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Filter by:In our study, the effect of infant massage applied in the intensive care unit on motor performance and stress hormones in premature babies will be examined. The number of patients to participate in the study was determined as 30. Appropriate babies will be determined and divided into 2 groups by drawing lots. After recording the demographic information of the babies who meet the inclusion criteria, the Baby Motor Performance Test (TIMP) and the baby's motor performance evaluation consisting of postural control and selective extremity movements, and the stress level of the babies will be evaluated by looking at cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) hormones. In addition, Field baby massage will be given to the application group. It is seen that there are limited studies in the literature on the effect of infant massage applied in the intensive care unit on motor performance and stress hormones in premature infants. The results of this research will provide useful information for premature babies hospitalized in intensive care.
The goal of this observational study is to develop and validate cell-free RNA-based biomarkers for predicting a variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes in a pregnant person population. The main question it aims to answer are: 1. Can cell-free RNA-based biomarkers predict which pregnant people are at greatest risk of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes (e.g., preterm birth, preeclampsia)? 2. What is the performance of such biomarkers when predicting an adverse pregnancy outcome (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, TPR)?
The VL-POI-01 study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of human placental mesenchymal stem cell derived exosome treatment in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and diminished ovarian reserve.
It is a two-arm prospective interventional study. 40 babies in both groups will be enrolment in the study. In the intervention group, babies will take 1 ml/kg/day of the study product (ULTRA PREMIUM) after full enteral feeding. Supplementation will continue until discharge or the 36th week. Blood samples will be taken for serum Total antioxidant capacity and Malondialdehyde levels before the intervention and on the 14th day of the control group. At the end of the study, serum will be taken again for control values. Daily lipid intake amounts will be recorded through breast milk analysis. Lipid profile will be monitored weekly The growth parameters of babies will be monitored daily It will be evaluated at the end of the study in terms of ROP, BPD, and NEC. At the end of the study, the data of babies in both groups will be compared.
Background: Preterm infants undergo serial eye examinations during their hospital stay to monitor for the development of a specific disease termed "retinopathy of prematurity". While those examinations are known to cause significant pain and stress, the current standard of care (sucrose and local anesthesia) is not adequate in terms of alleviation of pain. Purpose: The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine for pain management in preterm infants undergoing routine eye examinations. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does dexmedetomidine reduce the pain scores of preterm infants during and shortly after eye assessments in comparison to placebo (saline 0.9%). - Does dexmedetomidine cause more adverse effects than placebo. In this crossover study participants will receive either dexmedetomidine or saline 0.9% intranasally 30 minutes before the examination, on top of the current standard of care. The participants will be monitored closely for 5 hours to note differences in adverse effects. The researchers will use video monitoring to assess the pain scores using a standardized and validated scoring system.
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) refers to the occurrence of ovarian hypofunction in women before the age of 40, which seriously affects women's overall health and quality of life. However, there is currently insufficient understanding of the risk factors, pathogenesis, short-term and long-term health effects of POI, and the health effects of the disease, and there is a lack of high-quality evidence to support clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions. This study intends to construct a hospital-based multi-center POI case-control and prospective special disease cohort, after baseline assessment and follow-up monitoring, collect disease characteristics, lifestyle, social psychology, environmental and occupational exposure, biological samples and other data, aiming to observe POI The natural occurrence, progression and health impact of POI, clarify the risk factors of POI, evaluate the impact of POI on women's health and disease risk, and discuss the benefits, risks and options of HRT for POI patients. The results of this study will deepen and expand the understanding of the occurrence and development of POI and its short-term and long-term health effects, provide high-level evidence for optimizing POI prevention, diagnosis and treatment strategies, and establish a long-term management system, laying the foundation for interventional research.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a preventable cause of blindness in babies who are born early i.e. premature. Internationally, there is a shortage of skilled ophthalmologists willing and able to screen for ROP. Even in the UK, not all hospitals have skilled ophthalmologists and premature babies have to travel to other hospitals, often long distances, to have their eyes examined. As a missed examination can lead to sight loss, this is a burden for families and carers of premature babies. To fill this gap, previous studies have explored the use of non-ophthalmologists healthcare workers to increase the workforce screening for ROP. Recently, the Optos ultra-widefield retinal-imaging device (Optos PLC, Dunfermline, Scotland, UK) has been used to help document different stages of ROP in infants. This specialised retinal imaging system uses an internal ellipsoid mirror to capture fundal imaging angles of up to 200 degrees, or more than 80% of the entire retina, in a single image. A single retinal image can be acquired in a quarter of a second and is automatically captured when the infant's pupils are aligned with the Optos imaging device. No contact with the eye is necessary to capture an image of the retina. To date, there are no studies that have validated the Optos as a nurse-led screening tool for ROP. This is a prospective study to determine and validate the feasibility of neonatal nurse-led retinal imagers for ROP screening employing the Optos imaging device. The main purpose of this study will be to test if it is possible for trained nurses to take good images of the back of babies eyes (retina) and if these images can be used by remotely placed ophthalmologists to diagnose and grade ROP. The investigators will compare how good the diagnosis and grading done using Optos images are compared to the current gold standard method (BIO). The investigators will also test how much agreement there is between ophthalmologists in interpreting Optos images by asking two ophthalmologists to grade the images.
The goal of this clinical study is to test a new, novel medical device designed to improve speech sound differentiation among hospitalized preterm infants. The device is designed to be used at an age equivalent to 32 weeks of gestation or older and to integrate readily into clinical practice for use by nurses and therapists staffing Level II to Level IV NICUs. Preterm born infants are at high risk for neurosensory impairments and developmental delays. In the NICU, infants are often deprived of infant-directed parental speech because of numerous challenges to parental visitation, resulting in reduced differentiation of speech sounds, altered brain structure and poor language outcomes. The study will explore the effectiveness of a novel medical device designed for infant learning through contingent sucking on a pacifier equipped with a sensor for suck pressure/timing, connected to a speaker that delivers mother's voice. The study will test the hypothesis that there will be a greater response difference between speech sounds on EEG, for infants receiving the suck-contingent mother's voice intervention than for infants hearing the same amount of non-contingent mother's voice from a speaker device.
This prospective, observational study is a single center clinical registry of patients referred for management of symptomatic or asymptomatic Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs). Subjects will be followed through 12 months. The study will enroll approximately 50 patients.
Background: Compared to term-born peers, very preterm children generally perform poorly in executive functions, with a significant impact on learning at school and quality of life. These EF deficits are related to microstructural abnormalities in white matter and subcortical brain structure. Objective: To investigate if an alteration of cerebral metabolism in very premature at term corrected-age correlates to executive dysfunctions at school age. Design, setting, patients: Very preterm patients eligible for Epirmex underwent cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging at term-equivalent age and 1H-MRS using a monovoxel technique. The volumes of interest were the posterior periventricular white matter zone and the basal ganglia and thalamus The ratios of N Acetyl Aspartate (NAA) to Choline (cho), NAA to Creatine(Cre), Cho to Cr, and Lac (Lactate) to Cr were calculated. Main outcome measures: Survival at 5 ½ years with or without neurodevelopmental disabilities (composed of cerebral palsy, visual, hearing, cognitive deficiency, behavioral difficulties, or developmental coordination disorders) were described. The executive functions were assessed using two indices from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale measured in the EPIPAGE 2 cohort at age five-and one-half years: the Working Memory Index (WMI) and the Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI).