Clinical trials: Perinatal Care
HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS
Evaluating the Feasibility of Point of Care Birth Testing in Eswatini
This study aims to assess the feasibility and utility of birth testing using point-of-care (POC) testing in maternity settings in Eswatini.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Pediatric HIV Infection, Transmission, Perinatal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04206878
- Testing
- Point-of-care birth test
- Where
- Eswatini
- Volunteers
- 3,316 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Perinatal Asphyxia
Optimization of Routine Obstetric and Neonatal Care in the Management of Severe Perinatal Asphyxia in Term or Near-term Newborns: Analysis of Sub-optimal Care
The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze suboptimal perinatal (obstetric-pediatric) care in the occurrence and management of severe perinatal asphyxia or death of the newborn at or near term.
- Trial name
- OptiNeoCare (NCT06322732)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Perinatal Hypoxia
Serum Erythropoietin Level in Perinatal Asphyxia
This study is to evaluate brain and kidney injuries in full-term neonates with perinatal asphyxia by detecting specific biomarker in blood (Erythropoietin).
- Trial name
- NCT05018364
- Testing
- Serum erythropoietin level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death
CHV-NEO: Community-based Digital Communication to Support Neonatal Health
Neonatal mortality (defined as death in the first 28 days of life) remains unacceptably high in sub-Sarahan Africa. The concentrated risk of neonatal illness in the first weeks of life and its potential to rapidly deteriorate…
- Trial name
- NCT05187897
- Testing
- CHV-NEO
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cerebral Palsy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Early Virtual Intervention for Infants With CP Following HIE Diagnosis
This will be a five year study that will be a prospective, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) to assess the effect of a virtual early intervention care delivery model in the provision of therapy to enhance the neurodevelopmental…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Brain Injuries, Perinatal Hypoxia
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT04913324)
- Testing
- Virtual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Maternal Care Patterns, Nutrition, Healthy
The 1000 First Day of Life : Effect of Multi Micronutrients Supplementation on Pregnancy Outcomes
To monitor the effects of multi micronutrients supplementations during pregnancy towards pregnancy outcomes
- Conditions
- Maternal Care Patterns, Nutrition, Healthy, Nutritional Deficiency, Maternal-Fetal Relations
- Trial name
- NCT06035315
- Testing
- Multiple Micronutrients during pregnancy
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Perinatal Care
Effects of Hydrotherapy in Pain and Quality of Sleep's Cycles in Preterm Newborn on Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Researchers suggest that the protection of the cycles of sleep is essential for neurodevelopment, learning, memory and preservation of brain plasticity to the individual's life.
- Trial name
- hydrotherapy (NCT00785837)
- Testing
- Aquatic Physical Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Obstetric and Perinatal Complications, Postpartum Hemorrhage
A Skills and Drills Intervention for Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care at First Referral Units of North Karnataka
To evaluate the effectiveness of a First Referral Unit (FRU) Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) skills and drills intervention, to estimate the appropriateness and effectiveness of referrals in intervention arm compared…
- Conditions
- Obstetric and Perinatal Complications, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, Obstructed/Prolonged Labor
- Trial name
- NCT01865656
- Testing
- Skills training, Emergency obstetric drills, Revised Case Sheets
- Volunteers
- 15,018 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Persons With Psychiatric Disorders
Perinatal Peer Support for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) are at high risk of exacerbation of mental illness in pregnancy and postpartum, with consequences including poor pregnancy outcomes, decreased functioning, and impaired child…
- Trial name
- NCT07362576
- Testing
- Perinatal peer support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
¨Maternal Morbidity¨, ¨Perinatal Mortality¨
A Study to Measure the Effectiveness of an Intervention Package Aiming to Decrease Perinatal Mortality and Increase Institution-based Obstetric Care Among Indigenous Populations in Guatemala
A matched pair cluster-randomized trial of this intervention package will be conducted in four rural and indigenous districts (Huehuetenango, Quiche, Alta Verapaz and San Marcos) of the Republic of Guatemala, using the health…
- Trial name
- NCT01653626
- Testing
- package of 3 interventions
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Juan de Dios Guatemala
Pre-Eclampsia, Premature Birth
PREPARE, Prematurity Reduction by Pre-eclampsia Care
Investigators will test a novel system of integrated care, to promote the use of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Guidelines for the management of pre-eclampsia and initiate the use of a structured risk assessment strategy to reduce…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT03073317)
- Testing
- FullPIERS and sFlit/PLGF (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1-to-Placental Growth Factor Ratio)
- Where
- 8 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Fernandes Figueira
Morbidity;Perinatal
Enriched Holistic Care to Eradicate Disparities in Maternal Morbidity
The goal of this randomized controlled intervention trial is to evaluate an integrated, interdisciplinary, multi-level maternity care home model (MCHM) aimed at reducing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) among a group of Black…
- Trial name
- ENHANCED (NCT06245057)
- Testing
- Maternity care home model (MCHM)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pregnancy, Premature Birth
Use of the Perinatal Database and Biologic Tissue Bank at The Perinatology Research Branch (PRB)
The purpose of this application is to request permission to use a bank of biological specimens and clinical information collected by the investigators prior to their joining the intramural program.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Prenatal Care, Preterm Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT00340249
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,964 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Emergency Maternity Care, Health Inequalities in Maternity Care Access
Disparities In Access to the Northwest Ambulance Service During Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum Period and Its Association With Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes
This study is the first in the United Kingdom (UK) to look at how women and families from different backgrounds use ambulance services during the 'perinatal period' - through pregnancy, birth, and shortly after having a baby.
- Conditions
- Emergency Maternity Care, Health Inequalities in Maternity Care Access, Disparities in Access to Maternity Care, Deprivation
- Trial name
- DIAAS (NCT07049263)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Pregnancy, High-Risk Pregnancy
UCLA Perinatal Biospecimen Repository
The purpose of this investigator-initiated prospective observational cohort study is to establish the new UCLA Perinatal Biospecimen Repository (Perinatal Repository) for collection, storage, and distribution of the human data…
- Trial name
- NCT05035160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD
Pregnancy Related
Elective Induction of Labour at Thirty Nine Weeks: a Prospective Observational Study
Adverse events are considered to increase in pregnancies extending beyond 39 weeks. For multiparous patients, especially those with a favourable cervix, it is perhaps easy to justify an elective induction at 39 weeks given the…
- Trial name
- EIOL39 (NCT04597528)
- Testing
- Elective Induction
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
HIV/AIDS, Infant Morbidity
Impact of Point-of-Care EID for HIV-Exposed Infants
This mixed methods study will utilize a randomized step-wedge design to assess the impact of point-of-care (POC) versus conventional early infant diagnosis (EID) on key outcomes including timely return of results to caregivers…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Infant Morbidity, Pediatric HIV Infection, Transmission, Perinatal Infection
- Trial name
- POC-EID (NCT03824067)
- Testing
- Point of Care Early Infant Diagnosis, Standard of Care Early Infant Diagnosis
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 9,539 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Obstetric Labor Complications, Stillbirth
The PartoMa Project: For Improving Monitoring, Action and Triage During Labour
OVERALL OBJECTIVE In an East African referral hospital, to develop and analyze the effect of locally agreed and achievable guidelines and a continual in-house training program for strengthening partogram-based…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Stillbirth, Maternal Death
- Trial name
- PartoMa (NCT02318420)
- Testing
- The PartoMa intervention
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 3,087 people
- Sponsor
- Ib Christian Bygbjerg
Pregnancy Complications, Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
Food Provision in Prenatal Care
The overarching research question is: "Does the provision of healthy food during pregnancy reduce the proportion of women who experience excessive gestational weight gain compared with standard of care (SoC)?" To answer this…
- Trial name
- FPPC (NCT06711627)
- Testing
- Standard of Care (SoC), Food Provision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Intensive Care, Neonatal, Perinatal Death
Optimal Time Intervals for Vaginal Breech Births: A Multi-Site Case-Control Study
This study uses a case-control design to test the hypotheses that avoidable delay in late second stage and premature cord clamping are associated with admission to the neonatal unit and/or early perinatal death following vaginal…
- Trial name
- NCT05223140
- Testing
- Birth within 7 minutes of rumping, Premature cord clamping
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London