Clinical trials: Antenatal Health Care Utilization
Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth
Personalized Care for Prenatal Stress Reduction & Prevention of Preterm Birth (PTB) Disparities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a personalized prenatal support program [(Personalized Toolkit Building a Comprehensive Approach to Resource optimization and Empowerment in Pregnancy \& Beyond, (PTBCARE+)] works to…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth, Preterm Birth Recurrence, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- PTBCARE+ (NCT06915428)
- Testing
- Care coordination, Electronic massage, support gift #1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness
The Effects Of Prenatal Health Education On Birth Preparedness And Complication Readiness Among Pregnant Women
Study setting: The study will be conducted from May 1 to November 2026 in the West Shewa Zone. Objectives: To measure the effect of health education on birth preparedness and complication readiness practice among pregnant women…
- Trial name
- NCT07666945
- Testing
- health education intervention on birth preparedness and complication readiness
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 576 people
- Sponsor
- Bule Hora University
Breastfeeding Attitudes, Breast Feeding
Mobile Prenatal Education for Expectant Fathers and Its Effects on Bonding, Stress, Breastfeeding and Marital Satisfaction
The aim of this interventional clinical trial is to assess whether a mobile-based antenatal education programme for expectant fathers has a positive effect on father-infant bonding, stress levels, and breastfeeding attitudes.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding Attitudes, Breast Feeding, Paternal Behavior, Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT07295639
- Testing
- Mobile-based application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Patient Empowerment
Mobile Video Education to Improve Patient Clinician Communication During Prenatal Clinic Visits
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an animated video delivered by text message in patients whose pregnancies are complicated with fetal anomalies.
- Trial name
- NCT06323343
- Testing
- Video Intervention, Webpage links
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
RESPECT-PLUS: Services for Infants With Prenatal Opiate Exposure
The impact of parental opioid use disorder and other substance use exposure on child welfare and the healthcare system is undeniable.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Child Development, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- RESPECT-Plus (NCT02334111)
- Testing
- RESPECT-Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
The Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program: a Nutrition Education Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program (HLPP) in preventing infant and childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- HLPP (NCT01649115)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles Passport
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
Pregnancy
The Health in Pregnancy (HIP) Study
Pregnancy is a critical time to address preventable behavioral risks that pose serious threats to the health of both the mother and the developing fetus.
- Trial name
- HIP (NCT00540319)
- Testing
- HIP
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV, Antenatal Health Care Utilization
Effectiveness of an HIV-adapted IMCI Training and Supervision Programme for Community Health Workers
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of a Community-Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) training for community caregivers (CCGs), adapted to include HIV-related…
- Conditions
- Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV, Antenatal Health Care Utilization, Postnatal Health Care Utilization, Infant Feeding Practices
- Trial name
- NCT01774136
- Testing
- Enhanced HIV and MCH training for CHW
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Delivery; Trauma, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric
Perineal Preparation for Pregnant Ladies.
Pregnant participants will be recruited at the obstetrics outpatient clinic during their visits 4 weeks before the due date. They are randomized into two groups. The first group will be educated to do digital perineal massage.
- Conditions
- Delivery; Trauma, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric, Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT03287258
- Testing
- 3 program, one program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Maternal Health
Mobile Health Intervention (Support-moms) in Antenatal Care to Improve Maternal Health in Uganda
High maternal mortality is a major public health problem in many settings. Because of low antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth usage, Ugandan women and their children suffer from high maternal and perinatal mortality.
- Trial name
- Support-Moms (NCT05940831)
- Testing
- Support-Moms, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Glucose Intolerance, Pregnancy
Probiotics (Lactobacillus Rhamnosus) in Reducing Glucose Intolerance During and After Pregnancy
Introduction: The overall aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus in reducing glucose intolerance during and after pregnancy.
- Trial name
- GRIP (NCT01436448)
- Testing
- Probiotics Lactobacillus Rhamnosus
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Complications
A Culturally Adapted Digital Intervention to Promote Maternal Care Utilization Using Multifaceted Approaches
Maternal healthcare utilization is crucial for reducing maternal mortality, yet remains low in many underserved regions. The CALCIUM intervention, a culturally tailored, digital platform-integrated intervention, was developed to…
- Conditions
- Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT07091188
- Testing
- Health education, capacity building and economic incentives
- Volunteers
- 1,920 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiayao Xu
Maternal Health, Prenatal Care
Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Infant Feeding Practices
The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with maternal healthcare services utilization and infant…
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Prenatal Care, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- HTHMCH (NCT06601439)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
High Perinatal Mortality, High Neonatal Mortality
Measuring the Impact of a Mobile Health System to Support Healthy Pregnancies and Improve Newborn Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized controlled trial is to test whether the mCARE-II intervention package, delivered by the existing Government of Bangladesh community health workforce, will improve neonatal and…
- Conditions
- High Perinatal Mortality, High Neonatal Mortality, Low Antenatal Care Service Utilization, Low Postnatal Care Service Utilization
- Trial name
- mCARE-II (NCT02909179)
- Testing
- mCARE-II
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 113,539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Delivery of Health Care, Genetic Testing
Supporting Just-In-Time Consent for Prenatal Screening: The INFORM Study
This clinical trial is about prenatal genetic screening. It will test an intervention to help people make decisions about screening. The intervention is a short set of information cards about screening.
- Conditions
- Delivery of Health Care, Genetic Testing, Humans, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT07557303
- Testing
- Mobile-based Educational Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Tobacco Use, Tobacco Use Cessation
Integrating CHWs Into Prenatal Care for Maternal Smoking Cessation
This develops a novel behavioral tobacco cessation program for pregnant smokers in San Bernardino County.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use, Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use in Childbirth
- Trial name
- SFHOPE (NCT06438549)
- Testing
- HCP-CHW Integration into Prenatal Care for Smoking Cessation, Control Arm
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Premature Birth
Social Networking on Mobile Phone to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
The purpose of the study is to determine whether social networking on mobile phone in antenatal care health education is effective in the improvement of maternal and neonatal outcomes compared with usual antenatal care.
- Trial name
- HISONET (NCT02371213)
- Testing
- social networking on mobile phone
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 1,160 people
- Sponsor
- Nopparatrajathanee Hospital
Substance Use Disorders (SUD), Pregnancy
Culturally Engaged REcovery: MOms Connected Through Native communitY
Pregnant and postpartum American Indian and Alaska Native people (Native mothers) face a more than two-fold higher risk of maternal mortality compared to non-Hispanic White mothers.
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders (SUD), Pregnancy, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Cultural Adaptation
- Trial name
- CEREMONY (NCT06747442)
- Testing
- Cradleboard Journey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Pregnancy, Fetal Monitoring
Use of In-Home Non-Stress Monitoring Device for Fetal Monitoring: A Nonsignificant Risk (NSR) Device Study
This study evaluates the safety and performance of the PregnaOne System, a non-significant risk (NSR) investigational medical device for in-home fetal monitoring in pregnant women during the third trimester.
- Trial name
- NCT07223996
- Testing
- PregnaOne System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nestmedic Spolka Akcyjna
Pregnancy Related, Substance Use
NEXUS - Next Generation Health Through 2D & 3D Fetal UltraSound; Building Connections to Support Maternal-fetal Health
This exploratory study brings together an interprofessional team, novel tools, and innovative, community-driven care delivery approaches to improve health equity among mother-infant dyads impacted by substance use disorder and…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Substance Use, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- NEXUS (NCT05814575)
- Testing
- NEXUS intervention, Standardized Non-Medical fetal ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University