Active clinical trials for "Infant, Premature, Diseases"

In preterm infants fed human milk, milk needs to be fortified to meet nutrient recommendations. Fortification can be 1) standard, 2) individualized (adjusted based on daily human milk nutrient analysis and milk volume), or 3) optimized (adjusted based on growth rate and serum analyses). The first specific aim will determine whether individualized and optimized nutrition during hospitalization results in improved growth in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in extremely low gestational age (GA) neonates (ELGANs, <29 weeks) and in small for GA (SGA, birth weight <10th percentile for GA) preterm infants compared with optimized nutrition. The second specific aim will determine whether individualized and optimized nutrition in the NICU improves neurodevelopmental outcomes (acquisition of development milestones) and reduces the risk of disproportionate growth (i.e., excess fat) in the NICU and findings suggestive of metabolic syndrome in the first 3 years of life.

The risk of Arterial Hypertension (HTA) is increased in very premature infants and hydrocortisone administered in the neonatal period could modify this risk. The main objective is to assess whether the administration of hydrocortisone in the perinatal period in children born prematurely is associated with an increase in Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) by comparing the future of children included in the PREMILOC trial (hydrocortisone versus placebo) at the age of 7-13 years. The primary endpoint will be the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in m/s.

The primary objective is to assess weight gain of VLBW infants fed human milk supplemented with a novel human milk-based fortifier, in comparison to use of other fortifiers (historic controls).

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of repetitive tactile stimulation compared to selective stimulation on oxygenation of the infant at 5 minutes after birth. Infants born before 32 weeks of gestation will be included in this trial. This is a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. The participating centre, rather than the individual infant, will be the unit of randomisation. This design is appropriate to test the effect of an intervention that encompasses a behavioral aspect - in this case the performance of tactile stimulation.

The purpose of this study is to use forced oscillometry technique (FOT) to measure pulmonary mechanics and function in in term infants and premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

The goal of this single centre observational study is to use near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring to investigate cerebral oxygenation in two groups of newborn infants who are at high risk of brain injury. The NIRS monitor used in this study will be the Masimo O3 regional oximeter with neonatal sensors. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring uses near-infrared light to measure oxygen levels in the brain tissue (cerebral oxygenation). It provides information about blood flow to the brain and the balance between oxygen supply and demand in the brain tissue. It is non-invasive, safe and used routinely to monitor term and premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This study will recruit two groups of infants admitted to the NICU who are at risk of brain injury in the newborn period, namely: Term and near-term babies who are undergoing cooling treatment (therapeutic hypothermia) for moderate to severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Preterm babies who are born extremely prematurely (before 28 weeks of pregnancy). In the term/near-term group, the primary aims of the study are: To investigate if cerebral oxygenation during and after cooling treatment relates to markers of brain injury detected on detailed brain scans (MRI and MRS scans). To describe any changes in cerebral oxygenation which occur during and after seizures (fits) in babies undergoing cooling treatment. In the preterm group, the primary aims of the study are: To investigate if any changes in cerebral oxygenation occurring during skin-to-skin care are different in premature babies with brain injury (bleeding or cysts in the brain seen on ultrasound scan) compared to babies without these changes. To investigate if cerebral oxygenation at 36 weeks corrected gestational age differs in babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BDP, a chronic lung disease of prematurity) compared to babies without BPD.

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy and dyadic coping of preterm parents and explore the influence and pathway analysis of dyadic coping between parenting stress and parenting self-efficacy.

Cerebral palsy and other neuromotor disorders are more common in babies born preterm (<37 weeks of gestation), due to various biological and environmental risk factors and the risk increases as the gestational age decreases. Earlier and more frequent screening with the use of developmental skills tests facilitates referral to early intervention programs. Current guidelines recommend using some combination of neuroimaging and neurological examination and assessments such as neonatal imaging, general movements (GMs), and Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) for early diagnosis and intervention.

Objective: To investigate the effect of FCR as part of the FICare principles during hospital stay, on parental stress at discharge in parents of preterm or ill infants admitted to the neonatal ward for >7 days as compared to standard medical rounds (SMR) without parents as part of standard neonatal care (SNC).

This is a prospective, observational clinical cohort study involving 405 children born premature (at less than 37 weeks gestation) and their mother/parent/guardian. The purpose of the study is to investigate how the microbiome (the collection of microbes in a biological site) of children develops over the first years of life and its associations with the risk of childhood health outcomes including allergies and asthma. The study will also examine how perinatal factors associate with patterns of microbiome development, and their effects on the microbiome, metabolome (the collection of metabolites in a biological sample) and immune development of this population in the first years of life.