Clinical trials: High Risk Pregnancies
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Premature Birth
Palivizumab for Prevention of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Russian Children
100 Russian children of 2 years of age and less in high-risk populations (preterm, and/or with heart and lung problems) will receive palivizumab (Synagis) 15 mg/kg intramuscularly as prophylaxis to severe respiratory syncytial…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Premature Birth, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Congenital Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01006629
- Testing
- palivizumab
- Where
- 19 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
End Stage Renal Disease
Treatment Modification to Reduce Symptom Burden in Hemodialysis
Many patients on hemodialysis experience high rates of symptom burden, such as pain, depression, anxiety and difficulty breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT01775800
- Testing
- Treatment modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- The Rogosin Institute
Postpartum Sepsis, Postpartum Endometritis
Antibiotic Prophlaxis for High-risk Laboring Women in Low Income Countries
This study, performed over a course of 3 years in 5 collaborating hospitals in Cameroon, Africa, will randomize 750 women in labor with prolonged rupture of membranes ≥ 8 hours or prolonged labor ≥ 18 hours to identical oral…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Sepsis, Postpartum Endometritis, Postpartum Fever
- Trial name
- NCT03248297
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Azithromycin and amoxicillin
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 756 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cancer
Cyproheptadine in Preventing Weight Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may prevent weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine is more effective than a placebo in preventing weight loss in young patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01132547
- Testing
- cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Reducing Teen Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an emergency department-based pregnancy prevention intervention targeting sexually active adolescent female emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Contraception
- Trial name
- ERICA (NCT03866811)
- Testing
- Dr. Erica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Infant,Premature, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
L-citrulline and Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that affects up to 35% of very low birth weight infants (VLBW < 1500 g).
- Conditions
- Infant,Premature, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT03542812
- Testing
- L-Citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Delivery Room Management Trial of Premature Infants at High Risk of Respiratory Distress Syndrome
The best mode of delivery room stabilization for premature infants at high risk for respiratory distress syndrome is unknown. The protocol evaluates the impact of three distinct methods of post-delivery stabilization and…
- Trial name
- NCT00244101
- Testing
- PS Group, NCPAP Group, ISX Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 648 people
- Sponsor
- Vermont Oxford Network
Stage III Kidney Wilms Tumor, Stage IV Kidney Wilms Tumor
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III or Stage IV Wilms' Tumor
This phase III trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy works in treating young patients with newly diagnosed stage III or stage IV Wilms' tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00379340
- Testing
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Conventional Surgery, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 227 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 395 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Leukemia
Prophylactic White Cell Transfusions Versus Therapeutic White Cell Transfusions in Patients With Leukemia
Patients with leukemia often have low white blood cell counts after chemotherapy, which puts them at greater risk for infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01204788
- Testing
- Prophylactic White Cell Transfusion, Therapeutic White Cell Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Preeclampsia, Obstetric Labor Complications
Pravastatin to Prevent Preeclampsia
This study is a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of 1,550 high-risk women to assess whether daily treatment with pravastatin administered early in pregnancy reduces the rate of a composite outcome of preeclampsia…
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Obstetric Labor Complications, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- Pravastatin (NCT03944512)
- Testing
- Pravastatin
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Encephalomalacia
Randomized Trial of Hydrocortisone in Very Preterm High-Risk Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of very preterm infants at high-risk for lung and brain injury with low dose hydrocortisone results in improved pulmonary and neurologic outcomes.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Encephalomalacia, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT00167544
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Obstetric Anesthesia Problems, High-Risk Pregnancy
Effect of Intra-abdominal Pressure to the Level of the Sensory Block at Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia
It is known that an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) causes a decrease in the volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the lumbar and lower thoracic region, which may contribute to the development of more high spinal block.
- Trial name
- IAPSB (NCT02237092)
- Testing
- Measurement of IAP
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tver Regional Perinatal Center
Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic (ALL), Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute(AML)
Mismatched Family Member Donor Transplantation for Children and Young Adults With High Risk Hematological Malignancies
Blood and marrow stem cell transplant has improved the outcome for patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. However, most patients do not have an appropriate HLA (immune type) matched sibling donor available and/or are…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic (ALL), Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute(AML), Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic(CML), Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
- Trial name
- NCT00566696
- Testing
- CliniMACS, Stem cell transplantation, Fludarabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Childhood Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Patients With High-Risk Kidney Tumors
This phase II trial is studying how well combination chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or surgery work in treating patients with high-risk kidney tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney, Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00335556
- Testing
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Irinotecan Hydrochloride, Conventional Surgery
- Where
- 187 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 291 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group