Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Health
Premature Birth
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of FICare At 18 Months
In Alberta, one in every twelve babies is born preterm. Compared with their full term counterparts, preterm infants who survive are at higher risk for respiratory problems, jaundice, infections, feeding problems, behavioural…
- Trial name
- NCT03337659
- Testing
- Family Integrated Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 297 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Patient Empowerment
Actions for Empowered Maternal Neonatal Care (ACUNE): A Nursing Intervention
The quality of care premature infants receive at home after hospital discharge is critical to their health and well-being. Premature infants require special care, which is why Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) have processes…
- Trial name
- ACUNE (NCT05005988)
- Testing
- Actions for Empowered Maternal Neonatal Care
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Preeclampsia
User Testing and Feedback for a Mobile Health Program for Postpartum Women: A Pilot Study
Refine content and delivery of the mHealth delivered lifestyle intervention program through iterative testing with small groups of users who provide feedback through on-line asynchronous focus groups.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Pre-term Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT02384226
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Prematurity; Extreme, Prematurity; Decision Support
Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Household Financial and Wellbeing Impacts of Prematurity and Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC).
PREM-IMPACT is a UK-based observational study exploring how caring for a very premature baby-particularly one affected by necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)-impacts families over the first year after hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Prematurity; Decision Support, Necrotising Enterocolitis, Preterm
- Trial name
- PREM-IMPACT (NCT07192393)
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Premature Birth, Fetal Growth Retardation
NACER II: Reducing Prenatal Exposures to Household Air Pollution in Rural Guatemala Through a Gas Stove/Behavior Intervention to Improve Neonatal Health
Greater efforts are needed to bring affordable, clean stoves and adaptive behavioral strategies to the millions of households worldwide that continue to burn solid cooking fuels using inefficient stoves.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Fetal Growth Retardation, Infections, Respiratory, Exposure to Environmental Pollution, Non-occupational
- Trial name
- NCT02812914
- Testing
- Low-cost gas stove, Peer education classes, Resource-intensive behavioral intervention approach
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Extreme Prematurity, Enteral Nutrition
High-energy Human Milk Diets in the First Two Weeks After Birth to Reduce BPD in Extremely Preterm Infants
This Phase II, parallel-group, masked, randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate whether a DHA/ARA-enriched, fortified human milk diet administered during the first 14 days of life reduces respiratory morbidity and improves lung…
- Conditions
- Extreme Prematurity, Enteral Nutrition, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- MEND-BPD (NCT07307612)
- Testing
- High-energy group, Standard-energy group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Premature Infants
Compliance to Synagis (Palivizumab) Under Daily Pediatrician´s Conditions in Premature Infants 33 - 35 wGA
Compliance to Synagis (palivizumab) is a key factor to obtain maximal protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection as shown in the IMpact study.
- Trial name
- NCT01077271
- Where
- 45 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gestational Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to examine whether treatment of pregnant Malawian women with repeated doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin antibiotics will prevent preterm deliveries and result in other health…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Preterm Birth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00131235
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment twice during pregnancy, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine at 4-week intervals, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine every 4 weeks + azithromycin twice
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Mental Health Wellness 1, Premature Birth
Fathers and Partners in Family Integrated Care Study
AIMS: The primary aim is to investigate the impact of enhancing father/partner engagement in FICare of preterm infants on their mental health (MH) up to 6 weeks post discharge.
- Trial name
- TARGET (NCT06022991)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Preterm Birth
The Social Determinants of Health Screening and Referral Project
Up to a quarter of the families with preterm infants have unmet social needs, such as housing or job insecurity, which represent adverse social determinants of health (SDOH).
- Trial name
- NCT06582147
- Testing
- Implementation of social determinants of health screening and referral
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 882 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Premature, Preterm Infant Health
Vitamin A Supplementation and Breast Milk Vitamin A Levels in Mothers of Preterm Infants
Preterm infants are at increased risk of vitamin A deficiency because they are born with low vitamin A stores and depend largely on breast milk to meet their nutritional needs.
- Conditions
- Premature, Preterm Infant Health, Vitamin A Deficiency, Human Milk
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT07736768)
- Testing
- Oral multivitamin containing vitamin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Weight Loss
Feasibility and Validation of a Smart Changing Pad for Home Infant Weight Monitoring After Hospital Discharge
This pilot study evaluates the feasibility, usability, and clinical utility of the Woddle Smart Changing Pad and companion mobile application for infant monitoring following hospital or NICU discharge.
- Conditions
- Infant Nutrition Disorders, Weight Loss, Postnatal Care, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT07718516
- Testing
- Woddle Smart Changing Pad
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Stan Kachnowski
Wheezing
A Phase 3 Trial of the Effect of Motavizumab Prophylaxis on Reduction of Serious Early Childhood Wheezing in Infants
The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of motavizumab compared to placebo when administered monthly to preterm infants during their first RSV season for the reduction of the incidence of serious early…
- Trial name
- NCT00628303
- Testing
- Motavizumab
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MedImmune LLC
Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention
Effects of Intelligent Parent-child Bonding Intervention on the Physical, Psychological and Social Health of Parents of Premature Infants During Hospitalization and Return Home
The study purpose is to construct and validate the effects of "intelligent parent-child bonding intervention" on the physical, psychological and social health of parents of premature infants.
- Conditions
- Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention, Parent-child Connection
- Trial name
- NCT06987227
- Testing
- Intelligent intervention to enhance parent-child connection, Routine care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
5 Year Old Children Born Prematurely
Early Detection of Developmental Abnormalities of Preterm Infants at 5 Years of Age
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, interventional pilot project focused on the follow up of 5 year old children that were born prematurely.
- Trial name
- NCT07391527
- Testing
- Pediatric check-up
- Where
- 4 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic