Clinical trials: Fetal Conditions
Meconium Aspiration
Phase III Randomized Study of Lucinactant in Full Term Newborn Infants With Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the safety and efficacy of lucinactant administered by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the treatment of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) in newborn infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00004500
- Testing
- Lucinactant, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Windtree Therapeutics
Growth Disorders, Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Genotropin Treatment in Short Prepubertal Children With Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation
To evaluate the effect of continuous and intermittent administration of Genotonorm on stature in short prepubertal children with intra-uterine growth retardation
- Trial name
- NCT01073605
- Testing
- Genotonorm
- Where
- 31 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
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
Abortion, Second Trimester, PPROM
Simultaneous Mifepristone and Misoprostol Versus Misoprostol Alone for Induction of Labor of Nonviable Second Trimester Pregnancy: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
When time allows, administration of mifepristone prior to second trimester induction of labor decreases total labor time. However, in the setting of many pregnancy complications, decreasing time from diagnosis of nonviable…
- Conditions
- Abortion, Second Trimester, PPROM, Rupture, Spontaneous, Fetal Demise
- Trial name
- MIST (NCT05322252)
- Testing
- Mifepristone, Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity Complicating Childbirth, Fetal Anomaly
Pannus Assistance Needed for Obstetric Ultrasound Studies
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether use of a pannus retractor adhesive improves fetal anatomic ultrasound examinations.
- Trial name
- NCT05764408
- Testing
- traxi® Panniculus Retractor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity
BetterBirth: A Trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of a checklist-based childbirth safety program (the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program) on reduction of severe maternal, fetal, and newborn harm in institutional deliveries in…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- BetterBirth (NCT02148952)
- Testing
- WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 157,689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Aneuploidy, Pregnancy Complications
Use of a Novel Computerized Decision Aid for Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening
The investigators aim to assess whether use of a novel, tablet-based computerized decision aid for aneuploidy screening is similar to routine care with a brief genetic counseling visit in improving patient knowledge and…
- Trial name
- DAAS (NCT02991729)
- Testing
- iPad-based decision aid, Genetic counseling appointment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS
Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and New-born Outcomes (Philani Ndiphile)
This study aims to evaluate different screening strategies to decrease the burden of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among pregnant women, and reduce adverse birth outcomes.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS, Cost-effectiveness, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT04446611
- Testing
- First antenatal care + test-of-cure, First antenatal care + week 30-34 gestation (no test-of-cure)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd
Aneuploidy
National Prevalence and Impact of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
Information on pregnant women undergoing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) at one of the Obstetrix Medical Groups Outpatient Centers between January 2012 and June 2014 will be retrospectively gathered and an analysis of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02284399
- Testing
- non-invasive prenatal testing
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Obstetrix Medical Group
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
Lactation Suppressed
Cabergoline for Lactation Inhibition After Second-Trimester Abortion or Loss
This research study investigates the use of a drug, cabergoline, given immediately after second-trimester abortion or perinatal loss to decrease breast engorgement.
- Trial name
- LISTA (NCT04701333)
- Testing
- Cabergoline 1 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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
Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
Prenatal Steroids for Treatment of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformations (CCAM)
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations (CCAMs) are theorized to be growing immature lung tissue. Administration of maternal steroids in the mid-trimester may stop the growth or decrease the size of the CCAM, thus increasing…
- Trial name
- CCAM Steroids (NCT00670956)
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hernia, Hernia, Diaphragmatic
'TOTAL' (Tracheal Occlusion To Accelerate Lung Growth) Trial
This trial will test whether temporary fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) rather than expectant management during pregnancy, followed by standardized postnatal management, increases survival at discharge and…
- Conditions
- Hernia, Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Hernia, DIaphragmatic, Congenital, Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
- Trial name
- TOTAL (NCT02875860)
- Testing
- GoldBal2 detachable balloon, Baltaccidbpe100 Delivery Catheter, Standardized postnatal care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Michael A Belfort
Seizures, Disorder of Fetus or Newborn
Pharmacokinetic and Safety Trial of Intravenous Levetiracetam in the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures
The hypothesis is that a loading dose of 20 mg/kg and a maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg of Levetiracetam is going to be safe and effective in the treatment of seizures in neonates.
- Trial name
- Keppra (NCT00884052)
- Testing
- Low dose levetiracetam, High dose levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Richard H. Haas
Sleep, Pregnancy
Halifax PrenaBelt Trial
Back and right-sided sleeping position in pregnant women has recently emerged as a potential risk factor for low birthweight (LBW) and stillbirth (SB) in the medical literature.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02377817
- Testing
- PrenaBelt
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
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
Obesity
Antecedents of Obesity: Fetal Measures of Adiposity
The purpose of this research is to study whether fetal biometrics obtained by 2-D ultrasound can predict infant adiposity by air displacement plethysmography at birth.
- Trial name
- FEMA (NCT00715754)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Pregnancy
Local Anesthesia and Pain Perception During an Amniocentesis
This study is been designed to answer the question of whether local anesthesia (1% lidocaine) decreases the perception of pain associated with amniocentesis in a randomized double blind placebo controlled manner.
- Trial name
- NCT00583011
- Testing
- Local Anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma