Clinical trials: Fetal Complications
Premature Birth
Effect of Presenting Survival Information as Text or Pictograph During Periviable Birth Counseling
Women recruited from the internet will be put in a hypothetical situation of being in labor at 22 weeks of pregnancy, and presented with information on the likelihood of survival and chance of disability for babies born at this…
- Trial name
- NCT04859114
- Testing
- Format of outcome data presentation, Displayed chance of survival
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,052 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Sleep, Pregnancy
Ghana PrenaBelt Trial: A Positional Therapy Device to Reduce Still-Birth
Every day in Ghana, 47 babies are stillborn (SB) and 232 babies are born with low birth-weight (LBW) - many of whom will die in infancy or suffer lifelong consequences.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02379728
- Testing
- PrenaBelt, Body Position Sensor
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Miscarriage, Stillbirth
Follow-up of Pregnant Women After a Mass Vaccination of Oral Cholera Vaccine (ShancholTM) in Nsanje Malawi
This study, to be carried out immediately following an emergency, reactive cholera vaccination campaign in Nsanje District, Malawi, will be a cohort study to estimate the safety of killed oral cholera vaccine (OCV), in pregnant…
- Conditions
- Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Cholera
- Trial name
- NCT02499172
- Testing
- Shanchol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,758 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Choline Supplementation as a Neurodevelopmental Intervention in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of choline supplementation in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The primary outcome measures are cognitive measures.
- Trial name
- NCT02735473
- Testing
- Choline bitartrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Fetal Growth Retardation, Fetal; Slow Growth
Third Trimester Screening of Fetal Growth Restriction
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy of two screening protocols for the detection of fetal growth disorders. In Italy at the moment the screening protocol should not be universal but only on clinical indications.
- Trial name
- RELAIS (NCT05787054)
- Testing
- Third trimester ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 813 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Depression, Preterm Delivery
Comparing Effectiveness of Treating Depression With & Without Comorbidity to Improve Fetal Health
Depression during pregnancy is prevalent (15-20%) and has an adverse impact on fetal outcomes including preterm delivery (PTD) and low birthweight (LBW).
- Trial name
- PCORIPTD (NCT02371356)
- Volunteers
- 91,084 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Stillbirth, Grief
MOMSonLINE2 ; A Pilot Study Testing Recruitment and Retention of Women of Color to an Online Support Group for Bereaved Mothers
This is a 6-week pilot study to see how research participants feel about an internet support site after a stillbirth or infant death. Losing a baby through stillbirth or early infant death is typically devastating for families.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Grief, Infant Death
- Trial name
- NCT04600076
- Testing
- BabyCenter site and the community group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight
KBTH-GIRHL Healthy Birth Weight Study: A Cross-Section
This study was designed and conducted in an effort to establish a comparison group for the Ghana PrenaBelt Trial (NTC02379728). The Ghana PrenaBelt Trial examined the effect, on birth weight, of a belt-like device to help…
- Conditions
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy, Sleep
- Trial name
- KBTH-HBWS (NCT03062228)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Obstetric Labor Complications, Cesarean Section
Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Project on Impacted Fetal Head at Cesarean Section
This study is an evaluation of a Quality Improvement (QI) project addressing delivery of the impacted fetal head being conducted at Regions Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03387189
- Testing
- Quality Improvement Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 409 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Feasibility Study of the My Health Coach App for Adults With FASD
The purpose of this study is to test a new smartphone "app" for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The app is called My Health Coach.
- Trial name
- NCT05604014
- Testing
- My Health Coach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Depression, Postpartum Depression
Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression
Perinatal depression and anxiety are common, serious, and frequently overlapping disorders that increase morbidity and mortality in new mothers (including suicide) and result in poor infant/child outcomes.
- Conditions
- Depression, Postpartum Depression, Prenatal Disorder, Circadian Dysregulation
- Trial name
- NCT04364646
- Testing
- Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
Happy Mother-Healthy Baby: An Anxiety-focused Early Prenatal Intervention
In the proposed study the investigators will develop an early prenatal preventive intervention targeting anxiety and conduct a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan to test its efficacy in reducing generalized anxiety disorder…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Preterm Birth, Anxiety
- Trial name
- HMHB (NCT03880032)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Anxiety
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy
READYorNot[TM] Brain-Based Disabilities Trial
The purpose of this study is to find out if there is a benefit to using the MyREADY Transition[TM] BBD App for brain-based disabilities, compared to not using it.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03852550
- Testing
- e-health application
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Sickle Cell Disease
Assessment of Algorithm-Based Hydroxyurea Dosing on Fetal Hemoglobin Response, Acute Complications, and Organ Function in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disease. The drug hydroxyurea (HU) is approved to prevent pain crises in people with SCD. Researchers want to see how higher doses of HU affect the blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02225132
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Fetal Growth Retardation
Placental Lesions in Fetal Growth Restrictions
The purpose of this research study is to develop imaging methods to diagnose placental injury in pregnancies diagnosed with fetal growth restriction (FGR).
- Trial name
- NCT04839185
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol infusion, MRI scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The Trajectory of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Across the Life Span: Continuing Prevention and Longitudinal Epidemiology
Screen women of childbearing age (15 - 44 years) for high risk drinking in antenatal clinics of the established research sites in the Western Cape Province of South Africa (SA).
- Trial name
- NCT04026620
- Testing
- Informational Pamphlet, Brief Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) Session
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anhydramnios, Potter Syndrome
Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy
Early pregnancy renal anhydramnios (EPRA) is a condition where a pregnant woman does not have any amniotic fluid around her fetus because of a problem with the fetus's kidneys.
- Conditions
- Anhydramnios, Potter Syndrome, Lung Hypoplasia, Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
- Trial name
- RAFT (NCT03101891)
- Testing
- Serial amnioinfusions with isotonic fluid, Spinal needle, Isotonic fluid
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Open-Label Study of the Long Term Tolerability and Safety of Atomoxetine in Children With FASD and ADD/ADHD
Determine if atomoxetine is safe and well tolerated by children with fetal alcohol syndrome.
- Trial name
- B4Z-US-050 (NCT00418262)
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Early Pregnancy Failure, Miscarriage
MiMi: A Randomized Trial of Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Treatment of Early Pregnancy Failure
The purpose of this study is to compare two combinations of drugs (mifepristone and misoprostol versus placebo and misoprostol) used for medical treatment for early pregnancy failure.
- Conditions
- Early Pregnancy Failure, Miscarriage, Fetal Demise, Anembryonic Pregnancy
- Trial name
- MiMi (NCT00468299)
- Testing
- Mifepristone and misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Efficacy Trial of the FMF Connect Mobile Health Intervention
The purpose of this study is to test a new smartphone "app" for parents/caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The app is called Families Moving Forward (FMF) Connect.
- Trial name
- NCT05028517
- Testing
- FMF Connect, Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester