Clinical trials: Antenatal Health
Prenatal Care Late, Pregnancy Related
Health Behaviors in Pregnancy
To assess health and lifestyle behavior of pregnant women in Baton Rouge including women receiving traditional obstetrical prenatal care and delivering in a hospital and those receiving prenatal care from a midwife and delivering…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care Late, Pregnancy Related, Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03242174
- Testing
- Health Behavior Questionnaire Packet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Prenatal Care Late, Contraceptive Usage
Community-based Provision of Urine Pregnancy Tests as Linkage to Reproductive Health Services
Kenyan families experience persistently high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality, which disproportionately affects women with low income and education and those who live far from health services.
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care Late, Contraceptive Usage, Pregnancy Complication
- Trial name
- NCT03626597
- Testing
- Urine Pregnancy Test, CHV-based post-test counseling & referral, Phone-based post-test counseling & referral
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
High Perinatal Mortality, High Neonatal Mortality
Measuring the Impact of a Mobile Health System to Support Healthy Pregnancies and Improve Newborn Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized controlled trial is to test whether the mCARE-II intervention package, delivered by the existing Government of Bangladesh community health workforce, will improve neonatal and…
- Conditions
- High Perinatal Mortality, High Neonatal Mortality, Low Antenatal Care Service Utilization, Low Postnatal Care Service Utilization
- Trial name
- mCARE-II (NCT02909179)
- Testing
- mCARE-II
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 113,539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hiv, Syphilis
The TRIple Elimination Model Of Mother-to-child Transmission Program (TRI-MOM)
The TRI-MOM program aims to implement and evaluate a simplified (based on inexpensive rapid diagnostic tests), integrated (in governmental health facilities) and coordinated (between health care workers) strategy for the triple…
- Conditions
- Hiv, Syphilis, HBV
- Trial name
- TRI-MOM (NCT05951751)
- Testing
- TRI-MOM intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Pre-conceptual Care, Antenatal Care
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Component for Matasa Matan Arewa and Smart Start Targeting Married Adolescent Girls in Nigeria and Ethiopia
Evidence on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at creating demand and access to pre-conceptual and antenatal care (ANC) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) from sub-Saharan Africa is scarce.
- Conditions
- Pre-conceptual Care, Antenatal Care, Postpartum Family Planning, Adolescent Maternal Health
- Trial name
- MNCH NG-ET (NCT06680765)
- Testing
- Intervention group, Comparison group
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Services International
Pregnancy Related, Doula Care
Labor and Delivery Doula Program to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality in Kansas
The study was done to learn how doula-enhanced care provided to Black birthing people improved perceived communication and quality care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Doula Care, Black Maternal and Infant Health, Prenatal Care
- Trial name
- Doula (NCT07157059)
- Testing
- Doula Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Pregnancy
SmartMom: Teaching by Texting to Promote Health Behaviours in Pregnancy
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of SmartMom, a text messaging-based mobile health program for prenatal education.
- Trial name
- NCT05793944
- Testing
- SmartMom text messaging, Control text messaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,078 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Antenatal Health, Antenatal Care
Healthy Expectancy Through Routine Antenatal STI Screening
This study will evaluate whether routine screening and treatment for two common sexually transmitted infections, chlamydia and gonorrhoea, during pregnancy can reduce preterm birth and other poor birth outcomes in Botswana, and…
- Conditions
- Antenatal Health, Antenatal Care, STI, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- HERA (NCT07458802)
- Testing
- Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening
- Where
- Botswana
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adriane Wynn
Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy Related
PRAMS: Peer-support To Reduce Antenatal Maternal Smoking
The goal of this feasibility is test the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial of the use of an online peer support group to promote smoking cessation and enhance sustained abstinence for women who smoke in pregnancy.
- Trial name
- PRAMS (NCT06595199)
- Testing
- Online peer support
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Adolescent Pregnancy
Effectiveness of a Digital Health Coaching on Pregnancy Outcome
Adolescent pregnancy can present health challenges for both mothers and their babies. Pregnant adolescents who are experiencing their first pregnancy may need additional support to develop healthy practices, manage…
- Trial name
- Coaching (NCT07865273)
- Testing
- Digital Health Coaching Self-Management Program
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care-seeking Through a Video-informed Training Session During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a video-informed training session on maternal and newborn health care seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, Pregnancy, Postpartum Care
- Trial name
- Taabo T3 (NCT07819201)
- Testing
- Information video and planning session
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Antenatal Care and Delivery
Increasing Women's Access to Skilled Pregnancy Care to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Nigeria
Background: Nigeria has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths in the world. The country contributes 14% of all maternal deaths worldwide, second only to India.
- Trial name
- NCT02643953
- Testing
- Incentives, Community
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Breastfeeding, Intention
Prenatal Interventions to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding through age 6 months is the optimal infant feeding method due to lifesaving benefits for children and mothers (AAP, others).
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Intention, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03107715
- Testing
- Breastfeeding Champion, Positive Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Lydia Furman
Pregnancy, Prenatal Care
Home Visits in Pregnancy and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
Abstract Background: Prenatal home visits allow early risk detection and comprehensive care in the pregnant woman's own environment.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Home Visits
- Trial name
- NCT07061795
- Testing
- healthy living behaviors
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- serpil toker
Maternal Health, Pregnancy Outcomes
Antenatal and Postnatal Care Research Collective - Household Survey (ARCH)
The overarching goal of the ARCH Survey is to establish a prospective longitudinal pregnancy surveillance study in Lusaka, Zambia, to precisely characterize the pregnancy rate and outcomes of women of reproductive age prior to…
- Trial name
- ARCH (NCT05154331)
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 5,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Perinatal Population Health
Enhancing Perinatal Population Health Through Community Care Hubs
Enhancing Perinatal Population Health through Community Care Hubs (CARE) is designed to test system level, organizational level, and workforce level strategies that may activate individual, community health worker (CHW), CHW…
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT07869212)
- Testing
- Integrated Data Systems, Learning Collaborative, Resiliency Skill Building
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress
Roo Study on Mom and Baby Well-Being
This study employs a randomized controlled trial of an established intervention, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for pregnancy, to examine effects on various aspects of maternal psychological stress during…
- Conditions
- Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress, Infant Development, Functional Neuroimaging
- Trial name
- NCT03809598
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes
This study aims to examine the role of genetic and epigenetic factors, maternal nutrition, lifestyle, emotional health, and other environmental factors in pregnancy or postpartum period that can influence future maternal risk of…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetic Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- GUSTO (NCT01174875)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Perinatal Depression, Stress
Medicaid Enhanced Prenatal/Postnatal Services Using a Nurse-Community Health Worker Team
Our objective was to test whether there were advantages to Nurse-CHW team home visiting designed to combine the strengths of both visitors, with a focus on maternal stress and mental health, when compared with standard of…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Stress, Prenatal Health Risk Behaviors, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT00536159
- Testing
- Medicaid Maternal and Infant Support Services, Nurse-CHW team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 613 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
An Implementation Study of Interventions to Promote Safe Motherhood in Jimma Zone Ethiopia
Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among all countries in Africa and indeed worldwide, with a maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births in 2011 (UNFPA, 2012).
- Trial name
- NCT03299491
- Testing
- MWA intervention, IEC intervention
- Volunteers
- 3,784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa