Clinical trials: Antenatal Corticosteroids
Decision Making, Shared, Pregnancy
Navigating the Grey Zone for Antenatal Corticosteroids
The purpose of this study is to find out if including a decision support tool in clinical practice guidelines will improve how doctors discuss the option of antenatal corticosteroid treatment with patients who might deliver at 34…
- Conditions
- Decision Making, Shared, Pregnancy, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- NCT04792112
- Testing
- Decision support tool
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Fetal Growth Retardation
OPtimal TIming of COrticosteroids in Early-onset Fetal Growth REstriction: the OPTICORE Study
The aim of this observational study is to optimize the timing of antenatal corticosteroids administered to patients with pregnancies complicated by early-onset fetal growth restriction in order to reduce neonatal morbidity and…
- Trial name
- OPTICORE (NCT05606497)
- Testing
- Corticosteroid
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Single Dose of Antenatal Corticosteroids for Pregnancies at Risk of Preterm Delivery (SNACS)
Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) reduce the risks of neonatal death and morbidities in preterm infants, such as respiratory distress syndrome.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Complication of Prematurity, Obstetric Labor, Premature
- Trial name
- SNACS (NCT05114096)
- Testing
- Celestone + Celestone
- Where
- 25 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,254 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Antenatal Corticosteroids
Repeat Antenatal Corticosteroids
This study will review records of women who broke their water early who received a repeat course of antenatal steroids.
- Trial name
- NCT03133104
- Testing
- Antenatal corticosteroids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Cesarean Section Complications
Antenatal Corticosteroid in Elective Cesarean Section
Caesarean section is a risk factor for the development of neonatal respiratory complications, mostly respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and transient tachypnoea of the new-born, both in term and preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03396107
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 498 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Preterm Labor, Fetal Glucocorticoid Exposure
The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroids on the Fetal Thymus - a Possible Role in Fetal Immune Programming
Administration of corticosteroids is standard practice for pregnant patients at risk of preterm labour to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT03057717
- Testing
- 2D ultrasound assessment
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Continuous Glucose Monitoring of Late Preterm Birth After Corticosteroids
Women undergoing late preterm birth are at high risk of delivering a newborn with neonatal hypoglycemia. The investigators plan to monitor interstitial glucose levels prior to delivery in these women in order to develop a better…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT03738293
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatrix
Complications, Pregnancy
Repeat Antenatal Steroids Trial
A course of steroids given to a mother who is in labor with a premature fetus will reduce the risk of the premature infant dying or having serious complications.
- Trial name
- BEARS (NCT00015002)
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Hyaline Membrane Disease (HMD)
Impact of Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy on Postnatal Surfactant Use in Preterm Infants
No study has shown that two doses of corticosteroids are more effective than a single dose in lung maturation and prevention of hyaline membrane disease (HMD) The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the number of doses…
- Trial name
- CORISURF (NCT05455879)
- Testing
- Impact of antenatal corticosteroid therapy on surfactants use postnatal
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Preterm Birth, Antenatal Corticosteroids
India Dexamethasone and Betamethasone
An open label, randomized, two-period, crossover, study to compare the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single dose Dexamethasone and Betamethasone administered orally and intramuscularly in 48 healthy, adult, female…
- Trial name
- NCT03668860
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml, Betamethasone 4 mg/ml, Celestone Soluspan 6Mg/Ml Suspension for Injection
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Preterm Birth
Trial of the Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Developing Countries
Multi-country two-arm, parallel cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce neonatal mortality through increasing the rate of antenatal corticosteroid administration to eligible women.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01084096)
- Testing
- Increasing use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS)
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 103,117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Respiratory Morbidity, Preterm Labor
Low Dose Antenatal Corticosteroids for Late Preterm Delivery
This is a study proposal for a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a reduced dose of antenatal betamethasone (a steroid medication) in preventing respiratory problems in late preterm infants (born between 34 and 36…
- Trial name
- LoDAC (NCT05698966)
- Testing
- we will use reduced dose of acceptable corticosteroids treatment for preterm birth
- Where
- 16 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,510 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
PPROM, Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infants
Does a Rescue Course of Betamethasone in Pregnant Women With PPROM Decrease Neonatal Morbidity?
The purpose of this study is to determine if a repeat course of betamethasone given to pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) will decrease the infant's length of stay in the neonatal intensive care…
- Trial name
- NCT02939742
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Corticosteroids Adverse Reaction
Impact of Antenatal Steroids on Coagulation.
Aim of the research : 1- Detection of the presence or absence of any effect of antenatal corticosteroid administration on coagulopathy, fibrinolysis, and other haematological markers.
- Trial name
- NCT06312852
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Preterm Labor, Maternal Psychological Distress
Fetal Brain Growth - Pilot Study
The goal of this observational prospective study is to explore the feasibility of measuring fetal and neonatal brain growth using 2D and 3D ultrasound in fetuses exposed to threatened preterm labor (TPTL) and antenatal…
- Trial name
- NCT05994443
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Pregnancies at Increased Risk of Preterm Birth
Multiple Courses of Antenatal Corticosteroids for Preterm Birth Study (MACS)
In women at 26 to 30 weeks gestation and who are risk for threatened early birth, who have not had their baby by 14 or more days after being given a single course of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS), do repeated courses of ACS…
- Trial name
- NCT00187382
- Testing
- Multiple vs. single courses of antenatalcorticosteroids
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,858 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Preterm Birth, Hyperglycemia
Blood Glucose in Pregnant Non-diabetic Women During Treatment With Betamethasone for Fetal Lung Maturation
In case of threatening preterm birth, it is standard to recommend treatment with betamethasone to accelerate fetal lung maturation.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Hyperglycemia, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Threatened Preterm Labor
- Trial name
- NCT06794307
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Antenatal Betamethasone Compared to Dexamethasone - "BETACODE TRIAL"
Antenatal corticosteroids result in substantial decrease in neonatal morbidity and mortality by specifically reducing the risk of respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage and neonatal death among premature…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00418353
- Testing
- Betamethasone(Celestone soluspan) and Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Growth Retardation
Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy: Which Impact on Birth Parameters?
Use of antenatal corticosteroids therapy has increased since the 2000s. The benefits of such a therapy on premature newborns are scientifically and internationally recognized.
- Trial name
- NCT05640596
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Volunteers
- 363 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroid on Umbilical Artery Doppler Velocimetry in IUGR
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of antenatal corticosteroid administration on umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry measurements in pregnancies complicated by IUGR.
- Trial name
- NCT05588986
- Testing
- ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Merve Demir