Clinical trials: Preterm Birth Complication
Bronchial Hyperreactivity, Infant, Premature
Prospective Evaluation of the Efficacy of Palivizumab Administration in Children Born at 29-32 Weeks of Gestation
Protocol Synopsis: There is a link between early RSV infection and chronic respiratory morbidity. Hypothesis: Palivizumab administration may result in decreased AHR and lower respiratory morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT01269528
- Testing
- Methacholine Challenge Test (MCT), Monthly telephone contact, Visits to the study site
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Premature Birth of Newborn
Effects of Massage Therapy to Induce Sleep in Preterm Infants
Premature infants sometimes require sedation to ensure minimal movement during diagnostic procedures such as MRIs. However, sedatives may produce adverse effects.
- Trial name
- NCT01354028
- Testing
- Massage therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Delayed Cord Clamping in VLBW Infants
This study tested the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to vary the timing that doctors clamp the umbilical cord after birth in extremely low birthweight infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT01222364
- Testing
- Standard Cord Clamping, Delayed Cord Clamping
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Birth Weight, Birth, Preterm
The Effect of Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy on Adverse Birth Outcomes Randomized Controlled Trial
The main objective of this study is to determine whether the provision of non-surgical periodontal therapy to pregnant women with periodontitis is effective in reducing the incidence of low birth weight, preterm birth and still…
- Trial name
- NSPT (NCT03126006)
- Testing
- NSPT plus oral hygiene, Oral hygiene alone
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Prematurity, Development Delay
Maternal Voice and Quantitative EEG (qEEG)
A short-term randomized, blinded placebo-controlled trial, in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at 33-35 weeks post-conceptional age, of recorded maternal voice on quantitative EEG (spectral power…
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Development Delay, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05391633
- Testing
- Recorded Maternal Voice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Premature Birth, Fragility
Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor in the NICU
A wireless and miniaturized vital sign (ECG, SpO2, Skin Temperature) sensor system, MicroPremVitals Button Sensors was developed by the Dr.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Fragility, Apnea of Prematurity, Bradycardia Neonatal
- Trial name
- NCT07732257
- Testing
- Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Preterm Labour, Cervical Insufficiency
Intramuscular vs Rectal Progesterone in Preventing Preterm Labour After Cervical Cerclage
Preterm labour is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Progesterone supplementation is known to help reduce the risk of preterm birth in high-risk women.
- Conditions
- Preterm Labour, Cervical Insufficiency, Pregnancy, High-Risk
- Trial name
- PROCER (NCT07307092)
- Testing
- Intramuscular Progesterone, Rectal Progesterone
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 820 people
- Sponsor
- Hina Mukhtar
Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Analyzer of Human Milk: Applicability in Clinical Practice in Order to Achieve the Best Nutrition for Infants
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be…
- Trial name
- MISTU (NCT02971904)
- Testing
- human milk collection
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
Preterm Infant, Sleep
Circadian-Synchronized Breast Milk Feeding and Sleep in Preterm Infants: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
This clinical trial aims to find out whether a circadian-synchronized breast milk feeding approach can help improve sleep in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Trial name
- NCT07645677
- Testing
- Circadian-Synchronized Breast Milk Feeding, Routine Breast Milk Feeding
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Preterm Labour
Comparison Between Amniotic Fluid Lamellar Body Count and Fetal Pulmonary Artery Doppler Indices in Predicting Fetal Lung Maturity
The investigators will study 200 women with singleton pregnancies presented with prelabor preterm rupture of membranes or undergoing cesarean section (CS).
- Trial name
- NCT02331199
- Testing
- Amniotic fluid lamellar body count, Fetal pulmonary artery Doppler
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo 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 Birth Complication
Prediction of Adverse Outcome Using Fetal MRI in Pregnancies at Risk of Preterm Birth
1.4% of babies have a very premature birth (PTB) (less than 32 weeks of pregnancy). This can result in severe life-long complications including cerebral palsy, learning and behavioural difficulties and breathing problems.
- Trial name
- NCT05164432
- Testing
- MRI scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Other Preterm Infants
Cognitive Processing in Preterm Infants and NICU Music Therapy
Several positive physiological and behavioural outcomes have been observed in preterm infants exposed to music therapy during their stay at Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU).
- Trial name
- NICU-MT (NCT04314440)
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saskatchewan Health Authority - Regina Area
Premature Birth
Effects of Baby Massage on Parenting Stress and Attachment in Premature
This study is an experimental randomized controlled clinical trial. To explore the effect of infant massage on parental pressure and parent-child attachment of premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04255797
- Testing
- baby massage
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chung Shan Medical University
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Esophageal Bolus Transit in Newborns With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Esophageal dysmotility due to immaturity could promote impaired bolus transit during esophageal swallow events,thus influencing gastroesophageal reflux (GER) clearance.
- Trial name
- NCT02167984
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Music
Effects of Different Music Tempos on Feeding Outcomes in Preterm Infants
Background Newborns perceive the world through sound, and music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit has been shown to have significant benefits in terms of heart rate, oxygen saturation, sucking/feeding capacity, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07506811
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Abortion, Second Trimester, PPROM
Simultaneous Mifepristone and Misoprostol Versus Misoprostol Alone for Induction of Labor of Nonviable Second Trimester Pregnancy: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
When time allows, administration of mifepristone prior to second trimester induction of labor decreases total labor time. However, in the setting of many pregnancy complications, decreasing time from diagnosis of nonviable…
- Conditions
- Abortion, Second Trimester, PPROM, Rupture, Spontaneous, Fetal Demise
- Trial name
- MIST (NCT05322252)
- Testing
- Mifepristone, Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Probiotics to Prevent NEC - a Historical Control Study
Probiotics is given routinely to infants admitted to the department of neonatology during the first 3 days of life with gestational age less than 30 weeks since March 2010.
- Trial name
- NCT01670916
- Testing
- probiotics
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 714 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Infant, Newborn, Disease
Safety of Manganese Restriction in Neonatal Parenteral Nutrition
Participants will be <= 32 weeks gestational age (GA) neonates randomized to parenteral nutrition (PN) prepared with standard dose trace elements or to PN prepared with standard trace elements minus manganese.
- Trial name
- NCT04259008
- Testing
- Manganese omission, 5 mCg/kg/day manganese from "Multitrace-4 Neonatal."
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Sharp HealthCare
Preterm Contractions
Uterine Contractions Under Blue Light
The objective in the current study is to test the hypothesis that nocturnal uterine contractions in preterm women can be suppressed by brief ocular exposure to blue light.The Olcese lab at Florida State University identified a…
- Trial name
- NCT03691740
- Testing
- Ocular light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida