Clinical trials: Pregnancy Prevention
Breast Cancer, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ
Pyridoxine in Preventing Hand-Foot Syndrome in Patients Who Are Receiving Liposomal Doxorubicin for Cancer
RATIONALE: Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) may prevent or lessen hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether pyridoxine is more effective than a placebo in preventing hand-foot syndrome.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ, Endometrial Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00245050
- Testing
- pyridoxine hydrochloride, doxorubicin HCL liposome
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH), Bleeding in the Brain
Indomethacin Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage/Intraventricular Hemorrhage (GMH/IVH) Prevention Trial
The purpose of this multicenter trial is to determine if indomethacin prevents bleeding in the brain of very low birth weight preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH), Bleeding in the Brain, Prematurity, Very Low Birth Weight Infants
- Trial name
- NCT00033917
- Testing
- indomethacin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Premature Birth
Palivizumab for Prevention of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Russian Children
100 Russian children of 2 years of age and less in high-risk populations (preterm, and/or with heart and lung problems) will receive palivizumab (Synagis) 15 mg/kg intramuscularly as prophylaxis to severe respiratory syncytial…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Premature Birth, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Congenital Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01006629
- Testing
- palivizumab
- Where
- 19 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Hearing Loss in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, or Other Malignancy
RATIONALE: Sodium thiosulfate may reduce or prevent hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for cancer. It is not yet known whether sodium thiosulfate is more effective than no additional treatment in preventing…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00716976
- Testing
- sodium thiosulfate, examination
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Mucositis, Graft-versus-host Disease
Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) in GVHD Prophylactic Regimen Compared to Tacrolimus and Methotrexate (MTX
A comparative trial where all patients will receive daily doses of tacrolimus (TAC) until day +60 when tapering will begin, in the absence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and discontinued by day +180.
- Trial name
- NCT00360685
- Testing
- Tac+MTX, TAC + MMF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Premature Birth
SURFAXIN® Treatment for Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants.
SURFAXIN® (lucinactant) treatment will be examined in very low birth weight infants to prevent development of chronic lung disease, commonly known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), in premature infants who have required…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Premature Birth, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT00215540
- Testing
- Lucinactant 175 mg/kg, Lucinactant 90 mg/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Windtree Therapeutics
Endometritis, Wound Infection
Study of Effectiveness and Safety of Azithromycin-based Extended-spectrum Prophylaxis to Prevent Post Cesarean Infection
The Cesarean Section Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis (C/SOAP) study is a large pragmatic multi-center randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness and safety of azithromycin-based extended-spectrum…
- Conditions
- Endometritis, Wound Infection, Abscess, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- C/SOAP (NCT01235546)
- Testing
- Azithromycin and standard of care
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,013 people
- Sponsor
- Alan Tita
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections
Testing Implementation Strategies to Improve Delivery of PrEP for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Kenya
This study tests strategies for improving PrEP implementation in maternal and child health clinics using an interrupted time series.
- Conditions
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- PrEPARE (NCT05482360)
- Testing
- PrEP Optimization Interventions
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Premature Birth
Group Antenatal Care: Effectiveness and Contextual Factors Linked to Implementation Success in Malawi
In this study, we test the effectiveness of an evidence-based model of group antenatal care by comparing it to individual (usual) antenatal care (Aim 1) across 7 antenatal clinics in Blantyre District, Malawi.
- Trial name
- NCT03673709
- Testing
- Antenatal Care
- Where
- 7 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,887 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Urinary Tract Infection, Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
Effects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Recurrent UTI in Children
Approximately, 3% of males and 8% of females will develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) during childhood, and most of these will be effectively treated by short-term antibiotic therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02357758
- Testing
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Malaria
Prevention of Malaria in HIV-uninfected Pregnant Women and Infants
This will be a double-blinded randomized controlled phase III trial of 782 HIV uninfected pregnant women and the children born to them.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-BC3 (NCT02793622)
- Testing
- Monthly Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) During Pregnancy, Monthly Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DP) During Pregnancy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 782 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Thromboembolism, Venous Thromboembolism
Retrospective Study of Patients Who Were Treated With Fondaparinux Pre-, Peri- and/or Postpartum for Prophylaxis or Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism
The objective of this retrospective study is to gather information about how fondaparinux is used pre-, peri- and/or postpartum for both the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in order to fill an…
- Trial name
- FondaPPP (NCT01004939)
- Testing
- fondaparinux
- Where
- 7 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
HIV, Pregnancy
Evaluating HITSystem 2.1 to Improve Viral Suppression in Kenya
The goal of this project is to rigorously evaluate the efficacy of HIV Infant Tracking System 2.1 (HITSystem, an eHealth intervention that uses short message service (SMS) texts to patients and algorithm-driven electronic alerts…
- Trial name
- NCT04571684
- Testing
- HITSystem 2.1
- Where
- 12 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,639 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Trial of Late Surfactant for Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this study is to determine if late doses of Infasurf surfactant given when patients are receiving inhaled nitric oxide will interact to improve surfactant function and increase survival without BPD in treated…
- Trial name
- TOLSURF (NCT01022580)
- Testing
- Infasurf surfactant (ONY, Inc.)
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people
- Sponsor
- Roberta Ballard
Ovarian Neoplasms
Caelyx in Ovarian Cancer: Prevention and Treatment of Infusion Reactions and Palmar-plantar Erythrodysesthesia (Study P04085)(COMPLETED)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Caelyx in women with advanced ovarian cancer, focusing on infusion reactions and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT00743431
- Testing
- Caelyx (Pegylated Lyposomal Doxorubicin)
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Preterm Delivery, Short Cervix
PREGNANT Short Cervix Trial
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the usefulness of progesterone vaginal gel in decreasing the preterm birth rate in a population of pregnant women with short cervical length and at high risk for preterm birth.
- Conditions
- Preterm Delivery, Short Cervix, Short Uterine Cervical Length
- Trial name
- NCT00615550
- Testing
- progesterone
- Where
- 49 sites in United States, Belarus and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Contraceptive Awareness and Reproductive Education
The long-term objectives of this research are to develop effective treatments to reduce unplanned pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) for a highly under-served at-risk youth population.
- Trial name
- NCT01627574
- Testing
- Motivational Intervention, Didactic Educational Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Short Cervical Length
A Trial of Pessary and Progesterone for Preterm Prevention in Twin Gestation With a Short Cervix
This protocol outlines a randomized trial of 630 women evaluating the use of micronized vaginal progesterone or pessary versus control (placebo) to prevent early preterm birth in women carrying twins and with a cervical length of…
- Trial name
- PROSPECT (NCT02518594)
- Testing
- Vaginal progesterone, Arabin Pessary
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,311 people
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Hypospadias
Antibiotic Use Following Distal and Mid-shaft Hypospadias Repair
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics following distal or mid-shaft hypospadias repair in influencing the rate of postoperative urinary tract infection and complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02593903
- Testing
- Septra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Contraception
E4 FREEDOM (Female Response Concerning Efficacy and Safety of Estetrol/Drospirenone as Oral Contraceptive in a Multicentric Study) - United States/Canada Study
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the contraceptive efficacy, vaginal bleeding pattern (cycle control), and the general safety and acceptability of the 15 mg estetrol (E4)/3 mg drospirenone (DRSP) combination in…
- Trial name
- NCT02817841
- Testing
- 15 mg E4/3 mg DRSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Estetra