Clinical trials: Birth Outcomes, Adverse
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
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
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
Malaria in Pregnancy
Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua, Indonesia
Malaria in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal and neonatal death in Papua, Indonesia. A recent trial in Papua showed that monthly intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with the long-acting artemisinin-based combination…
- Trial name
- STOPMiP-2 (NCT05294406)
- Testing
- Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 2,128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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
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
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
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
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
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