Clinical trials: Maternal Care
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Mothers
Home Support for Mothers Whose Premature Infants
Premature births are a challenging process for parents in many ways. Especially after the treatment and care in the hospital, they are concerned about whether they will be able to provide adequate care for their baby at home.
- Trial name
- NCT04741672
- Testing
- Providing guidance after discharge routine procedure and calling one week after discharge., Discharge routine procedure.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Treponema Pallidum Infection, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection
Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Point-of-care STI Testing
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if point-of-care tests (POCTs) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) improve the timely treatment of syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas in pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Treponema Pallidum Infection, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Neisseria Gonorrheae Infection, Trichomonas Vaginalis Vaginitis
- Trial name
- MATCH-POINT (NCT07290439)
- Testing
- Point-of-care STI tests, Standard of care STI testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
RESPECT-PLUS: Services for Infants With Prenatal Opiate Exposure
The impact of parental opioid use disorder and other substance use exposure on child welfare and the healthcare system is undeniable.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Child Development, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- RESPECT-Plus (NCT02334111)
- Testing
- RESPECT-Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Prematurity, Mechanical Ventilation
Circadian Feeding and Reciprocal Scent Intervention in NICU
Objective: This study evaluated the effects of circadian-aligned feeding and reciprocal scent intervention on premature infants receiving mechanical ventilation and on postpartum depression levels in their mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT07622459
- Testing
- Reciprocal Scent Intervention, Circadian-Aligned Feeding, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Maternal Behavior
Evaluation of Prototype Solutions for Optimizing Maternal Health Behaviors
This study is a three-year implementation research project that aims to develop and test the effectiveness and acceptability of interventions to promote three outcomes: institutional delivery, antenatal care, and iron-folic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT05907720
- Testing
- Human-centered design prototype solutions for vulnerable pregnant women
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Infant, Premature, Kangaroo Mother Care
Effect of Developmental Care on Comfort, Growth, and Oral Feeding Transition in Preterm Infants
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of kangaroo care combined with maternal voice and fetal positioning on the comfort, growth, and transition to full oral feeding in preterm infants aged 30 to 34 weeks…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Kangaroo Mother Care, Comfort, Feeding
- Trial name
- KCareInfant (NCT07045402)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care + Maternal Voice + Fetal Position Group, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
Adherence, Pregnancy
Evaluation of an Intervention for Optimizing Pregnant Women's Adherence to Maternal Multiple Micronutrients Supplements
In collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Bauchi State, Nutrition International (NI) conducted a three-year implementation research study to assess whether adherence solutions - developed through a…
- Trial name
- NCT07644780
- Testing
- Implementation Approaches
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nutrition International
Premature, Premature Birth
Parental Participation on the Neonatal Ward - the neoPARTNER Study
Objective: To investigate the effect of FCR as part of the FICare principles during hospital stay, on parental stress at discharge in parents of preterm or ill infants admitted to the neonatal ward for >7 days as compared to…
- Conditions
- Premature, Premature Birth, Prematurity, Perinatal Problems
- Trial name
- neoPARTNER (NCT05343403)
- Testing
- Family Integrated Care
- Where
- 10 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 613 people
- Sponsor
- Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Income, Infant, Newborn
Integrating Systems and Basic Income: Improving Outcomes for Families of Young Children
Early childhood is a critical period, laying the foundation for future growth and deveopment. This foundational period has an outsized effect, impacting health, well-being and achievement across one's lifespan. The U.S.
- Conditions
- Income, Infant, Newborn, Mothers, Poverty
- Trial name
- NCT07261254
- Testing
- Community Health Worker, Community Health Worker + Guaranteed Basic Income
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Contraceptive Usage
Increase First-time Mothers' Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Bangladesh: The Connect Project
While a growing body of programs have shown promise to increase uptake of contraception among FTMs, difficulties remain in scaling beyond small pilot areas and institutionalizing within existing systems.
- Trial name
- Connect BD (NCT06666036)
- Testing
- Connect
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Baby Care
Self-efficacy Scale for Mothers of Premature Babies
The aim of this study is to develop a scale to determine the self-efficacy of mothers of premature infants in individualized developmental care practices. This study consists of two stages.
- Trial name
- NCT05869019
- Testing
- education
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Maternal Health, Pregnancy Outcomes
Antenatal and Postnatal Care Research Collective - Household Survey (ARCH)
The overarching goal of the ARCH Survey is to establish a prospective longitudinal pregnancy surveillance study in Lusaka, Zambia, to precisely characterize the pregnancy rate and outcomes of women of reproductive age prior to…
- Trial name
- ARCH (NCT05154331)
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 5,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Perinatal Depression
Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of an Online Self-help Intervention and a Face-to-face Intervention Versus Usual Care in Mothers at Moderate Risk for Perinatal Depression
The perinatal period (pregnancy and the first postnatal year) (O'Hara \& Wisner, 2014) involves important changes and considerable challenges for parents (Milgrom \& Gemmill, 2015).
- Trial name
- MaMHI (NCT07027761)
- Testing
- Online self-help, Maternal Mental Health Intervention (MaMHI), Usual Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Contraception, Maternal Care Patterns
Maternity Care and Contraception
This is a multicenter observational study of implementation of postpartum contraceptive counseling and provision into the maternity care setting in Colombia, South America.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Maternal Care Patterns, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- COMSE (NCT03389958)
- Testing
- Counseling and provision of contraception
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Episiotomy, Pregnancy
Improving Perinatal Care in Latin America
Many obstetrical interventions used in Latin America, as in other parts of the world, have been shown to be ineffective or harmful, while effective interventions remain underutilized.
- Trial name
- NCT00070720
- Testing
- Opinion Leaders, Academic Detailing, Reminders, and Feedback
- Where
- Uruguay
- Volunteers
- 21,780 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
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
Preg Complications: Hemorrhagic, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Maternal & Infant Morbidity and Mortality
The purpose of this project is to evaluate maternal and infant outcomes based on race at UVA hospital. Health inequities are influenced by a combination of Social, Political, and Clinical determinants of health.
- Conditions
- Preg Complications: Hemorrhagic, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Preg Complications: Hemorrhagic Intervillous of Placenta, Preg Complications: Bleeding From Female Genital Tract
- Trial name
- NCT06145568
- Testing
- Pregnant Women
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Childhood Obesity
The Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program: a Nutrition Education Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program (HLPP) in preventing infant and childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- HLPP (NCT01649115)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles Passport
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
Premature Birth
Feeding and Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk
Premature infants are at high risk of suboptimal health and development. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the impact of a developmentally based intervention, H-HOPE (Hospital-home transition: optimizing prematures'…
- Trial name
- H-HOPE (NCT02041923)
- Testing
- H-HOPE, Attention Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago