Clinical trials: Intrauterine Fetal Death
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care: The EmONC Trial
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing access to and improving the quality of obstetric and neonatal care for pregnant women in study clusters.
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01073488)
- Testing
- Community Mobilization, HBLSS and facility improvement
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 267,181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Stillbirth
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Associated Stillbirths in a High Burden Setting
This is a descriptive study to determine the role of fetal GBS disease as a cause for stillbirths
- Trial name
- Stillborn (NCT02339077)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Labor Induction
A Randomized Trial of Two Regimens of Misoprostol for Second Trimester Termination for Intrauterine Fetal Death
Misoprostol (Cytotec®) is a synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog that has been marketed in the United States since 1988 as a gastric cytoprotective agent.
- Trial name
- NCT00141895
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Stillbirth, Perinatal Death
A Feasibility Randomised Control Trial to Evaluate Early Perinatal Bereavement Counselling for Parents Who Have Experienced a Perinatal Death
The goal of this feasibility randomised control trial is to determine if a trial to evaluate perinatal bereavement counselling for parents who have experienced a perinatal death is feasible.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Perinatal Death, Psychological, Grief
- Trial name
- PEARL-C (NCT07494760)
- Testing
- Bereavement Counselling, Usual bereavement care
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Stillbirth, Delivery Complication
The PartoMa Project: Enabling Best Post Possible Childbirth Care in Tanzania.
Introduction Childbirth care remains suboptimal in many low-resource settings, causing unacceptable maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Delivery Complication, Delivery Delayed, Apgar; 4-7 at 1 Minute
- Trial name
- NCT04685668
- Testing
- The PartoMa guidelines and training
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 65,181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
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
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan.
Vitamin D deficiency is wide spread in South Asian population and is contributing to burden of disease in this region including Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia, Stillbirths, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT01229189
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Stillbirth, Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Antenatal Detection of Fetal Growth Restriction and Stillbirths Rate.
The main objective is to assess the role of antenatal detection of fetal growth restriction (FGR) on stillbirth, by a case-control study in a population-based sample of small for gestational age (SGA) livebirths and stillbirths…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- REPERE (NCT01995968)
- Testing
- Antenatal identification of fetal growth restriction
- Where
- 21 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Misoprostol for Treatment of Fetal Death at 14-28 Weeks of Pregnancy
The purpose of the proposed study is to test - in a randomized, blinded trial - two different doses of the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol administered buccally as a treatment for fetal death at 14 - 28 weeks, inclusive, of…
- Trial name
- NCT00671060
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Intra Uterine Fetal Death
Misoprostol for Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination
The majority of second-trimester pregnancy termination performed in the United States are performed surgically by dilation and evacuation. The frequency of induction of abortion increases as gestational age advances.
- Trial name
- MIS (NCT02669420)
- Testing
- termination of second trimester pregnancy
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Intermittent Auscultation Using Handheld Doppler: a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Perinatal Outcomes in Uganda
A novel handheld Doppler has been developed which is rugged and is powered only by a hand crank. This study aims to test the use of this Doppler versus the Pinard horn to monitor the fetal heart rate in labour in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT02273037
- Testing
- Fetal heart rate Doppler, Partograph
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Stillbirth, Neonatal Respiratory Depression
Newborn Heart Rate as a Catalyst for Improved Survival
Heart rate (HR) is not routinely assessed during newborn resuscitations in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs). Many non-breathing newborns classified as fresh stillbirths have a heartbeat and are live born.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Neonatal Respiratory Depression, Neonatal Bradycardia, Neonatal Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT03799861
- Testing
- Epoch 2: HBB with NeoBeat, Epoch 3: HR-guided HBB
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 24,034 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Fetal Growth Retardation, Stillbirth
Prediction of Late Fetal Growth Restriction Using Cerebroplacental Ratio
To investigate the screening performance of CPR and biophysical profile score for the prediction of composite of adverse neonatal morbidity and mortality and operative delivery (CS or instrumental) for intrapartum fetal distress…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Stillbirth, Neonatal Respiratory Failure, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- NCT04640467
- Testing
- Biophsical profile, Cerebroplacental ratio
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Stillbirths and Infant Mortality
Oral Azithromycin to Prevent Stillbirths and Infant Mortality in Mali
The double blind randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of oral azithromycin administered to pregnant women and/or infants during routine care in preventing stillbirths and mortality through 6-12 months of age in…
- Trial name
- SANTE (NCT03909737)
- Testing
- Azithromycin to pregnant women, Azithromycin to infants, No intervention to pregnant women
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 99,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Pregnancy Complications
Measuring sVAP-1 as a Predictor of Pregnancy Problems
Pre-eclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder defined as high blood pressure and protein in the urine after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT04891315
- Testing
- Blood test for soluble VAP-1 (sVAP-1).
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Cytomegalovirus Congenital, Hearing Loss
Epidemiology of Congenital Cytomegalovirus in a High HIV Prevalence Setting, South Africa
The aim of this project is to determine the epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and incidence of subsequent permanent neurological sequelae in a high HIV prevalent setting in Soweto, Johannesburg.
- Conditions
- Cytomegalovirus Congenital, Hearing Loss, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Immunogenicity
- Trial name
- NCT03722615
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth
Group Antenatal/Postnatal Care in Rwanda
The focus of this work is to improve antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) at the health center level in five districts in Rwanda (Bugesera, Burera, Nyamasheke, Nyarugenge, and Rubavu).
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi Rwanda (NCT03154177)
- Testing
- Group ANC/PNC, Ultrasound+Pregnancy Testing
- Where
- 2 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 26,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor
Strengthening Facility-based Intrapartum/Immediate Newborn Care to Reduce Mortality of Preterm Infants in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combination of evidence-based strategies can improve intrapartum and newborn care in facilities to reduce mortality among preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi-KE-UG (NCT03112018)
- Testing
- data strengthening, modified Safe childbirth checklist - control, modified Safe childbirth checklist - enhanced
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 102,988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pre-eclampsia, Obesity
ESTEEM - Effect of Simple, Targeted Diet in Pregnant Women With Metabolic Risk Factors on Pregnancy Outcomes
Obesity is a growing problem in East London and every other woman who enters pregnancy is obese or overweight. In addition to obesity, other metabolic risk factors such as raised lipids, high blood pressure and diabetes increase…
- Conditions
- Pre-eclampsia, Obesity, Raised Lipids, High Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- ESTEEM (NCT02218931)
- Testing
- Targeted ESTEEM diet, Non-randomised cohort
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,442 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Stillbirth
Saving Babies' Lives Project Impact and Results Evaluation: a Mixed Methodology Study
The study is a multicentre evaluation of maternity care delivered through the Saving Babies' Lives care bundle using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
- Trial name
- SPiRE (NCT03231007)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 20 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,952 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester