Clinical trials: Dystocia
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
Puerperal Sepsis, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Assessing Childbirth-related Complications at the Community Level in Kenya
Kenya is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that still experience high maternal mortality. For instance, in 2008/09 maternal mortality ratio was estimated to be 488/100,000 live births.
- Conditions
- Puerperal Sepsis, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Preeclampsia and Eclampsia, Retained Placenta, Without Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01665456
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 585 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wilson Liambila
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
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
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
Shoulder Dystocia - Delivered, Birth Disorder
Learning Skills in Shoulder Dystocia Delivery Using Simulator Models
Learning skills on shoulder dystocia on doctor and midwife
- Trial name
- NCT05921045
- Testing
- modification of clinical approach in clinical practice at time 0, modification of clinical approach in clinical practice at 6 months
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- G. d'Annunzio University
Stress, Delivery Problem for Fetus
Effect of Music on Stress and Delivery
The purpose of this study is to randomize women to be exposed during labor to different genres of music and study the effect of each genre on the level of objective and subjective stress as manifested by salivary cortisol and…
- Trial name
- NCT03348358
- Testing
- quiet music, Rhythmic music, control
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Abnormal Labor, Failed Induction of Labor
Enhanced vs. Routine Clear Liquid Intake in Labor
The goal of the study is to see if the addition of a carbohydrate- and protein-enhanced gel during labor speeds labor and reduces the rate of cesarean delivery.
- Conditions
- Abnormal Labor, Failed Induction of Labor, Ketosis
- Trial name
- NCT02524002
- Testing
- Accel Gel, Usual clear diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Shoulder Dystocia
Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) Evaluation of Shoulder Dystocia Management
This trial tests whether hands-on training is superior to expert demonstration regarding the management of shoulder dystocia (stuck shoulder) during delivery on a training model.
- Trial name
- NCT01618565
- Testing
- Hands-On Training, Demonstration
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clemens Tempfer