Clinical trials: Pregnant and Parenting Women
Music Therapy
Premature Family Music Therapy Intervention (PFMI)
The music therapy intervention it is dedicated to premature baby and their family at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)of the Woman-Child department "Hospital Del Ponte".
- Trial name
- PFMI (NCT04335240)
- Testing
- Premature family music therapy intervention to support parenting, attachment bond and preterm development
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Hyperbilirubinemia, Jaundice
Improving Health Outcomes for New Mothers and Babies
Because adherence to postnatal care guidelines across the United States (U.S.) is poor, newborns and mothers often are placed at undue risk for adverse medical and social outcomes.
- Conditions
- Hyperbilirubinemia, Jaundice, Dehydration, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00360204
- Testing
- Home Nurse Visit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Early Skin-to-skin Contact, Psychological Distress
Effects of the Couplet Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This is a quasi-experimental before and after intervention study taking place in the level III NICU of Turku University Hospital in Finland to evaluate the effects of the Couplet Care, a care model which provides maternal and…
- Conditions
- Early Skin-to-skin Contact, Psychological Distress, Parenting, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- NCT05655104
- Testing
- Couplet Care
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates
Cue-based Tactile Stimulation and Infant Stress Reactivity
The present study is an examination of cue-directed tactile stimulation (CTDS), administered by mothers and NICU nurses, on infant and maternal stress reactivity, infant immune system functioning, maternal parenting cognitions…
- Trial name
- NCT01121523
- Testing
- Cue directed tactile stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pregnancy in Adolescence, Teenage Pregnancy and Teen Parenting
Trial of the Effect of "16 and Pregnant" on Teen Girls' Attitudes About Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether watching the MTV (Music Television) television show "16 and Pregnant" could affect teen girls' attitudes about teen pregnancy, teen parenting, and pregnancy prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT01795885
- Testing
- 16 and Pregnant
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Preterm Birth, Prematurity
Parent-child Interactions, Child Developmental Health, and Health System Costs at 6 Months Corrected Age
The aim of this novel health services research proposal is to assess the longer-term outcomes, to 6 months corrected age, of an adapted Family Integrated Care (FICare) model of care for moderate and late preterm infants admitted…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Prematurity, Infant,Premature, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT03357458
- Testing
- Family Integrated Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Postpartum Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Intervention for IPV-exposed Pregnant Women
The overarching goal of the proposed project is to evaluate a randomized clinical trial of the Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program aimed at detecting its effects on maternal mental health, re-victimization, parenting sensitivity…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Infant Behavior, Violence
- Trial name
- NCT04068662
- Testing
- Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program, Nondirective Support Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 424 people
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
HIV Positive, Pregnant Adolescent Girls
Pregnant and Parenting Teens Living With HIV in Lusaka, Zambia
The overall objective of the Pregnant and Parenting Girls (P2G) Program evaluation was to measure resilience among pregnant and parenting girls (18 years and above) living with HIV in Lusaka who have benefitted from the…
- Conditions
- HIV Positive, Pregnant Adolescent Girls, 10-19 Years Old, Teen Mothers
- Trial name
- P2G (NCT07807670)
- Testing
- P2G comprehensive package
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,257 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Motor Development of Premature Infants
Helping Our Premature Infants ON to Better Motor Skills (HOP-ON)
Infants born very premature have biological risk factors for later developmental coordination disorder. Parental stereotyping of infants as fragile and other environmental factors, such as spending long periods laying on their…
- Trial name
- HOP-ON (NCT01281358)
- Testing
- HOP-ON, SMILES
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Post Partum Depression
Relationship-Based Intervention for Post-Partum Depression
A short term dyadic psychotherapy intervention for mothers with Post-Partum depression and their babies in the first year of life was developed.
- Trial name
- NCT04193462
- Testing
- Post-partum depression- Dyadic psychotherapy-, Post-partum depression- Psycho-educational therapy
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Parenting, Problem Behavior
Parent Training for Parents of Toddlers Born Very Premature:
The purpose of the study is to test the effects of the ezParent (web-based parent training program) intervention and telephone coaching calls (coach) on parent and child outcomes after 3-, 6-, and 12-months.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Problem Behavior, Premature Birth, Parenting Intervention
- Trial name
- ezParent (NCT05217615)
- Testing
- ezParent, Coaching calls, Active Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Premature Birth
Three-Part Program for Parents With Premature Infants
This study evaluated the efficacy of a comprehensive, three-part program for parents of premature infants. This program was designed to improve development in preterm children and includes an educational video, tests to evaluate…
- Trial name
- NCT00056680
- Testing
- Psychoeducational video, Infant massage, Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Parenting, Breastfeeding
Doula Support for Young Mothers: A Randomized Trial
The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a doula home visiting intervention on young, low-income mothers' birth outcomes, breastfeeding, postpartum depressive symptoms, and parenting, and on their children's…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Breastfeeding, Depression, Postpartum
- Trial name
- NCT01925664
- Testing
- Doula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Prematurity
Effects of a Parenting Skills Training Program on Maternal Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Infant Development in Mothers of Preterm Infants Aged 6-12 Months
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a structured parenting skills training intervention can improve maternal parenting self-efficacy, perceived social support, and infant developmental outcomes in mothers of…
- Trial name
- NCT07468435
- Testing
- Parental Skill Training Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Neonatal Disease, Parenting
Neonatal Neurobehavioral And Motor Behavior In Ultra Early Physical Therapy Intervention
Investigation of the combination of neonatal neurobehaviourism and motor behavior in the assessment and ultra-early physical therapy intervention of premature neonates and parental support.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Disease, Parenting, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05565287
- Testing
- ultra early physiotherapy intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Parenting Training for Children With FASD
Prenatal alcohol exposure can lead to a myriad of adverse developmental outcomes in children, and is the leading cause of mental disability in Canada.
- Trial name
- SF-FASD (NCT02210455)
- Testing
- Strongest Families FASD intervention, Psychoeducation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Kangaroo Care, Fathers
The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Parents' Perceived Parenting Self-Efficacy, Infant Attachment and Newborn Vital Signs
This study was planned to determine the effect of kangaroo care applied by parents of premature newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit on the newborn's vital signs, perceived parenting self-efficacy level and attachment to…
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Care, Fathers, Mother-Infant Interaction, Premature Infant
- Trial name
- NCT06320587
- Testing
- Kangaroo care practice by both mother and father, Kangaroo care practice only mother
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Postpartum Depression, Child Development
Prenatal Depression Prevention Effects on Parenting and Young Child Self-Regulation and Functioning
Poor parenting practices and compromised child self-regulation when a child is 2 ½ - 4 ½ years old are foundational in promoting their later healthy development and adaptive functioning.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Child Development, Parenting, Child Self-Regulation
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04296734)
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Premature Birth
A Randomized Control Trial of a Responsive Parenting Intervention to Support Healthy Brain Development and Self-regulation in Toddlers Born Preterm
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in the Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) parenting intervention results in increased caregiver responsiveness behaviors and to test if participation in PALS…
- Trial name
- NCT04856501
- Testing
- PALS intervention condition, Control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston