Clinical trials: Birth Practices
User Experience With Virtual Assistants in Service Settings
Effects of Virtual Assistant Features on User Experience in Service Settings
This study examines how the characteristics and performance of virtual assistants influence user experience in service settings.
- Trial name
- AVir4Services (NCT07666295)
- Testing
- High Anthropomorphism, Low Anthropomorphism, Accurate Virtual Assistant Response
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
Pregnancy Related
Women's Positive Birth Perception Awareness and Birth Experience
it was aimed to determine the effect of empathic communication-based education on positive birth perception awareness.
- Trial name
- NCT05680272
- Testing
- empathic communication-based education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Labor Pain
The Effectiveness of the Applications Made in Line With the Algorithm for Coping With Labor Pain
Although labor pain is a physiological and natural process, when the woman cannot cope with labor pain, the health of the mother and fetus is negatively affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04883047
- Testing
- holistic birth support strategies
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Analyzer of Human Milk: Applicability in Clinical Practice in Order to Achieve the Best Nutrition for Infants
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be…
- Trial name
- MISTU (NCT02971904)
- Testing
- human milk collection
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
Maternal Death, Newborn Death
Impact of the Safe Childbirth Checklist in Luapula Province of Zambia Province of Zambia
This study would like to determine if the introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist and associated mentorship can improve the adherence of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) to the essential practices of childbirth delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT03263182
- Testing
- Introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist
- Where
- 4 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc.
Simulation, Empathy
Empathic Tendency and Privacy Protection Level
Proving the empathy level and privacy protection effectiveness of the low-cost, high-reality and interactive education model constitutes the original value of the project and our main motivation.
- Trial name
- SCIENCE (NCT05864859)
- Testing
- Simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Birth, First, Experience, Life
The Effect of Focus on Vaginal Examination Experience and Pain Level: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Vaginal examination contains many negative emotions such as pain, fear, stress, and discomfort for women. When the literature was examined, no study was found in which the focus method was used to reduce or eliminate the feelings…
- Conditions
- Birth, First, Experience, Life, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05471219
- Testing
- Primiparous pregnant women who will undergo vaginal examination by focusing on visual traces
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilek Yigit Vural
Immunization, Vaccination
The STOP-HPV Trial 1: Communication Intervention
Most adolescents who receive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are vaccinated in pediatric practices, yet missed opportunities (MOs) for HPV vaccination occur often and lead to low HPV vaccination rates.
- Trial name
- STOP-HPV (NCT03599557)
- Testing
- STOP-HPV communication intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Contraception
The Direct Access Study: Access to Hormonal Birth Control Through Community Pharmacies
Hormonal birth control methods include birth control pills, patches, and vaginal rings; they are normally available only with a doctor's prescription.
- Trial name
- NCT00065871
- Testing
- Contraceptive Screening by Pharmacist, Contraceptive Prescribing by Pharmacist
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
HPV Vaccine, Provider Communication Practices
Mobile Coaching to Improve HPV Vaccine Delivery
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of using Checkup Coach, a mobile coaching intervention, to improve the way that primary care providers recommend HPV vaccination to adolescent patients and their parents.
- Conditions
- HPV Vaccine, Provider Communication Practices, Vaccine Recommendation Practices
- Trial name
- NCT05105711
- Testing
- QI coaching intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Contraception, Contraception Behavior
Birth Control to Improve Birth Spacing
This study aims to investigate the drivers of postpartum contraceptive use with a prospective cohort. The study will clarify the role of contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy in driving intention to…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Birth Spacing
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT05240066)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stillbirth
Family Planning Intentions and Practices Among Women With Poor Obstetric Outcome
Women who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death are at higher risk of repeated poor neonatal outcomes if they have short interpregnancy intervals.
- Trial name
- NCT02674542
- Testing
- In-depth interviews, Focus Group
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Labour
Effects of Reiki Intervention During Labor on Pain, Fear, and Birth Experience
Childbirth is an important and often stressful experience for many women, and labor pain is common among women. While labor pain is a natural part of the birth process, its severity and management can have a significant impact on…
- Trial name
- NCT06700473
- Testing
- reiki
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Preventive Services, Immunizations
Delivery of Preventive Services in Primary Care
The major goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention designed to help primary care practices implement three office system strategies known to increase delivery of immunizations and…
- Conditions
- Preventive Services, Immunizations, Screening
- Trial name
- NCT00115557
- Testing
- Practice intervention, Practice intervention 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Evidence-Based Practice, Labor; Prolonged, Second Stage
Open-glottis Pushing Technique Versus the Valsalva Pushing Technique in the Second Stage of Labor
Pushing has been discussed for decades, primarily in terms of facilitating care in the second stage of labor and maternal/fetal outcomes. Valsalva-type pushing is the pushing performed by a pregnant woman by holding her breath.
- Conditions
- Evidence-Based Practice, Labor; Prolonged, Second Stage, Labor, Fetal Acidosis Complicating Labor and Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT06210087
- Testing
- Spontaneous pushing technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Delivery Outcomes
Interdisciplinary Practice Bundle for Second-Stage of Labor and Clinical Outcomes
This study aims to assess the effect of implementing an interdisciplinary practice bundle during second-stage of labor on clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07055490
- Testing
- Interdisciplinary Practice Bundle
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Examine the Effect of Stress Ball Use During the Intrapartum Period on Labor Pain and Childbirth Experience in Primiparous Women
Effect of Stress Ball Use on Labor Pain and Birth Experience in Primiparous Women During Labor
INTRODUCTION Childbirth is a significant life experience for women, both physiologically and psychologically. The pain experienced during labor can vary depending on individual differences, cultural factors, and the course of…
- Trial name
- stressball (NCT07011355)
- Testing
- Stress Ball
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harran University
Discomfort, Psychological Well Being
Patient Experiences of Intraoperative Discomfort During Cesarean Delivery Under Neuraxial Anesthesia
During a cesarean delivery done under spinal or epidural anesthesia, many patients notice sensations they weren't expecting things like pressure, pulling, tugging, or nausea even though the anesthesia blocks pain.
- Trial name
- ICAT (NCT07867106)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Birth, Intrapartum
The Effect of Wireless Electronic Fetal Monitoring on Labor Pain and Birth Experiences
This study is using Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) to assess fetal health in pregnant women in labor. This will be compared with continuous wired EFM and continuous wireless EFM.
- Trial name
- NCT07233187
- Testing
- Continuous Wireless EFM Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care
Improving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
Preventing the formation of blood clots in the veins so they do not injure leg veins or travel to the lungs, also called venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTE-P) is an essential component of safe in-patient care, yet it is…
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Delivery of Health Care, Quality Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT01304108
- Testing
- VTE-P Tollgate, BLAZE Pop up, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic