Active clinical trials for "Premature Birth"

The aim of this study is to investigate the changes of amino acid metabolic profiles in different nutritional stages of preterm infants and determine the effects of nutritional intervention on the amino acid metabolic status of preterm infants.

The DINE study will test the hypothesis that potentially avoidable NICU-based exposures contribute to the neuro-cognitive and somatic impairments prevalent among NICU graduates. This hypothesis is drawn from the documented impact of phthalate exposure on early development in term-born children, and the acknowledged presence of these toxic chemicals in the NICU. Third trimester in utero exposure to phthalates have been linked to poorer childhood performance in cognition, motor function, attention, hyperactivity and social behavior. Phthalate exposure is also associated with altered onset of puberty and asthma. The multi-site cohort and approach will clarify the role of NICU-based phthalate exposure on high-prevalence clinical outcomes.

Preterm delivery accounts for about 10% of deliveries in France. Prematurity is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in economically developed countries. Despite the development of therapeutics and paraclinic examinations, this rate of preterm delivery remains stable or even increases. The use of medically assisted procreation techniques alone can not explain this rate. The analysis of the electrical activity of the uterus (electrohysterograms) is a promising technique for early diagnosis of the risk of premature delivery, allowing better management of the patients. This study is part of a European theme to study risk factors for the prevention of prematurity.

This case control-study measures the levels of Interleukin-17 in gingival crevicular fluid and placental tissue samples of pregnant females as a possible marker in determining whether or not an association exists between chronic periodontitis and preterm labor. Interleukin-17 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine whose levels have been proven to increase in periodontal disease.

The main purpose of this study is to identify and to determine the involvement of cardio-respiratory coordination mechanisms during SSC between the preterm infant and his (her) parent.

Phototherapy is routinely used in neonatal intensive care units for the treatment of jaundice. Guidelines focus mainly on bilirubin serum levels to start the phototherapy. Only few data are available about clinical management of phototherapy devices and subsequently the impact on bilirubin serum decrease. Especially there are no strong recommendations about phototherapy duration, irradiance measurements, incubator temperature and humidity settings. Various factors can influence irradiance and thus the preterm infant bilirubin serum decrease. This study aims at evaluating the impact of an educational program on the use and efficacy of phototherapy in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia mainly occurs in premature infants, which is the main cause of premature infant death.If children with BPD can survive, they are also prone to complications of long-term respiratory diseases such as asthma,that affect the quality of life of BPD children. However, there is no effective treatment method for BPD. So,the investigator would like to investigate the effect of Intratracheal PS and mononuclaer cells in pretems

Study included all pregnant women admitted with threatened preterm labor during the study period. All participants underwent estimation of maternal serum homocysteine level and assessment of uterine artery Doppler indices.

The aim of this study is to investigate differences in electroencephalography (EEG) evolution between preterm infants with and without transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity (THOP) in order to find differences in the interburst interval and the background pattern and in the maturation of the sleep-wake cycle.

This is a pilot study is to test a wireless, skin-sensor device against current technology in the NICU to monitor vitals