Clinical trials: Birth Practices
Fear of Childbirth
Reducing Fear of Childbirth Among Pregnant Women
Pregnant women often experience fear of childbirth or anxiety toward the labor pain or uncertainties associated with labor process.
- Trial name
- NCT04214431
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
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
Preterm
The Effect of Parental Participation on Newborn Comfort During Diaper Care
It was aimed to determine the effect of parental participation on newborn comfort during diaper care practice in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06345742
- Testing
- No parental participation, Mother participation, Father participation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Nursing Education, Social-Emotional Learning
Augmented Reality Virtual Patient Simulation to Enhance Social-Emotional Competence and Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students
This randomized crossover teaching practice study evaluates whether smart technology and media-integrated friendly childbirth education can improve nursing students' social-emotional competence and self-efficacy.
- Conditions
- Nursing Education, Social-Emotional Learning, Self-Efficacy
- Trial name
- SEL-AR (NCT07874061)
- Testing
- VP-I, VP-AR
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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
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.
Low Birth Weight Babies, Preterm Babies
Use of a Foot Length Card to Improve Careseeking Practices of Vulnerable Newborns in Sarlahi District, Nepal
This study will evaluate whether or not provision of a simple card ("footlength card") that allows identification of low birth weight and/or preterm babies through measurement of the length of a baby's foot, can improve basic…
- Trial name
- NCT02802332
- Testing
- Footlength Card
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 4,574 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Accidental Falls
Use of Tele-Exercise for Translating an Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Program for Older Adults in West Virginia
West Virginia (WV) has a critical need for resources to reach more of its older adults with fall-prevention programming. The Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® (TJQMBB) program is an evidence-based, Centers for Disease…
- Trial name
- NCT03714100
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Fear of Childbirth, Childbirth Experience
Effects of Watson's Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care on Fear of Childbirth and Birth Experience
The purpose of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effect of integrating a nursing care program based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring into the childbirth process on mothers' fear of childbirth and childbirth experience…
- Trial name
- NCT07321457
- Testing
- Intervention Group: Watson's Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care, Routine Nursing Care
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Near East University, Turkey
Labor Pain
The Effect of External Pressure Applı̇ed to the Palm on Labor Paı̇n and Childbirth Experı̇ence
The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of external pressure applied to the palm on labor pain and childbirth experience.The sample of the randomized controlled study consisted of 60 nulliparous (30 in the experimental…
- Trial name
- NCT06106867
- Testing
- External pressure to the palm
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Perinatal Decision Making
Improving Safety, Patient Experience and Equity Through Shared Decision-making Huddles in Labor
To evaluate the effectiveness of an existing quality improvement (QI) training program known as TeamBirth, using a randomized stepped-wedge hybrid type II study design, to (a) decrease nulliparous term singleton vertex (NTSV)…
- Trial name
- I'M SPEAKING (NCT06828406)
- Testing
- TeamBirth
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Newborn Pain, Newborn Stress
Effect of Nesting During Intramuscular Injection on Pain, Stress, and Breastfeeding Success in Cesarean-Born Term Newborns
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of nesting during the first intramuscular injection on pain, stress level, physiological parameters, settling time, and breastfeeding success in healthy term newborns…
- Conditions
- Newborn Pain, Newborn Stress, Breastfeeding Success in Newborns
- Trial name
- NESTING (NCT07748520)
- Testing
- Nesting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Nutritional Deficiency
The Effect of Audio Based Nutrition Education on Dietary Intake Practice, and Egg-based Diet Intervention on Nutrient Adequacy, and Gestational Weight Gain Among Pregnant Women and Newborn's Birth Weights in the North Sidama Zone, Ethiopia.
Background: Inadequate intake and utilization of nutrients during pregnancy is associated with inadequate nutrient adequacy and it has central implications on subsequent suboptimal weight gain and has an increased risk on low…
- Trial name
- NCT06521151
- Testing
- egg based diet
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawassa University
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
Resilience, Stress
Investigating Train the Trainer Delivery of Mindfulness-based Training
This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness training (MT) on cognitive and psychological factors when incorporated to the duty-day schedule of servicemembers (via proctored mindfulness practice).
- Trial name
- TTT (NCT03250156)
- Testing
- MBAT with proctored practice, MBAT with non-proctored practice
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
An Integrated Community-based Intervention Package in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
This study aims to improve maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes through an integrated community-based intervention package in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Morbidity;Newborn, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- ICBIP-MNH) (NCT05517577)
- Testing
- Behaviour Change Communication and Male involvement intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Treatment of NLP Method in Women Who Have Experienced Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Dissorder
The purpose of this interventional study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the NLP PTSD protocol in the event of PPPTSD. The study's main hypothesis is that the implementation of the NLP protocol will be effective and result in…
- Trial name
- NLP (NCT02730806)
- Testing
- NLP
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yfat Weinstein-Zohar
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Best Practice Advisories to Reduce Inequities in Technology Use for People With Type 1 Diabetes
The overall goal of the study is to create a standardized, stakeholder-informed system within EMRs, that will enable an equitable and regular prescription and documentation of advanced diabetes technologies.
- Trial name
- NCT06931275
- Testing
- EMR-based BPA model
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- T1D Exchange, United States
Labor Position and Maternal Birth Experience
Standing vs. Squatting Positions During Labor
Background: Maternal position during labor is a key non-pharmacological strategy that supports physiological birth and women's active participation in the childbirth process.
- Trial name
- NCT07383181
- Testing
- Standing Position During Labor, Squatting Position During Labor
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Healthy Volunteers
feediNg gUidelines infanT RandomIzEd coNtrolled Trial
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to conduct an intervention aimed at providing first-time parents with information on the conduct of complementary feeding through a paper brochure and a smartphone application…
- Trial name
- NUTRIENT (NCT05285761)
- Testing
- Provision of extended information on the conduct of complementary feeding, Provision of current official information on complementary feeding
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement