Clinical trials: Maternal Child Health
mHealth, PMTCT
Mobile Strategies for Women's and Children's Health: Optimizing Adherence and Efficacy of PMTCT/ART
The investigators are conducting a 3-arm randomized trial comparing the effects of unidirectional SMS (ie: "push" messaging to participant) vs. bidirectional SMS dialogue between participant and provider vs.
- Conditions
- mHealth, PMTCT, Adherence, Medication, SMS
- Trial name
- Mobile WAChx (NCT02400671)
- Testing
- SMS messaging
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Caregiver, Education
The Psychobiological Effects of Laughter Yoga: An Intervention Study
This study was conducted to determine the effect of Laughter Yoga-Based Mental Health Enhancement Training, applied to mothers of children with special needs, on the burden of care, positive mental health, perceived stress, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07314463
- Testing
- Laughter Yoga-Based Mental Health Strengthening Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Maternal Health
Impact Evaluation of Maternity Homes Access in Zambia
Objectives: The primary objective of this evaluation is to determine if well-constructed and well-resourced Maternity Waiting Homes are utilized by pregnant women living at distance from the health facility and are associated…
- Trial name
- MAHMAZ (NCT02620436)
- Testing
- Core Mother Shelter Model
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 4,798 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Zinc Deficiency, Mother and Child Malnutrition
Multi-Omic Profiling of a Zinc-Biofortified Maize Intervention in Guatemalan Mothers and Children
A trial evaluating the systemic and ecological impact of zinc-biofortified maize consumption on cellular zinc status, inflammatory biomarkers, and gut microbiota composition in a cohort of Guatemalan mothers and children.
- Trial name
- NCT07585318
- Testing
- F3 Biofortified Maize, Conventional Maize
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate
Systematic Pediatric Care for Oral Clefts - South America
Cleft lip and palate are a significant component of morbid human birth defects in the developing world. This study measures the impact of having a child born with a cleft lip on subsequent maternal/infant family health, and…
- Conditions
- Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Congenital Defects
- Trial name
- NCT00097149
- Testing
- Systematic pediatric care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 696 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Child Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
A Mother's Role in Delaying Onset of Sexual Activity in Her Children
The goal of this study is to enhance the mother's role in promoting avoidance of sexual risks and problem behaviors in 6- to 12-year-old children.
- Trial name
- NCT00060697
- Testing
- Adolescent sexual activity education for mothers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Mother-Child Relations, Substance Use
Optimizing Mental Health for Infants Exposed to Early Adversity: A Comparison of Breaking the Cycle and Maxxine Wright
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of the Breaking the Cycle (BTC) and Maxxine Wright (MW) programs in substance-involved mothers and their children.
- Trial name
- NCT05768815
- Testing
- Breaking the Cycle Program, Maxxine Wright Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression
Rosie the Chatbot: Leveraging Automated and Personalized Health Information Communication
Rosie the Chatbot is an educational chatbot that moms can have on their computers or cellphones and will work by moms typing in their questions about pregnancy, health, infant milestones, and other variety of health related…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression, Infant Development, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT06053515
- Testing
- Rosie the Chatbot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
In Utero Drug Exposure
Cardiometabolic Health of Children Exposed to Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) in Utero
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been recently linked to increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and its risk factor, hypertension, are very high in African…
- Trial name
- ARTMOMSBABES (NCT04763668)
- Testing
- Pregnant HIV positive women on ARTs, Babies born to HIV positive mothers on ARTs
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Sisulu University
Child Development, Mental Health Wellness 1
Home Visiting Programs to Improve Early Childhood Development and Maternal Mental Health
This study evaluates the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of two platforms for delivering home visiting programs in the poor urban setting of Sao Paulo's western region: a program delivered by a newly trained cadre of Child…
- Trial name
- NCT02704000
- Testing
- Home visiting program (Jamaica curriculum)
- Volunteers
- 826 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Child Development, Depression
Effectiveness of Parenting Programs on Child Development and Maternal Well-being in Rural Uganda
The purpose of the current study involves the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting program to target maternal well-being and child health, growth and development in Lira, Uganda.
- Trial name
- NCT01906606
- Testing
- Parenting Program
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Suspected, Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Confirmed
Durham Connects RCT Evaluation II
The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to conduct a second, independent evaluation the implementation and impact of the Durham Connects (DC) brief universal nurse home-visiting program to prevent child maltreatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01843036
- Testing
- Durham Connects
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,650 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Dietary Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices
Evaluation Nutrition Education Intervention on Pulse and Cereal Mix for Complementary Food in Southern Ethiopia
The overall purpose of the study is to evaluate nutrition education interventions to promote pulse incorporated complementary food to the wider rural community through the government system to improve maternal knowledge, attitude…
- Conditions
- Dietary Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT02638571
- Testing
- enhanced education on pulse use in complementary foods
- Volunteers
- 772 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Weight Gain, Maternal; Diabetes Mellitus, Affecting Fetus
Tongji Maternal and Child Health Cohort
This is a population-based study to obtain data for the evaluation of current used recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy released by IOM (2007) and investigate the association between maternal diet and the health…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Maternal; Diabetes Mellitus, Affecting Fetus, Diet Habit, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- TMCHC (NCT03099837)
- Volunteers
- 8,649 people
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Obesity, Weight Gain
Diet, Physical Activity and Breastfeeding Intervention on Maternal Nutrition, Offspring Growth and Development
NCDs are observed mostly in adults, however there is strong evidence that suggests NCDs origin early in life, thus the first 1000 days of life (conception to age 2yrs).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Gain, Metabolic Diseases, Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT01916603
- Testing
- Normative Intervention
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Improving Young Child Nutrition
Integrated Education Intervention to Improve Infant and Young Child Nutrition and Growth in Ghana
In Ghana the level of malnutrition is high among children below five years of age, particularly in rural areas. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of an education intervention aimed at addressing poor…
- Trial name
- NCT01612442
- Testing
- nutrition and agricultural education, nutrition education
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 367 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Parenting
Effectiveness of an Online Psychological Support Program for Mothers of Children With Autism
The aim of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of an online psychological support program for mothers of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Parenting, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT07757295
- Testing
- Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Parent Support Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Sabri Hergüner
Pregnant Women, Children
JiAngSu Maternal and INfant HEalth Database
With the implementation of China's universal two-child policy and a notable rise in adverse pregnancy outcomes, leveraging electronic health records (EHR) has become crucial for enhancing maternal health.
- Trial name
- JASMINE (NCT06641479)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,570,360 people
- Sponsor
- Yang Zhao
Overweight, Obese
Post-delivery Maternal-offspring Obesity and Metabolic Risk After a Prepregnancy Weight-loss Intervention
The goal of PrepareD is to examine whether the prepregnancy weight-loss intervention administered during the Prepare trial [NCT02346162] has an influence in the postnatal period.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Metabolic Disorders, Postpartum
- Trial name
- PrepareD (NCT06067126)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente