Diseases
Implementation of Whole Genome Sequencing as Screening in a Diverse Cohort of Healthy Infants
This research study is exploring the use of genomic sequencing in the newborn period to screen healthy babies for current and future health risks.
- Trial name
- NCT05161169
- Testing
- Genome Sequencing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pompe Disease, Pompe Disease (Late-onset)
Developing a Management Approach for Patients With "Late-Onset" Pompe Disease
This is an observational study with no study related treatment of interventions. The purpose of the study is to investigate and document disease specific clinical symptoms in newborns, infants and children with Pompe disease…
- Conditions
- Pompe Disease, Pompe Disease (Late-onset), GAA Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03694561
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Staphylococcus Aureus
A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus in Pregnant Women at the Time of Group B Streptococcal Screening in a Large Urban Medical Center in Chicago, IL USA
Background: Community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging pathogen of the 21st century whose incidence as a cause of local and invasive infections has significantly increased, especially…
- Trial name
- NCT00532324
- Testing
- CA-MRSA Decolonization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Specifying Interventions From the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium (SCDIC)
The goal of this study is to specify the interventions, implementation strategies and control conditions from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium (SCDIC) using a mixed-methods approach to study site materials and…
- Trial name
- NCT03380351
- Testing
- SCDIC interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia Screening and Prevention in Northern Israel
Since 1987, a screening for β Thalassemia in pregnant women is carried on in northern Israel, and from 1999 all the samples were tested also for Hgb S, Hgb C, Hgb D, Hgb O Arab and others.
- Trial name
- NCT00735488
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Efficacy and Safety of Mydriatic Microdrops for Retinopathy Of Prematurity Screening
The purpose is to test the hypothesis that microdrop instillation of combined phenylephrine 1.67% and tropicamide 0.33% eyedrops causes at least equal mydriasis compared with standard drop instillation of the same mydriatic…
- Trial name
- MyMiROPS (NCT05043077)
- Testing
- Microdrop administration of phenylephrine 1.67% and tropicamide 0.33%, Standard drop administration of phenylephrine 1.67% and tropicamide 0.33%
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Related Conditions, Meconium
Amnioinfusion's Protective Effects on Respiratory and Longitudinal Pediatric Outcomes After Intrapartum Meconium Exposure
Meconium in the amniotic fluid occurs in about one out of seven pregnancies and increases the chance that a newborn may have breathing problems after birth.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress Related Conditions, Meconium, Perinatal Morbidity, Neonatal Acidosis
- Trial name
- PEARL (NCT07274527)
- Testing
- Intrauterine pressure catheter, Standard obstetric care at discretion of delivery provider
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin