Clinical trials: Birth Outcomes, Adverse
Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS
Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and New-born Outcomes (Philani Ndiphile)
This study aims to evaluate different screening strategies to decrease the burden of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among pregnant women, and reduce adverse birth outcomes.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS, Cost-effectiveness, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT04446611
- Testing
- First antenatal care + test-of-cure, First antenatal care + week 30-34 gestation (no test-of-cure)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities in the Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The objective of our study is to investigate the association of umbilical cord abnormalities with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The umbilical cord parameters that will be investigated as part of this study include the umbilical…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Stillbirth, Admission to Neonatal Unit
- Trial name
- ULOOP (NCT05901688)
- Testing
- Umbilical cord measurements & observations
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis
Maternal and Offspring Outcomes in Pregnant Women With Pre-existing ASCVD
A growing body of evidence supports associations between cardiovascular health and adverse pregnancy outcome and between adverse pregnancy outcome and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and builds on the well-established…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis, Pregnancy Complications, Adverse Cardiac Event
- Trial name
- CVD_OBS (NCT06406998)
- Testing
- Pre-existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 5,461,222 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Vaccine Adverse Reaction
Peri-conceptional or Pregnancy Exposure of Vaccination and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Uing data from a population based cohort in China, we will conduct retrospective cohort study to evaluate the risk of vaccine (e.g., HPV/influenza/rabies vaccine) administered during pregnancy (especially during first trimester)…
- Trial name
- NCT06180447
- Testing
- Hepatitis B vaccine, rabies vaccine, HPV vaccine, influenza vaccine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Xin
Birth Outcome, Adverse, Labor Long
How Long Can Labor Last? Person Centred Care During Labor to Increase Safety for Women and Newborn
"How long will my labor last" is a very common question for midwives who care for women during birth. To evaluate safe labor duration largely determines management and care during birth.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcome, Adverse, Labor Long, Labor Complication, Maternal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06420453
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor
The Biomarker Study
Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading contributor to perinatal morbidity and mortality. While patients with preterm labor (PTL) are at an increased risk for PTB, not all PTL patients will deliver preterm.
- Trial name
- NCT01148654
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,076 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Distress
Providing an Optimized and Empowered Pregnancy for You (POPPY) Aim 3: Randomized Controlled Trial
The PᵌOPPY study is designed to support the American Heart Association's mission to improve maternal/infant health outcomes and address inequities in maternal/infant health care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Distress, Adverse Birth Outcomes, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- P3OPPY (NCT06510075)
- Testing
- Digital Health intervention, Community Health Worker, Digital Health Intervention plus Community Health Worker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Natural Childbirth, Water Birth
Effectiveness and Safety in Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Water Birth.
Childbirth is a unique and non-transferable experience in the life of a woman, her partner and her family. It is a very intense process that requires accompaniment and, in the vast majority of cases, requires analgesic support in…
- Conditions
- Natural Childbirth, Water Birth, Neonatal Asphyxia, Outcome, Adverse Birth
- Trial name
- NCT06429111
- Testing
- Epidural analgesia, Immersion water
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 642 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
Twin; Pregnancy, Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Birth Weight-discordance in Twins Pregnancy: a Multicenter Retrospective Study
The rate of twin pregnancies in China has increased by 50 percent over the past decade and now stands at about 3 percent. This is significantly higher than the European and American countries.
- Trial name
- NCT05674214
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 13,440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Obesity, Maternal, Weight Gain, Maternal
The Difference of Weight Gain Tendencies and Obesity During Pregnancy
Background: Excess weight and obesity are a global pandemic, particularly among women of childbearing age. Pre-pregnancy obesity is linked to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, including preterm birth, macrosomia…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Maternal, Weight Gain, Maternal, Birth Weight, Birth Outcome, Adverse
- Trial name
- NCT06540014
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Sudden Unexplained Infant Death, Apnea of Newborn
Advanced Wireless Sensors for Neonatal Care in the Delivery Room
The goals of this observational study is to assess whether a new advanced wireless skin sensor vital sign monitoring system can effectively monitor the vital signs of healthy newborn infants (≥ 35 weeks gestational age).
- Conditions
- Sudden Unexplained Infant Death, Apnea of Newborn, Newborn Morbidity, Newborn Asphyxia
- Trial name
- AWARD (NCT06693817)
- Testing
- Wireless skin sensors vital sign monitoring system, Wired vital sign monitoring system
- Where
- 5 sites in Brazil, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guilherme Sant'Anna, MD
Maternal Complications, Pregnancy Complication
Pregnancy Surveillance Program of Patients Exposed to Epidiolex/Epidyolex During Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pregnancy-related health outcomes in participants who are exposed to Epidiolex/Epidyolex during pregnancy and their infant up to 12 months of life.
- Conditions
- Maternal Complications, Pregnancy Complication, Birth Outcomes, Adverse, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT06113237
- Testing
- Epidiolex
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Environmental Exposure, Fertility
JiGenerations Health Cohort Study：Parental Exposure and Intergenerational Health in China
The growing recognition of maternal health's impact on offspring necessitates large-scale prospective cohort studies spanning the maternal-child life cycle.
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Fertility, Health Problems in Pregnancy, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT07514377
- Testing
- N/A (Observational Study)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Institute for Family Planning, China
Maternal Health, Child Health
Boston Birth Cohort Study
Early life exposures may lead to adverse effects on health in later life. The Boston birth Cohort study is designed to study a broad array of early life factors and their effects on maternal and child health outcomes across the…
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Child Health, Pregnancy Complications, Birth Outcome, Adverse
- Trial name
- NCT03228875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Maternal Health, Infant Health
Using Advanced Data Systems to Improve Health in Early Life in Rural Nepal
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to study the effect of a mobile-phone based application used by pregnant women on maternal and newborn health indicators.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Infant Health, Institutional Delivery, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness
- Trial name
- CITH (NCT05697822)
- Testing
- Mobile Phone and Cloud-based Electronic Contact and Recording System
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amit Arjyal
Abortion, Spontaneous, Abortion, Habitual
RPL: Interval to Live Birth and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
This will be a retrospective observational cohort study utilizing the data from the British Columbia Perinatal Data Registry (BCPDR).
- Conditions
- Abortion, Spontaneous, Abortion, Habitual, Birth Intervals, Pregnancy Loss
- Trial name
- NCT04360564
- Testing
- Recurrent pregnancy loss
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delivery, Obstetric
Reduction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With a Smartphone Application in Ghana
The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Safe Delivery smartphone application by midwives can reduce excess blood loss from bleeding, and infant death during childbirth in Ghanaian women.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delivery, Obstetric, Stillbirth, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT02185625
- Testing
- Safe Delivery smartphone application
- Where
- 15 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,773 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Pregnancy, Malaria
L-ArGinine to pRevent advErse prEgnancy Outcomes (AGREE)
There are few safe, effective, and affordable interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes in low resource settings where the highest rates of poor birth outcomes occur.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Malaria, Nutrition, Placental Development
- Trial name
- AGREE (NCT05934318)
- Testing
- L-citrulline
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
The Labor and Delivery Teamwork Intervention Trial
A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted at 7 intervention and 8 control hospitals to evaluate the effect of teamwork training on the occurrence of adverse outcomes and processes of care in labor and delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT00381056
- Testing
- Labor and Delivery Team Coordination Course
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Labor and Delivery
A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management
A randomized clinical trial to assess whether elective induction of labor at 39 weeks of gestation compared with expectant management will improve outcomes.
- Trial name
- ARRIVE (NCT01990612)
- Testing
- Elective Induction of Labor
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,106 people
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center