Clinical trials: Postpartum Health
Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality
Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package
Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum \& neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through…
- Conditions
- Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT01389219
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Focus: Contraceptive Counseling, Focus: Postpartum Contraception
Investigating the Effect of a Prenatal Family Planning Counseling Intervention Led by Community Health Workers on Postpartum Contraceptive Use Among Women in the West Bank
The purpose of this study is to measure the difference in proportion of postpartum women using contraception after a Community Health Worker (CHW) family planning educational intervention compared to women who receive standard…
- Trial name
- NCT01854671
- Testing
- family planning counseling let by community health workers
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Gestational Diabetes, Preventive Care / Anticipatory Guidance
SWEET: Postpartum Navigation After GDM
This study is a pilot assessment of Sustaining Women's Engagement and Enabling Transitions after GDM (SWEET), a GDM-focused intervention that will apply barrier-reduction patient navigation strategies to improve health after a…
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Preventive Care / Anticipatory Guidance, Retention in Care, Postpartum Health
- Trial name
- SWEET (NCT04583839)
- Testing
- Patient Navigation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Post-Partum Haemorrhage
A Clinical Trial to Study the Effectiveness of a Care Bundle to Prevent Bleeding After a Woman Has Given Birth
Every six minutes a mother dies from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in low-resource countries, in the prime of her life and often leaving behind a young family.
- Trial name
- E-MOTIVE (NCT04341662)
- Testing
- E-MOTIVE intervention, Usual care
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya, Nigeria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 99,659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Prenatal Depression, Mental Health Related Quality of Life
Technology Supported Mindfulness for Prenatal Depression and Mental Health-related Quality of Life in a Resource-Limited Environment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a video-guided mindfulness intervention can improve prenatal depression symptoms, improve mental health-related quality of life, reduce the risk of maternal postpartum depression and…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Depression, Mental Health Related Quality of Life, Maternal Postpartum Depression, Paternal Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT07151781
- Testing
- Video-guided Mindfulness Exercise
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Bekelu Teka Worku
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pregnancy
RCT of Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage in India
Death rates for pregnant women in rural India are approximately forty-five times higher than in the United States. Bleeding after the birth of a child and underlying anemia are the primary causes of mothers' deaths and sickness…
- Trial name
- NCT00097123
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
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
Pregnancy, Postpartum Care
Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation-Strong Start
Adverse birth outcomes result in significant emotional and economic costs for families and communities. Research suggests that poor birth outcomes are influenced by a variety of social, psychological, behavioral, environmental…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Postpartum Care, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT02076204
- Testing
- Home visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,059 people
- Sponsor
- MDRC
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Mental Disorder
Integrated Mental Health Care for Pregnant Women With HIV in Kenya: The Tunawiri Study
This study seeks to improve mental health, pregnancy, and HIV outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV with common mental health disorders in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT06117163
- Testing
- Collaborative Care Model
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Maternal Anxiety
Effect of Spiritual-Based Clinical Hypnotherapy on Maternal Anxiety and Infant Weight Gain
This randomized controlled study evaluates whether spiritual-based clinical hypnotherapy can reduce anxiety among breastfeeding mothers and whether changes in maternal anxiety are associated with infant weight gain.
- Trial name
- SBCH (NCT07872618)
- Testing
- Spiritual-Based Clinical Hypnotherapy, Guided Spiritual Care
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Postpartum Family Planning
Impact Evaluation of a Targeted mHealth Intervention to Improve Uptake of Postpartum Contraception in Kenya
The goal of this study is to explore approaches to improve postpartum contraceptive counseling, information, and uptake through a collaboration between the Harvard Chan School, Rutgers School of Public Health, Jacaranda Health…
- Trial name
- NCT06266780
- Testing
- PROMPTS Enhanced Family Planning Counselling
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 4,190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacaranda Health
Postpartum Period
Involving Men in Maternity Care in Burkina Faso
The uptake of postpartum contraception, postpartum care attendance and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding are low in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT02309489
- Testing
- Partner involvement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Depression, Anxiety
Mental Health E-screening in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
To compare e-screening versus usual screening on: 1) women's and healthcare providers' views on feasibility and acceptability; 2) rates of detection of prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety; 3) perceived risk and benefit…
- Trial name
- NCT01899534
- Testing
- E-screening
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
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
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
Post Partum Depression
Sensing Technologies for Maternal Depression Treatment in Low-Resource Settings
In certain low- and middle- income country settings, there is a disproportionate level of untreated postpartum depression that presents both acute and long-term risks to a mother's well-being.
- Trial name
- StandStrong (NCT06253676)
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus (PM+)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Pregnancy, High Risk
Validation of a Non-invasive Hemoglobin Measurement Device in Pregnancy and Postpartum in Kenya, Pakistan, and Zambia
Accurate, precise, and comparable hemoglobin measurements is of great importance, both for clinical value in diagnosing anemia and ensuring pregnant women receive appropriate treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05656352
- Testing
- Masimo Total Hemoglobin SpHb® Continuous Non-invasive Hemoglobin Monitoring Device, Complete Blood Count
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Postpartum Depression
Effect of Home-Based Peer Support on Maternal-Infant Interaction and Postpartum Depression
The objective of this study is to examine the impact of a home-based peer support intervention for mothers affected by postpartum depression (PPD) and for their infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00298311
- Testing
- mci guidance peer support
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy
Development, Child, Postnatal Depression
Early Detection Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Children and Prevention of Postnatal Depression by Mobile Health App
The goal of this observational study is to confirm the impact of using this app adapted to be more specific for screening for 5 neurodevelopmental disorders and to evaluate the mothers' support program on the incidence of…
- Trial name
- NCT06301087
- Testing
- Web Application
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55,618 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weprom
Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Reducing Psychological Barriers to PrEP Persistence Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Cape Town, South Africa
Pregnant women in South Africa (SA) are at high risk of HIV acquisition. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use during pregnancy is both safe and effective in preventing HIV.
- Conditions
- Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Pregnancy Related, Medication Adherence
- Trial name
- NCT05624931
- Testing
- Brief CBT-Based Intervention, Enhanced Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus