Active clinical trials for "Premature Birth"

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of autologous cord blood transfusions in very-low-birth-weight premature infants, and to evaluate the developmental outcomes of the infants who received autologous transfusions.

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of four randomly assigned approaches to oral feeding transition on feeding outcomes in preterm infants.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether early (before NICU discharge) or late (55-60 weeks post-menstrual age) inguinal hernia repair is safer for premature infants who have an inguinal hernia.

This study is pilot study to evaluate safety and efficacy of lansoprazole in preterm infants with gastroesophageal reflux documented by 24hr pH impedance monitoring

This study will determine levels of vitamin D supplementation to achieve goal serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] levels of 30 ng/mL, and to define serum 25(OH)D levels required to achieve suppression of parathyroid hormone in preterm newborn infants hospitalized in Newborn Intensive Care Nursery (NICU). Infants 23 weeks gestational age or greater will be randomized to two different levels of vitamin D supplementation: 400 IU vitamin D3/day, or 800 IU vitamin D3/day.

The application of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in preterm infants has been demonstrated to be effective in reducing length of stay (LOS). The scope of the present study is to investigate the association between earlier exposure to OMT and reduction of LOS in premature infants

The objective of this proposal is to evaluate whether weaning from an incubator to a crib at lower versus higher weight, 1600g or 1800g will result in shorter length of hospital stay among moderately preterm infants. The hypothesis of this study is that length of hospital stay (from birth to discharge) will be decreased among moderate preterm infants weaned from an incubator to an open crib at a lower versus higher weight, 1600g vs. 1800g.

In premature infants, propranolol (Prop) treatment might suppress continuing neo-vascularization (NV) and decelerate the progression of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) towards its severe stages (III-V), thus avoiding the need of interventions (CRYO and/or LASER photo-coagulation of the ischemic retina and preventing severe ocular sequelae. We therefore plan to prospectively investigate the influence of prop versus placebo in VLBW infants with ROP stage 1 (zone I), with stage 2 or higher (any zone) or with Plus disease, along with close follow up regarding safety of prop administration and its effect on ROP.

The purpose of the study is to measure the efficacy of flexible dosing of dapoxetine in a setting similar to routine clinical practice.

Last thirty years, many research was performed concerning pain in the newborn. These investigations showed us the negative effects of pain in the neonatal period. Our research concerns the choice of analgesics for the premature newborn during a heel lance. Newborns with a gestational age of 32-37 weeks are randomly assigned over three groups. They can receive breastfeeding, during the heel lance, a bottle with supplemental breast milk or sucrose. The primary objective of the Amphia Premature Infant Pain study, is to investigate whether there is a difference in PIPP-scores in premature newborns who undergo a heel lance, receiving breast milk or sucrose. Our hypothesis is that the PIPP-score will be lower in newborns receiving breast milk compared to sucrose. And the investigators presume that breast feeding has the same analgesic effect as giving supplemental breast milk.