Active clinical trials for "Premature Birth"

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transcutaneous electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve alone and combined with standard pharmacological treatment, in men with primary premature ejaculation, compared to standard pharmacological treatment. Patients and methods: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients diagnosed with premature ejaculation attending Boston Medical Group clinics in Colombia and Spain will be included. Participants will be assigned by randomization to one of three treatment groups: Group 1: Tens + placebo drug therapy Group 2: Standard treatment (paroxetine 20 mg) + placebo therapy Group 3: Tens therapy + standard treatment (paroxetine mg) The change in intravaginal latency time measured with the couple's sustained stopwatch, the change in the PEDT scale, the perception of the change in their initial condition after treatment (Global Clinical impression of change scale), and the change in different domains of the EP (PEP Scale - Profile Ejaculation Premature) at the end of treatment (week 12) and at three months of follow-up (week 24).

Objective: This study intends to carry out a randomized double-blind clinical trial study of aspirin in the treatment of pregnancy with adenomyosis to reduce the incidence of preterm delivery, and provide a new therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of premature birth and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and fill in the blank of effective prevention of premature delivery in pregnancy with adenomyosis at home and abroad Application value and social and economic benefits of the bed. Methods: a randomized double-blind clinical trial was used in this study. In Shanghai first maternal and child health care hospital, the pregnant women who meet the requirements of the group will be given full informed consent. By using a random, double-blind research method, 1-550 digital computers are randomly divided into two groups, with two groups of digital coding placebo and aspirin. From 12 weeks of gestation, 100 mg of placebo or low-dose aspirin was given orally (2 tablets a time, twice a day, before going to bed) to 36 weeks of gestation. Observe the outcome ① Main outcome measures: preterm delivery: delivery less than 37 weeks gestational weeks, premature delivery. The specific classification includes: A. extremely premature delivery, gestational age 28-32 weeks; B. early preterm birth, delivery gestational weeks 32-34 gestational weeks; C. late preterm birth, 34-36 gestational weeks. ② Secondary outcome measures: abortion, gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension, placental disorders, SGA / FGR, premature rupture of membranes, postpartum hemorrhage, mode of delivery, etc. The follow-up contents were as follows Routine prenatal examination, blood pressure, fetal size, vaginal bleeding, etc. Coagulation factor index: prothrombin time Pt, activated partial thrombin time APTT, thrombin time TT, fibrinogen FIB, D-dimer Immune related indexes: antiphospholipid antibody, CA125 ④ Inflammatory index: routine blood test + CRP Detection of cervical length by B-ultrasound ⑥ Pregnancy complications: gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension and placental disorders ⑦ Birth outcome: gestational weeks, birth weight, FGR, premature delivery, mode of delivery, NICU rate, etc.

To compare the effectiveness of treatment of threatened preterm labor between transvaginal cervical length-based approach and conventional approach (Per vaginal examination)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral/local propranolol in preterm newborns who diagnosed as early phase of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Pragmatic, randomized controlled clinical trial with blinding of the evaluator, performed in order to estimate the effectiveness, six (6) months after hospital discharge, of music therapy on the intra-hospital evolution and neurodevelopment of preterm neonates (gestational ages 28 to 37weeks) who are treated in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) in the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area.

Prematurity is the first cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. The threat of premature delivery (TPD), the most important complication and the leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy has multiple origins which are seldom precisely identified. The standard medical examination for the detection of patients with TPD is the endovaginal ultrasonographic examination of uterine cervix (echography). Gynaecologists focus on the use of a new low-cost diagnostic tool based on optical imaging technologies with polarized light. The polarization is the spatio-temporal orientation of a wave's electric field. This light property, invisible with the naked eye, is sensitive to the morphological transformations of a tissue and the orientation of collagen fibers. Such tool would not require an extensive training and should provide an objective quantitative result with a sensitivity and specificity greater than conventional ultrasonography. This would be a considerable contribution to the health care of TPD, a real societal problem in Belgium, Europe and all over the world. The POLARMAP project proposes the possibility to observe in vivo and during pregnancy, the structural evolution, the density and the orientation changes of collagen fibers. A relevant scoring of collagen status might provide an alternative, and potentially objective and accurate quantifier of the time left before delivery.

Since the first description of citrulline as a potential marker for intestinal function in 1998, its use has been investigated in a variety of disease processes including Short Bowel Syndrome, Celiac disease, chemotherapy and radiation induced intestinal injury, infections producing intestinal cytopathic effects like Adenovirus, and predicting rejection in intestinal transplantation. The use of citrulline levels as a diagnostic tool to predict gastrointestinal disease in the premature population has not been properly addressed. The introduction of enteral nutrition in the premature infant is a process of trial and error, knowing that the immaturity of the gastrointestinal system may lead to frequent episodes of feeding intolerance. This is augmented by the fear of the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) once feeds are commenced. NEC is a condition characterized by disruption of the intestinal epithelial barrier, a pathogenic process shared with some of the conditions mentioned above for which citrulline has proven clinically useful. A normal pattern of citrulline production has not been established in the premature population. Previous studies have shown decreased levels of glutamine and arginine in premature infants up to 10 days prior to the development of necrotizing enterocolitis. Glutamine and arginine are two amino acids closely involved in the synthesis and catabolism of citrulline. The investigators therefore hypothesize that defining a normal pattern of citrulline production in the premature population may prove to be a clinically useful diagnostic tool to screen for gastrointestinal disease.

In this study, we will be evaluating whether premedication with an anesthetic eye drops leads to a decreased sensation of pain when given dilating eye drops prior to eye examinations to evaluate for retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants.

Previous research studies have shown that there may be a connection between proton pump inhibitor therapies and hip fracture in adults(1). Proton pump inhibitor(PPI) reflux medications raise the pH of the stomach, which may effect the body's ability to absorb certain calcium compounds. Neonates are at a crucial age for bone mineralization. Because esophageal reflux is common in neonates, PPI therapy is commonly used, despite little information on effectiveness and side effects. PPIs work by blocking the production of protons in the pumps in the stomach, thus making the stomach less acidic. The calcium ion needs an acidic environment in order to be broken down from its natural compounds into an absorbable form (2). This is troubling because of the problems associated with osteopenia in neonates. Bone mineralization is important for premature infants. Rickets and bone fractures are higher in preterm infants than term infants. For this reason, we are investigating whether there is a connection between PPI therapies (specifically Prevacid) and decreased bone densities in neonates. The objective is to determine if a connection exists between proton pump inhibitor antacids and decreased rate of bone mineralization in neonates.

Infants in the NICU are at high risk for morbidity and mortality from infections of any onset. Diagnosis of these infections is imperfect at best. Patterns of inflammatory and regulatory proteins (cytokines & chemokines, in addition to antigen detection on antibody secreting cells (ASC's)may provide a more accurate and rapid approach to diagnosis of infections in these high-risk patients.