Clinical trials: Preterm Birth
Pulse Oximetry, Disparities
Beyond Race: Objectively Assessed Skin Color and Its Association With Pulse Oximeter Bias in Critically Ill Infants
The overall objective of this proposal is to quantify the bias in pulse oximeter reported oxygen saturation (SpO2) by evaluating its measures compared to the gold standard blood gas measured arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2)…
- Conditions
- Pulse Oximetry, Disparities, Infants
- Trial name
- NCT05994417
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Hypothermia, Preterm Infants
Heat Loss Prevention in Delivery Room Using a Polyethylene Cap
It is apparent that the head of a preterm infant should not be left uncovered, however it remains unclear whether covering the head of a preterm baby with plastic wrapping is effective in preventing heat loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00930917
- Testing
- Polyethylene cap, Polyethylene wrap, conventional treatment
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Fetal Heartbeat Tracings
Comparing Two Methods of Contractions Monitoring for Clinical Decision Making Regarding Treatment Among Pregnant Women With Preterm Contractions.
Background: Identification and measurement of uterine contractions throughout pregnancy and labor is crucial to the well being of both mother and fetus.
- Trial name
- NCT02875418
- Testing
- EUM, Tocodynamometry
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Premature Birth
2-Brain Regulation to Achieve Improved Neuroprotection During Early Development
Each year 15 million infants are born preterm (PT). Even without severe comorbidities, they are exposed to sensory stress during the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay and are at greater risk of neurodevelopmental problems…
- Trial name
- 2-BRAINED (NCT06659809)
- Testing
- Tele-care video-feedback intervention (TVFI)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Osteopenia (Disorder), Apnea of Prematurity
Effect of Caffeine on Preterm Infants' Bone Mineral Content
The primary objective was to determine whether caffeine therapy is associated with decreases bone mineral content using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
- Trial name
- NCT03084432
- Testing
- Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Feasibility Study of Placement and Surfactant Administration Through a Preterm Size Laryngeal Mask Airway in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates With Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Surfactant administration via a supraglottic airway device or laryngeal mask airway (SALSA) is a minimally invasive method of instilling surfactant in the trachea during spontaneous breathing and after applying nasal continuous…
- Trial name
- NCT06606444
- Testing
- Surfactant Administration Through Laryngeal or Supraglottic Airways
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Preterm Rupture of Membranes
Trace Elements and Heavy Metals at PPROM
Objectives: To evaluate maternal serum trace elements and heavy metals namely, aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), molybdenum (Mo), cadmium (Cd), tin (Sn)…
- Trial name
- metals&PROM (NCT04077944)
- Testing
- maternal serum concentration of trace elements and heavy metals levels
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cengiz Gokcek Women's and Children's Hospital
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity
Prevention of Chronic Lung Disease (CLD) in Preterm Infants
Pulmonary inflammation plays an important role in the early development of CLD. Postnatal glucocorticoids have been shown effective in the prevention or treatment of CLD with various success.
- Trial name
- NCT00883532
- Testing
- budesonide
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University, China
Lung Injury
Adrenomedullin Changes After Sustained Inflation or Positive Pressure Ventilation at Birth
In this clinical trial the Investigators aimed to assess the Adrenomedullin (AM) release in urine and plasma in preterm infants undergoing Sustained Inflation or Positive Pressure Ventilation at birth to manage respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT03437499
- Testing
- Sustained Inflation, Positive Pressure Ventilation
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
International Experience in Timing And Choices for Ductal Closure in Patent Ductus Arteriosus:INTERPDA Trial
The three options for the treatment of patent ductus arterioles (PDA) in preterm infants are conservative approach, pharmacological intervention and surgical ligation.
- Trial name
- NCT02910609
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Preterm Infants
Neonatal hypoglycemia is associated with brain injury and impaired neurodevelopment outcomes in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI).
- Trial name
- CGM&VLBWI (NCT02583776)
- Testing
- Unblinded - CGM, Blinded - CGM
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Padova
Lung Diseases
The Effect of Sildenafil in Preterm Infants With Evolving Chronic Lung Disease
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate in a randomised double-blind trial whether treatment with Sildenafil reduces duration of ventilatory support in preterm infants born at 28 weeks of gestation or less.
- Trial name
- NCT00431418
- Testing
- Sildenafil
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mercy Hospital for Women, Australia
Previous Mid Trimester Miscarriage, Previous Preterm Birth
Arabin Pessary in Singleton Pregnancy
This was a retrospective study sharing the experience of women high risk for spontaneous preterm birth managed by Arabin pessary.
- Conditions
- Previous Mid Trimester Miscarriage, Previous Preterm Birth, Previous Cervical Surgery, Short Cervix on Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT04638023
- Testing
- Arabin pessary
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia
Apnea, Bradycardia
microEEG for Neonatal Apnea, Bradycardia and Desaturation
The study utilizes microEEG (a novel miniaturized, FDA approved EEG device) to prospectively investigate the cerebral electrical activity of infants with Apnea, Bradycardia and Desaturation events.
- Conditions
- Apnea, Bradycardia, Premature Birth, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT02436616
- Testing
- microEEG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bio-Signal Group Corp.
Respiratory Viral Infections, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
APOs Associated With Respiratory Viral Infections Before and During Early Pregnancy
Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) are a collection of conditions that have short-term and long-term effects of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth on pregnant women and their fetuses, including hypertensive…
- Trial name
- APO (NCT07257952)
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai General Hospital, China
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
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
STP206 for the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
This study is a sequential dose escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary NEC-preventative efficacy of two doses of STP206 versus control in very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight neonates.
- Trial name
- NCT01954017
- Testing
- STP206, Control
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Leadiant Biosciences, Inc.
Osteopenia of Prematurity
Comparison of Two Different Doses of Vitamin D in Preterm Infants
randomized clinical trial comparing two different doses of vitamin d supplementation in preterm infants
- Trial name
- NCT03889717
- Testing
- vitamin D
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Neonatal Sepsis
Oral Lactoferrin Supplementation for Prevention of Sepsis in Preterm Neonate
Hypothesis: Orally ingested lactoferrin has effects on promotion of growth and differentiation of the immature gut; also it has immunomodulatory properties, so it will prevent serious infections in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01821989
- Testing
- Lactoferrin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mooselmokadem
Preeclampsia
PP13 and Doppler Study to Predict Preeclampsia
Assessment of biochemical and sonographic marker to predict the risk for developing preeclampsia Among biochemical markers are serum level of Placental Protein 13 (PP13) and Placenta Growth factor (PIGF).
- Trial name
- NCT00928213
- Testing
- Progesterone, Low molecular weight Heparin, No Drug
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev