Clinical trials: Fetal Development
Pregnancy, Down Syndrome
Comparison of Aneuploidy Risk Evaluations
This is a prospective, multi-center observational study designed to compare the test results of the Verinata Health Prenatal Aneuploidy Test to results of conventional prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities in…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Down Syndrome, Edwards Syndrome, Patau Syndrome
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT01663350)
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Verinata Health, Inc.
Deglutition Disorder, High Risk Pregnancy
Study of Fetal Swallowing
This study will establish a database of fetal movements associated with feeding. It will use information obtained from standard fetal ultrasound procedures to identify and measure the growth of the baby's face, lips, tongue, jaw…
- Trial name
- NCT00004566
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Maternal Distress, Child Development
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Prenatal Effects Independent of Genetics
This study examines how maternal stress during pregnancy affects infant brain and behavioral development, focusing on whether these effects are due to the prenatal environment or shared genes.
- Trial name
- NCT07296107
- Testing
- Prenatal maternal psychosocial and biological assessment protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Microdeletion Syndromes, Trisomy 21
Development of Non-invasive Prenatal Test for Microdeletion and Other Genetic Syndromes Based on Cell Free DNA
The purpose of this study is to collect blood from families with a child who has been diagnosed with a chromosomal disorder including microdeletions in order to further develop a non-invasive prenatal screening test based on…
- Conditions
- Microdeletion Syndromes, Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13
- Trial name
- Microdel Triad (NCT02109770)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Natera, Inc.
Cortical Development Malformation, Multiparametric Magnetic Resonnance Imaging
Normative Brain Volume Profiles From Multicenter Fetal MRI
Fetal brain MRI is an essential diagnostic tool to inform parents about the prognosis of abnormalities detected on routine ultrasound.
- Conditions
- Cortical Development Malformation, Multiparametric Magnetic Resonnance Imaging, Brain Cortical Thickness, Prenatal Diagnosis
- Trial name
- MULTINORMFET (NCT06081036)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal Death
Environmental Factors and Embryonic Development Project
The Environmental Factors and Embryonic Development Project was set up to investigate environmental exposures and behavioral factors responsible for embryonic dysplasia and gestational complications in pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal Death, Stillbirth, Birth Defects
- Trial name
- EFED (NCT04182503)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 19 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinling Hospital, China
Growth Charts
Development of Italian Fetal Growth Charts
There is an ongoing international discussion regarding which fetal growth charts should be used. As a matter of fact, an extensive and clinically significant variability among different growth charts has been proved, even between…
- Trial name
- METRICS (NCT05774912)
- Testing
- Ultrasound evaluation
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
Pregnancy
Advanced Fetal Imaging - Phase II
The goal of Advanced Fetal Imaging - Phase II is to advance fetal MRI imaging by designing MRI coils specifically for pregnant women and testing recently developed MRI image acquisition techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT02840019
- Testing
- Investigational MRI coil designed for pregnant women, MRI Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Fetal Growth Restriction
A Randomized Air Filter Intervention Study of Air Pollution and Fetal Growth in a Highly Polluted Community
The purpose of this study is to use an air filter intervention to evaluate the relationship between particulate matter air pollution exposure during pregnancy and fetal growth.
- Trial name
- NCT01741051
- Testing
- HEPA Filter
- Where
- Mongolia
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21), Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18)
Non-Invasive Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy: A New Maternal Plasma Marker
Validate that circulating cell free fetal nucleic acid can be used to identify a direct marker for fetal aneuploidy, particularly fetal Down Syndrome (DS), that is better than surrogate markers.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21), Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18), Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13), Turner Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00770458
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sequenom, Inc.
Maternal-Fetal Relations, Muscle Weakness
Developmental ORIgins of Healthy and Unhealthy AgeiNg: the Role of Maternal Obesity
The prevalence of obesity in the developed world has increased markedly over the last 20 years. Considering the prevalence of obese and overweight adult subjects, and the fact that pregnancy itself induces a state of insulin…
- Conditions
- Maternal-Fetal Relations, Muscle Weakness, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- DORIAN (NCT01931540)
- Testing
- Exercise Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Preterm Birth, Prenatal Care Late
This Study Was to Investigate the Efficacy of Fetal Right Heart Doppler Findings in Determination of Pulmonary Maturity
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of fetal right heart doppler findings in determination of pulmonary maturity.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Prenatal Care Late, Preterm Labor
- Trial name
- NCT04296591
- Testing
- fetal heart doppler findings
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Pregnancies At Increased Risk of Preterm Birth
Development of a Predictive Model of Fetal PH At Birth from Novel Variables Derived from Cardiotocographic Tracing
The goal of this observational study is to build a predictive model of fetal acidosis based on variables from the cardiotocographic tracing recorded during labor in participants undergoing spontaneous or induced delivery with…
- Trial name
- NCT06720363
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay
Perinatal Autism Genetics and Epigenetics Study
The University of Iowa's Center for Disabilities and Development is researching how pregnancy, early childhood experiences, and genetic factors influence child development, with a focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay, Prenatal Stress, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- PAGES (NCT07738003)
- Testing
- Change in child's DNA methylation, Perinatal stress, Early social experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Child Mortality
Community-Based Interventions for Infant Health in Nepal
An Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Participatory Interventions for Pregnant Women in Nepal to Reduce Fetal \& Infant Mortality and to Improve Fetal Growth \& Cognitive Development in Infancy
- Trial name
- NCT00656591
- Testing
- Methotrexate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 192,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Child Health
Prenatal Exposure, Postnatal Exposure
Exposure to Organochlorine Pollutants and Impact on Development in the Peripubertal Age in Guadeloupe
In the context of environmental pollution of the French West Indies by chlordecone and questions about health consequences, monitoring at the peripubertal age of children born alive in the TIMOUN cohort is justified in several…
- Trial name
- TIMOUNPUBERTY (NCT06653660)
- Testing
- Clinical examination
- Where
- Guadeloupe
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe
Pregnancy, Premature Birth
Development of a Nationally Scalable Model of Group Prenatal Care to Improve Birth Outcomes: "Expect With Me"
This study addresses the intractable challenges of adverse birth outcomes, including preterm delivery and low birthweight, by proposing the development, implementation and evaluation of a model of group prenatal care that could…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Postpartum Period
- Trial name
- NCT02169024
- Testing
- Expect With Me group prenatal care, Standard individual prenatal care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Postpartum Depression, Child Development
Prenatal Depression Prevention Effects on Parenting and Young Child Self-Regulation and Functioning
Poor parenting practices and compromised child self-regulation when a child is 2 ½ - 4 ½ years old are foundational in promoting their later healthy development and adaptive functioning.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Child Development, Parenting, Child Self-Regulation
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04296734)
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Prenatal Dex Study
The classic form of 21-hydroxylase deficiency (prevalence 1/15,000) is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
- Trial name
- Prenatal Dex (NCT02795871)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological and cognitive assessment
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 354 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Maternal Exposure
Prenatal PCB Exposure
This project is designed to investigate the association between prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants on cognitive development of school-age children
- Trial name
- NCT00012428
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)