Clinical trials: Dysfunctional Labor
Birth; Prolonged
Acceptability Assessment of an Optimized Birthing Position
This qualitative study evaluates the acceptability of positioning pregnant women in labour in an optimized position, which consists in the hyperflexion of the legs and the loss of the lumbar lordosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04056793
- Testing
- Optimized birthing position
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Labor Complication
Fetal Pillow Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes following cesarean delivery for failure to progress with the use of the Fetal Pillow.
- Trial name
- NCT03342508
- Testing
- Fetal Pillow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Prolonged Labor, Labor Dystocia
Efficacy of Bicarbonate on the Risk of Assisted Delivery in Nulliparous Women With Prolonged Labour
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if oral bicarbonate can treat prolonged labour in nulliparous women with prolonged labour.
- Trial name
- ProLabour (NCT07321379)
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,520 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Labor; Prolonged, Second Stage, Delivery Problem
Maternal Position's Effect on Labor Progression in Occiput Posterior Deliveries
This is a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of maternal position on the progression of labour in deliveries in which the foetus is in the occiput posterior position.
- Trial name
- NCT06928038
- Testing
- Positioned group
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Atony
Uterine Cooling During Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Blood Loss and Incidence of Postpartum Hemorrhage
The objective of the study is to demonstrate whether cooling the uterine smooth muscle during cesarean section (following delivery of the fetus) will promote better uterine contraction and involution resulting in lower blood…
- Trial name
- NCT02229513
- Testing
- Uterine Cooling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Labor Dystocia, Labor Complication
The Norwegian World Health Organisation Labour Care Guide Trial (NORWEL)
Appropriate and timely care during birth is critical to the survival and health of women and their babies. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented the Labour Care Guide (LCG) as the new recommended tool for…
- Conditions
- Labor Dystocia, Labor Complication, Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities, Labor (Obstetrics)--Complications
- Trial name
- NORWEL (NCT05791630)
- Testing
- the labour care guide (LCG)
- Where
- 10 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 23,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust
Gestational Diabetes
Role of HbA1c in Predicting Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
This study aims to determine the reference value of HbA1c that can be used to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes. These adverse outcomes include LGA fetus, shoulder dystocia, caesarean section, pre-term birth, pre-eclampsia and…
- Trial name
- NCT06676254
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia
Maternal Distress in Labor, Persistent Occipitoposterior or Occipitoanterior Position
Maternal Positioning and Occipitoposterior Fetal Position
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specific maternal position to correct fetal position in occipito-posterior during the labor.
- Conditions
- Maternal Distress in Labor, Persistent Occipitoposterior or Occipitoanterior Position, Dystocia, Fetal Position and Presentation Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01291355
- Testing
- Specific maternal position during the labor
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 438 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Pregnancy
Relevance of Ultrasound Screening for Foetal Macrosomia
Management of fetal macrosomia is based on a suspicion of macrosomia (no certainty before birth). This management is an artificial induction of labour for an earlier delivery and therefore a lower fetal weight gain.
- Trial name
- USmacro (NCT04443205)
- Testing
- Data record
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Arrested Labor
Bicarbonate Given During Dystocic Labor
Dystocic deliveries and the use of bicarbonate
- Trial name
- NCT02805387
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Labor Stage, First, Prolonged Labor
Maternal Maneuvers During Prolonged Labor
This pilot, randomized control trial will test whether or not a specific circuit of position changes improves maternal outcomes in cases of prolonged labor.
- Trial name
- CIRCUIT (NCT06636149)
- Testing
- Circuit of maternal position changes during labor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Shoulder Dystocia, Simulation Based Medical Education
Simulation in Shoulder Dystocia Management
Shoulder dystocia is an unpredictable and unpredictable emergency obstetric condition that causes serious maternal and neonatal complications. Therefore, it requires immediate and effective intervention.
- Conditions
- Shoulder Dystocia, Simulation Based Medical Education, Midwifery
- Trial name
- NCT07009626
- Testing
- Computer-based high-validity birth simulator
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Child Abuse, Vaginismus
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Vaginismus and Labor Dystocia
The study aims to develop a theoretical model explicating the inter-relationships between Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA), Partial Vaginismus (PV) and Labor Dystocia (LD), including their associations with Depression (D) as a…
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Vaginismus, Dystocia, Depression
- Trial name
- CSA-V-LD (NCT01530113)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Buccal Misoprostol During Cesarean Section for Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage
Objective: to demonstrate that buccal misoprostol administration during cesarean delivery in women with risk factors for uterine atony decreases the need for additional uterotonic medications, uterine atony and postpartum…
- Trial name
- NCT01733329
- Testing
- Misoprostol, Folic Acid
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Macrosomia, Fetal, Large for Gestational Age
Fetal Clavicular Measurement to Predict Fetal Macrosomia
Macrosomia is associated with increased risks for both the mother and the baby, including complications during delivery, injuries, and even death. The accurate diagnosis of macrosomia is often difficult before birth.
- Conditions
- Macrosomia, Fetal, Large for Gestational Age, Shoulder Dystocia
- Trial name
- NCT06283277
- Testing
- Obstetric Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Uterine Atony
Novel Approach of Hayman Uterine Compression Sutures for Management of Severe Atonic Postpartum Hemorrhage: Three Vertical Sutures
Maternal deaths due to uterine atony bleeding are the leading causes of maternal death in our country and all over the world. In this respect, our clinic is among the clinics with the highest number of experience in our country…
- Trial name
- NCT04690153
- Testing
- Patients with three vertical Hayman Sutures
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pınar Yalcin bahat
Delivery Problem, Delivery Fear
The Effect of Feng Shui Delivery Room Design on Maternal and Infant Health
The aim of the study is to compare the births that took place in the Feng Shui Birth unit and those that took place in the standard delivery unit in terms of mother-infant health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Delivery Problem, Delivery Fear, Delivery; Injury, Birth; Prolonged
- Trial name
- NCT05468658
- Testing
- Designing the birthing unit according to the philosophy of Feng Shui
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Dysfunctional Labor
Trial of Oxytocin Alone Versus Oxytocin and Propranolol for the Treatment of Abnormal Labor
The purpose of this study is to determine whether propranolol is better than oxytocin for the treatment of labor abnormalities. The endpoint is the rate of vaginal delivery experienced by women receiving prolonged oxytocin versus…
- Trial name
- NCT00315913
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Caesarean Sections, Augmentation With Oxytocin
The Labour Progression Study, a Cluster Randomised Trial on Labour Progression for First Time Mothers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the rate of emergency caesarean section can be reduced if adhering to a dynamic labour progression curve compared to a static progression curve for first time mothers without…
- Conditions
- Caesarean Sections, Augmentation With Oxytocin, Labour Dystocia
- Trial name
- LAPS (NCT02221427)
- Testing
- Dynamic progression curve, Static labour progression curve (F)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 6,582 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust