Clinical trials: Birth Practices
Pregnancy
Cluster-randomized Trial Measuring Integration of Professional Midwives and Obstetric Nurses in Rural Clinics in Mexico
Rates and causes of maternal mortality in Mexico have dropped only slightly; thus, reaching the internationally established Millennium Development Milestones (MDM) is still a distant goal.
- Trial name
- NCT01477541
- Testing
- PM/ON integration
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Mental Health, Physical Health
Parental Well-being After Childbirth in Switzerland
Improving maternal and child health is a global priority, with increasing emphasis on ensuring women and their families not only survive but also thrive after childbirth.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Physical Health, Postpartum, Parents
- Trial name
- SOCRATES (NCT06886841)
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people
- Sponsor
- Laurent Gaucher
Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Analyzer of Human Milk: Applicability in Clinical Practice in Order to Achieve the Best Nutrition for Infants
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be…
- Trial name
- MISTU (NCT02971904)
- Testing
- human milk collection
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
Maternal Death, Newborn Death
Impact of the Safe Childbirth Checklist in Luapula Province of Zambia Province of Zambia
This study would like to determine if the introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist and associated mentorship can improve the adherence of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) to the essential practices of childbirth delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT03263182
- Testing
- Introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist
- Where
- 4 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc.
Pain Management, Opioid Use
Understanding the Postpartum Pain Experience in Women of Minority Race/Ethnicity
This study will evaluate women's experiences with pain management and perceived attitudes regarding opioid use for postpartum pain management and examine differences by race/ ethnicity.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Opioid Use, Postpartum Health, Cesarean Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT04601246
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Premature, Nutrition Disorders
Comparison of the Effects of Oral Stimulation and Non-nutritive Sucking Practices
This study, it was aimed to compare the effects of oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking practices on the transition to full oral feeding in babies with a gestational age of 26-32 weeks.
- Conditions
- Premature, Nutrition Disorders, Sucking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05249179
- Testing
- Pacifier, Oral stimulation
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Dental Anxiety, Pain Management
Impact of Local Anesthesia Techniques on Children's Dental Treatment Experience
compare the effectiveness of several local anesthetic delivery systems in managing pain, anxiety, behavior, and vital signs among pediatric dental patients.
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Pain Management, Pediatric Dentistry
- Trial name
- NCT07106138
- Testing
- Conventional syringe injection, Star Pen, Comfort-In
- Where
- Syria
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Latakia University
Encephalopathy, Birth Defect
Clinical Utility of Pediatric Whole Exome Sequencing
The investigator aims to examine the clinical utility of WES, including assessment of a variety of clinical outcomes in undiagnosed pediatric cases.
- Conditions
- Encephalopathy, Birth Defect, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Congenital Anomaly
- Trial name
- NCT03525431
- Testing
- Whole Exome Sequencing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Immunization, Vaccination
The STOP-HPV Trial 1: Communication Intervention
Most adolescents who receive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are vaccinated in pediatric practices, yet missed opportunities (MOs) for HPV vaccination occur often and lead to low HPV vaccination rates.
- Trial name
- STOP-HPV (NCT03599557)
- Testing
- STOP-HPV communication intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Fetus in Posterior or Transverse Position; Manual Rotation ; Obstetrics ; Delivery Room Practice
Evaluation of the Impact of Rotating Posterior and Transverse Presentations At 2 Hours of Full Dilation
During labor, 20% of fetuses present in a posterior or transverse position. Among them, 90% rotate spontaneously during labor. For the remaining 10%, maintaining a posterior or transverse position leads to longer labor, increased…
- Trial name
- NCT06886854
- Testing
- Mode of delivery
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Hepatitis B, Vaccination
Assessing the Reliability of Self-Reported Hepatitis B Vaccination Status in Outpatients: Evaluation of Individuals Born in France and Consulting at the CeGIDD in Saint-Denis.
This study aims to find out whether people accurately know their hepatitis B vaccination status. It focuses on individuals born in France who visit a sexual health clinic (CeGIDD) in Saint-Denis.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B, Vaccination, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Serologic Tests
- Trial name
- NCT06998992
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care
Improving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
Preventing the formation of blood clots in the veins so they do not injure leg veins or travel to the lungs, also called venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTE-P) is an essential component of safe in-patient care, yet it is…
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care, Quality Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT01304108
- Testing
- VTE-P Tollgate, BLAZE Pop up, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Disease, Delivery of Healthcare
Interprofessional Collaborative Communication in Acute Care Hospital Teams
Collaborative practice may improve patient outcomes in specific disease conditions and health care settings. The SCRIPT Programme is an intervention to implement informal, but structured, communication etiquette between members…
- Trial name
- SCRIPT (NCT00466297)
- Testing
- Face-to-face communication interactions
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Nutrition Intervention, Quality Improvement
Optimizing Early Nutrition Management of Extremely and/or Very Preterm Infants
A clinical quality improvement bundle on early nutrition supplementation is developed to improving the clinical outcomes (including growth, organ function, and neurodevelopment outcomes) of extremely and/or very preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Intervention, Quality Improvement, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- NCT07538999
- Testing
- A nutritional improving bundle for the intervention group, Routine nutritional strategies for the control group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Human-centered Design and Communities of Practice to Improve Home-based Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in Uganda
In a previous randomized control trial, the investigators identified gaps in the implementation of tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation at multiple levels of the service delivery cascade.
- Trial name
- HCD-CoP (NCT05640648)
- Testing
- User-Centered Implementation Strategy, Standard Implementation Strategy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 10,477 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Premature Birth, Premature Infant
Growing Little PEAPODS Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about how the food and nutrition babies receive while in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) influences their ability to gain weight and fat-free mass, and their future growth…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Premature Infant, Premature, Intrauterine Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT06226051
- Testing
- PEAPOD Infant Body Composition measuring device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cerebral Palsy, Prematurity
Best Practices Fo Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
In this research, the investigators are using an implementation science approach to enhance the uptake of a clinical practice guideline for earlier diagnosis of cerebral palsy (i.e.
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06537622)
- Testing
- Implementation group, Standard of care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Complication of Prematurity
Patterned Experience for Preterm Infants
The PEPI study is designed to provide a patterned feeding experience. By using a regularly occurring and necessary caregiving event, feeding, as the vehicle for the patterned experience, the intervention should be effective at…
- Trial name
- PEPI (NCT01577615)
- Testing
- Patterned Experience
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cerebral Palsy
The Changing Panorama in Risk Factors of Cerebral Palsy
The study will be carried of scanning the database of 296 individuals with cerebral palsy followed in the university pediatric rehabilitation clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT04716530
- Testing
- No intervention is associated with the study.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Neonatal Mortality
Ghana Newborn Home Visits Neonatal Mortality Trial
Introduction: Just under four million infants die each year before reaching one month of age; neonatal deaths now account for 38% of the 10.8 million deaths among children younger than 5 years of age.
- Trial name
- Newhints (NCT00623337)
- Testing
- Home visits
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine