Clinical trials: Maternal Health
Covid19, Pregnancy Related
Safety, Testing/Transmission, and Outcomes in Pregnancies With COVID-19
Pregnant women are a vulnerable and high-risk population, as COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk preterm birth, cesarean section, and maternal critical care.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Pregnancy Related, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- STOPCOVID19 (NCT04718220)
- Testing
- Antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 IgG, Testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Testing for SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 448 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation
Peer Support Intervention to Mitigate Social Isolation and Stigma of Adolescent Motherhood in Zimbabwe
A community-based peer support intervention for adolescent mothers aged 14-18 years in Harare, Zimbabwe was developed and tested in partnership with adolescent mothers, community health workers, and key community stakeholders.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Disorder, Social Isolation, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05213182
- Testing
- Young Women of Today
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Mother-Child Relations, Preterm Birth
The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study
This is the fourth birth cohort to be carried out in the city of Pelotas (Brazil) including more than 4 thousand children followed-up since the pre-natal period to study maternal-child health.
- Conditions
- Mother-Child Relations, Preterm Birth, Infant Development, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT03271723
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 4,275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Pelotas
Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders
Conflict Between Maternal Autonomy and Child Health in Substance-use
Qualitative project, comprising open-ended semi-structured interviews with healthcare workers, who provide antenatal care to substance-using women.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Amphetamine-Related Disorders, Inhalant Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT02797990
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Maternal Morbidity
Obesity: Cesarean Health by Incision Placement
Hypothesis: A Pfannenstiel cesarean skin incision placed under the pannus (should a pannus exist) will have a higher maternal morbidity composite rate than a Cohen cesarean skin incision placed above the pannus (should a pannus…
- Trial name
- O-CHIP (NCT02909582)
- Testing
- Cohen Incision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Child Development, Parenting
Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention
Maternal and early childhood home visits have been proposed as an effective strategy to improve the health and development of disadvantaged children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parenting, Infant Development, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- KECHI (NCT04749888)
- Testing
- Targeted nurse-led home visiting
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Infertility
St Mary's Assisted Reproductive Technology and Cardiometabolic Health: Modifiable Targets for Multimorbidity Prevention (START-HEALThY)
The main causes of death in women are conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD). Women who have difficulties getting pregnant (infertility) may be at increased risk, but the reasons for this…
- Conditions
- Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Cardiovascular Health
- Trial name
- START-HEALThY (NCT07173569)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Cesarean Delivery, Feeding Patterns
Postoperative Results of Early Versus On-demand Maternal Feeding After Cesarean Delivery
To compare early versus on demand maternal feeding after cesarean delivery regarding gastrointestinal complaints and patient's satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Delivery, Feeding Patterns, Patient Satisfaction, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT03349151
- Testing
- Early feeding, On- Demand feeding
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Pregnancy Related
Chamas for Change Validation
This team has shown that chamas can be tailored to increase the uptake of health services in pregnancy and infancy, sustain themselves beyond the period of funding and become integrated within a county's health strategy.
- Trial name
- NCT03187873
- Testing
- Chama cha MamaToto
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moi University
Maternal Health
Mobile Health Intervention (Support-moms) in Antenatal Care to Improve Maternal Health in Uganda
High maternal mortality is a major public health problem in many settings. Because of low antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth usage, Ugandan women and their children suffer from high maternal and perinatal mortality.
- Trial name
- Support-Moms (NCT05940831)
- Testing
- Support-Moms, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Childbirth, Iron Deficiency
Maternal Iron Deficiency and Childhood Health
The aim of this prospective observational cohort study is to study maternal iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and the use of iron supplements in pregnancy and their impact on the health of the offspring and pregnancy…
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Childbirth, Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy, Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- MATILDA (NCT06879080)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
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
Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gestational Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to examine whether treatment of pregnant Malawian women with repeated doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin antibiotics will prevent preterm deliveries and result in other health…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Preterm Birth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00131235
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment twice during pregnancy, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine at 4-week intervals, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine every 4 weeks + azithromycin twice
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Child Development, Child Behavior
Effects of Psychosocial Stimulation and Cash on Children's Development and Behaviour
Burden: In developing countries, an estimated 219 million children do not reach their maximum potentiality because of poverty and associated risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT03281980
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation (PS), Government Intervention (UCT+HE)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Sepsis, Pneumonia
Improved Accessibility of EmONC Services for Maternal and Newborn Health: a Community Based Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an integrated EmONC package (community mobilization, training of community-based health care providers and a maternal and neonatal health pack) reduce perinatal and neonatal…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Pneumonia, Omphalitis, Birth Asphyxia
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01751945)
- Testing
- EmONC package
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
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
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Diet Modification, Physical Activity
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Among Nepalese Mothers With Young Children (HARDIC Trial)
Nutritional transition toward a high-fat and high-energy diet, decreasing physical activity level, and poor knowledge about cardiovascular health contribute to a rising burden of cardiovascular disease in low-income countries…
- Conditions
- Diet Modification, Physical Activity, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
- Trial name
- NCT03639402
- Testing
- Health education classes
- Volunteers
- 1,276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
HIV, Disclosure
Maternal HIV Disclosure to School Children: RCT of Family-based Intervention
The purpose of this trial is to test whether, compared to the normal Standard of Care at primary health care clinics, a home-based counseling intervention ( the 'Amagugu' Counseling Intervention), will increase the number of…
- Trial name
- Amagugu (NCT01922882)
- Testing
- Amagugu Counseling Intervention
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu