Clinical trials: Postpartum
Pregnancy Related, Burnout, Professional
The 4th Trimester Initiative: The Impact of Parental Support on Pregnant Trainee Wellbeing
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the impact of a parental support package for new trainee mothers which focuses on mentorship, lactation, and sleep, and access to perinatal care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Burnout, Professional, Wellness, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06014892
- Testing
- Snoo smart bassinet, Willow wearable breast pump, Maven Clinic on-demand perinatal consultation
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pregnancy, Post Partum
Deconstructing Maternal Burdens: Doulas and the Community Unite for Health
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing two models of doula support for pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid: an enhanced doula support model, in which support starts earlier in pregnancy, occurs more…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Post Partum, Doula Care, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
- Trial name
- UNITE (NCT07799805)
- Testing
- Doula, Standard (non-enhanced) Medicaid doula support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 516 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Perinatal Mental Health, Gestational Weight Gain
Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood
Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood (HAP3) The HAP3 study is evaluating a new digital support program for pregnant women and their partners.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mental Health, Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, Child Development
- Trial name
- HAP3 (NCT07837193)
- Testing
- HAP3 Family App
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Low Birth Weight, Kangaroo Mother Care
Admission to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Ward and Maternal Postpartum Depression
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if extended admission to the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) ward helps to prevent postpartum depression in mothers of low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting whose newborns were…
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight, Kangaroo Mother Care, Postpartum Depression, Neurodevelopmental Outcome
- Trial name
- KMC PPD (NCT06545760)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care (KMC) support for > 2 days, Kangaroo mother care (KMC) support for < 2 days
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,908 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care-seeking Through a Video-informed Training Session During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a video-informed training session on maternal and newborn health care seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, Pregnancy, Postpartum Care
- Trial name
- Taabo T3 (NCT07819201)
- Testing
- Information video and planning session
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Depression, Postpartum, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Brexanolone Lifting Outcomes Of Moms
The purpose of this research study is to test the study drug, LPCN 1154A, as a possible treatment for postpartum depression (PPD).
- Conditions
- Depression, Postpartum, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Post-partum Depression, Postnatal Depression
- Trial name
- BLOOM (NCT07822321)
- Testing
- LPCN 1154A
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Lipocine Inc.
High-risk Pregnancy, Hospitalization
LLM-Generated Medical Summaries During Hospitalization to Improve Patient Activation in High-Risk Pregnancies
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if AI-generated medical summaries help hospitalized pregnant participants better understand and actively participate in their own care.
- Conditions
- High-risk Pregnancy, Hospitalization, Patient Activation, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Trial name
- NCT07823517
- Testing
- LLM-Generated Medical Summaries
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Social Withdrawal of Childhood or Adolescence, Preterm Infant
The Effect of a Neonatologist's Standardized Guidance Intervention on Preterm Infants With Relational Withdrawal.
The objective of this project is to determine the effect of the verbal intervention on the decrease in sustained social withdrawal in late and moderately late preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03212547
- Testing
- Verbal Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Alemana de Santiago
Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm
Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) Study
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness study of two forms of enhanced prenatal care among 674 Medi-Cal eligible pregnant individuals in Fresno, California.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm, Prenatal Stress, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- EMBRACE (NCT04154423)
- Testing
- Glow! Group Prenatal Care, Individual Prenatal Care with CPSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight
Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women Veterans
Women Veterans are the fastest growing segment of VA users. This dramatic growth has created challenges for VA to ensure that appropriate services are available to meet women Veterans' needs, and that they will want and be able…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight, Obesity, Smoking
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT05050266)
- Testing
- EBQI, REP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension
Exploring the Effect of Discharge Education, Blood Pressure Cuffs, and Postpartum Bracelets to Improve Health Among Newly Diagnosed Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia Patients During the Postpartum Period.
This pilot, exploratory qualitative, descriptive study will examine whether standard postpartum discharge education, a free home blood pressure cuff, and an "At-Risk Postpartum" bracelet support self-management among postpartum…
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Postpartum
- Trial name
- NCT07807098
- Testing
- Education, Blood Pressure Cuff, and Visual Cue Bracelet
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Hermann Health System
Nurse Education, Nursing Students
The Effectiveness of Serious Game-Based Training for Nursing Students in Postpartum Haemorrhage Management
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the incremental effect of adding a web-based serious game to standard theoretical instruction on third-year nursing students' postpartum hemorrhage management knowledge, task-specific…
- Conditions
- Nurse Education, Nursing Students, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT07229573
- Testing
- Web-Based Serious Game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Cesarean Delivery, Postpartum Comfort
Post-cesarean Analgesia: Comparing Effectiveness of Staggered v. Simultaneous Therapies
Cesarean delivery is a commonly performed surgical procedure associated with worse postpartum pain when compared to vaginal birth. Uncontrolled postpartum pain is associated with increased neonatal and maternal risks.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Delivery, Postpartum Comfort, Postpartum Pain, Post-operative Pain
- Trial name
- PACESS (NCT07102641)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, NSAID (Ketorolac/Ibuprofen)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 825 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Breastfeeding
Mediterranean Diet on Postpartum Depression
Optimal maternal nutrition and mental well-being are important for successful breastfeeding and maternal and infant health. The objective of this randomized controlled study was to evaluate the effect of a Mediterranean diet…
- Trial name
- NCT07793864
- Testing
- Mediterranean diet, Standard nutrition information
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The Effects of a Caregiver-initiated Reading Intervention to Their Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a caregiver-initiated reading intervention to their infant, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on the caregiver-infant dyad, both during hospitalization and…
- Trial name
- NCT07789145
- Testing
- Reading Intervention
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Perinatal Depression
Early Detection of Perinatal Depression With Wearable Technology
The goal of this feasibility study is to learn whether wearable devices and self-report surveys can help researchers better understand changes in mood during pregnancy and after birth in young pregnant individuals with a history…
- Trial name
- BLUESMAPPED (NCT07784244)
- Testing
- Oura Ring (Photoplethysmography-based wearable ring), EmbracePlus Watch (Electrodermal activity wristband sensor)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women's College Hospital
Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension, Gestational Hypertension
Community Health Worker Support to Lower Blood Pressure After a Pregnancy With High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure during or after pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, eclampsia, or Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelet (HELLP) syndrome) raises a mother's risk of heart disease later in…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension, Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT07778966)
- Testing
- Alabama Womb to Heart Solution (AW2H) Community Health Worker (CHW) Program, Usual postpartum care with self-measured blood pressure education and home blood pressure monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postpartum Depression
Engage & Connect: A Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression
This randomized controlled trial compares a novel psychotherapy, Engage \& Connect, with a Symptom Review and Psychoeducation intervention, tailored to reduce postpartum depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05585164
- Testing
- Engage & Connect (E&C), Symptom Review and Psychoeducation (SRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Postpartum Complication, Health Care Seeking Behavior
Community Health Worker Assessment for Postpartum Health
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the CAREPATH intervention with standard of care on postpartum outcomes among up to 500 postpartum individuals.
- Trial name
- CAREPATH (NCT07572604)
- Testing
- CAREPATH, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Postpartum Depression
Preventing Postpartum Depression in Immigrant Latinas
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10-20% of women, with immigrant Latinas disproportionately affected. PPD prevention and treatment is limited among immigrant Latinas due to an array of structural and cultural factors…
- Trial name
- NCT05873569
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies Virtual Group Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University