Clinical trials: Preterm and Term Infants
Term Infant, Late Preterm Infant
Brain Uptrain to Improve Learning and Development
The purpose of this study is to see if an early literacy and developmental program in addition to shared reading can increase developmental test scores at 24 months of age.
- Trial name
- BUILD (NCT06638801)
- Testing
- Coach-led caregiver-implemented early literacy and developmental programming, Reach Out and Read Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Prematurity, Infections, NIRS
The Peripheral(-Muscle) Oxygenation and Perfusion Score as a New Non-invasive Tool to Predict Elevations in C-reactive Protein Levels in Neonates
This is a prospective, single-center Phase II observational study investigating the predictive value of the "Peripheral(-muscle) Oxygenation and Perfusion Score" (POP-Score), a novel non-invasive composite index, for early…
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Infections, NIRS, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Preterm Neonates
- Trial name
- POP-Score (NCT07109856)
- Testing
- POP-Score Assessment, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Preterm Infant, Full-term Infant
Taiwan Preterm Infant Database: Analysis and Comparison of Birth Conditions and Exploration of Prognostic Factors
The purpose of this study is to conduct a long-term follow-up of preterm infants with different birth conditions, aiming to provide data and resources for future care and to identify predictive and influencing factors related to…
- Trial name
- NCT07238231
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Preterm and Term Infants
fNIRS Grasping Task in Infants
This study aims to investigate the neural mechanisms involved in the development of reach-to-grasp function in infants. Reaching and grasping are crucial motor skills that develop early in infancy and are essential for later…
- Trial name
- NCT07147673
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Preterm Infants, Term Infants
The Intestinal Innate Immune System in Newborns. Development and Inflammation in Health and Disease
The goal of this observational study is to determine the normal development of the human intestinal immune system in premature and mature neonatal life and to determine the pathophysiology behind life-threatening gastrointestinal…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Term Infants, Necrotising Enterocolitis, Atresia; Bowel
- Trial name
- INTINE (NCT06092463)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue
Investigation of the Mechanisms of the Tendency to Hypothermia in Newborns and Premature Neonates
Newborns have thermoregulatory mechanisms that differ from those of adults. Instead of producing heat through shivering, newborns primarily rely on non-shivering thermogenesis by the brown adipose tissue.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue, Preterm and Term Infants, Neonate
- Trial name
- NCT06803069
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Preterm Infant, Full-term Infant
A Novel Parent Education Program for Early Intervention
One in ten infants born in the USA is born preterm before 37 weeks of gestation and 50% of those will have motor and cognitive delays requiring intervention at school age.
- Trial name
- NCT04266717
- Testing
- Baby Play Intervention, Milestone Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Visual Preference With and Without Mask in Term Infant, Visual Preference With and Without Mask in Preterm Infant
Face Perception and Impact of Surgical Masks in Preterm Infants
The preferences to masked and unmasked faces is relevant for premature newborns, since Covid-19, most of the faces that surround them during their hospitalization are masked.
- Trial name
- Premask (NCT05790187)
- Testing
- Presentation of differents face pictures
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Preterm Infant, Term Infant
C-UCM and Cerebral Oxygenation and Perfusion
In this randomized controlled Pilot study the effects of cut-umbilical cord milking on cerebral oxygenation and perfusion measured via near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and the effects on stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Term Infant, Transition
- Trial name
- NCT03748914
- Testing
- Intervention Group, Control Group
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Preterm Infant
New Intubation Method to Achieve Circulatory Stability and to Reduce Number of Intubation Attempts in Neonates
This is a randomized controlled pilot study investigating a new intubation method in newborn infants. In contrast to the conventional intubation method, in the new method the respirator is connected to the tube prior to insertion…
- Conditions
- Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Preterm Infant, Term Infant
- Trial name
- NOONA (NCT04089540)
- Testing
- New intubation method, Conventional intubation method
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Preterm and Term Infants
Relationship of Gestational Age and Urine Concentration of S100B in Preterm and Term Infants in the First Week of Life
S100B, a calcium-binding protein, is found predominantly in the central nervous system (CNS) and is increased in CSF and blood after CNS injury. There are two objectives to this study.
- Trial name
- NCT00747864
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah