Clinical trials: Duration of Labor
Premature Newborns, Cranial Asymmetry
Effects of Tummy Time Associated With Therapeutic Positioning in Premature Newborns With Cranial Asymmetry
Deformational plagiocephaly is an alteration in the shape of a baby's head caused by pressure exerted on the skull. This condition can begin during gestation and worsen after birth, especially when the baby spends a lot of time…
- Trial name
- plagiocephaly (NCT07758426)
- Testing
- Tummy Time Protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Sedentary Behavior, Exercise
One Step at a Time: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Working Adults
The proposed study will test the preliminary efficacy of a novel 12-week social cognitive theory-based intervention that will target reducing daily sitting time and increasing exercise participation among middle-aged working…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, Middle Age, Adult
- Trial name
- NCT05281978
- Testing
- Decrease Sedentary Time + Increase MVPA group, Increase MVPA group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pregnancy Preterm, Pregnancy Prom
Outpatient Antibiotics Following Previable Rupture of Membranes (pPPROM) Between 18 0/7 and 22 6/7 Weeks Gestational Age
A randomized, controlled, non-placebo trial to primarily assess the effect of oral, outpatient antibiotics (i.e., azithromycin and amoxicillin) on latency (i.e., proportion of patients that deliver within 28 days from membrane…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Preterm, Pregnancy Prom, PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy), PROM (Pregnancy)
- Trial name
- NCT05345457
- Testing
- Azithromycin Pill, Amoxicillin Pill
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Other
Effect of Peanut Balls Used of the Second Stage of Labor, Pushing Perceptions, Fatigue and Birth Outcomes
This study aims to explore the use of peanut balls during the second stage of labor. It compares three different positions: traditional lithotomy position, lateral position, and lateral position with peanut ball in terms of…
- Trial name
- NCT06312449
- Testing
- The side-lying position with the peanut ball during the second stage of labor., During the second stage, the patient is placed in a lateral position
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tung Yu-Ching
Third Stage of Labor, Healthy
Impact of Umbilical Cord Clamping Time on Infant Anemia
This research was conducted to carry out the effect of umbilical cord clamping time on baby anemia.
- Conditions
- Third Stage of Labor, Healthy, Umbilical Cord Clamping Time, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT04463485
- Testing
- Delayed Clamping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Acute Pain, Atrophic
Neurophysiology of Weakness and Exercise in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
The purpose of this study is to examine deficits in activation and motor patterns, as well as central drive in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Atrophic, Goals, Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT02971072
- Testing
- Subacromial injection, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Vaginal Delivery
The Effects of Combined Spinal Epidurals on Fever During Labor of First-Time Mothers
The purpose of this study is to determine if the epidural of local anesthetics has an effect on fever that may occur in first time mothers during labor.
- Trial name
- CSE (NCT00802646)
- Testing
- saline, fentanyl/bupivacaine/epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ochsner Health System
Labor
Effect of Hyoscine- Bromide on Duration of the First Stage of Labor
Spasmolytic drugs are frequently used in delivery rooms to overcome cervical spasms and thus reduce the duration of labor. The aim of this randomized double blind placebo controlled trial is to study the efficacy of hyoscine…
- Trial name
- NCT06056869
- Testing
- hyoscine butylbromide, normal saline
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Infant, Extremely Premature, Length of Stay
Trial of Patterned Oral Somatosensory Entrainment for Shortening Time to Oral Feeding
The primary hypothesis is that the preterm infants (26 0/7 to 30 6/7 weeks gestational age) who undergo the NTrainer System® training will transition to full oral feeds faster than the control group (i.e.
- Conditions
- Infant, Extremely Premature, Length of Stay, Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT01158391
- Testing
- NTrainer® Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KC BioMediX, Inc
Induction of Labor
Castor Oil Ingestion and Balloon Catheter for Labor Induction in Multiparous
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the efficacy of combining castor oil ingestion with extra-amniotic single balloon catheter for cervical ripening on time from induction to delivery in multiparous women.
- Trial name
- NCT06335017
- Testing
- Induction of labor
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holy Family Hospital, Nazareth, Israel
Labour Duration
Intravenous Paracetamol Versus Intramuscular Tramadol in Shortening the Duration of Labour.
It is a well established fact that the pain of labour can be excrutiating and ways to shorten the duration of labour has been sought after.
- Trial name
- NCT07394491
- Testing
- paracetamol, Tramadol hydrochloride
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
Failed Labor
Prediction of Delivery With Transperineal Ultrasound in Women With Prolonged Labour. Multicentre Study
Objectives 1. To assess if head-perineum distance and angle of progression measured with transperineal ultrasound by the obstetrician on call can predict delivery mode in primiparous women with prolonged first stage of labour. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01610453
- Testing
- ultrasound examination
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark, Norway and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Biomedical Enhancement
The Effects of a Combination of Nootropic Ingredients on Cognition in Healthy Young Volunteers
Achieving optimal concentration during cognitively demanding tasks is of immense human value. Despite our understanding of the important role that attention, working memory, and fluid intelligence play in professional success…
- Trial name
- NCT02857829
- Testing
- CAF+, Caffeine-alone
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nootrobox, Inc.
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder of Shift Work Type, Metabolic Disease
Countermeasures to Circadian Misalignment
Insufficient sleep and circadian misalignment are independent risk factors for the development of obesity and diabetes, yet few strategies exist to counter metabolic impairments when these behaviors are unavoidable.
- Conditions
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder of Shift Work Type, Metabolic Disease, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- C2CM (NCT04966351)
- Testing
- Time-restricted feeding, Circadian Misalignment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Pregnancy Related, Hemorrhage
The Effect of Fluids on Aortic VTI During C-section
Pregnancy is associated with a myriad of physiologic changes, including expansion of blood volume, decrease in oncotic pressure, and increased cardiac output. The obstetric population is associated with intrapartum hemorrhage.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Hemorrhage, Fluid Overload, Labor Complication
- Trial name
- NCT04330742
- Testing
- lactated ringers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Labor Induction
Effect of Induction Admission of Shared Decision-Making on First Time Expectant Mothers', Self-efficacy, Anxiety, Birth Outcomes and Birth Satisfaction
Women's childbirth is regarded as a natural, normal and healthy process, and no interventional measures are required unless medically necessary.
- Trial name
- NCT07479524
- Testing
- decision aid
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lee Wan
Childbirth Problems, Labor Pain
The Effect of Birth Ball Exercise on Labor Pain, Delivery Duration, Birth Comfort, and Birth Satisfaction
It has been reported that the birth ball has benefits such as decreasing the perception of labor pain, reducing the anxiety level, shortening the duration of the first stage of labor, increasing the satisfaction of birth, and…
- Conditions
- Childbirth Problems, Labor Pain, Birth Disorder
- Trial name
- BB (NCT05711472)
- Testing
- birth ball exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Class II Division 1 Malocclusion
Study to Measure the Effect of Part Time Versus Full Time Orthodontic Appliance Wear
The aim of this study is to assess skeletal (bone) and dental (teeth) changes occurring following wear of a twin block functional appliance (removable brace which postures the lower jaw forward to improve a discrepancy between…
- Trial name
- NCT02190630
- Testing
- Modified Clark Twin Block
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Skin-to-skin, Preterm Birth
Comparison of Two Different Skin-to-skin Contact Techniques: Sustained Diagonal Flexion vs. Traditional
This is a prospective, controlled randomized study designed to compare the effects of two methods of skin-to-skin positioning of preterm infants: the prone positioning method currently used (according to the World Health…
- Trial name
- NCT06154148
- Testing
- Sustained Diagonal Flexion positioning, Traditional prone position
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Blast Overpressure Exposure, Blast Injuries
Biomarkers of Brain Health in Blast Overpressure Exposure
The purpose of this study is to learn whether headsets that measure brainwaves can find early signs of changes in brain health in tactical operators who train near explosive blasts.
- Conditions
- Blast Overpressure Exposure, Blast Injuries, Brain Health, Occupational Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT07783048
- Testing
- Blast overpressure exposure during explosive breaching training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurable, Inc