Clinical trials: Fetal Development
Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18
High Risk Multiple Gestation Study
The objectives of the clinical study are to demonstrate the accuracy of our proprietary algorithm method to determine the genetic health of the developing fetuses in a multiple gestation pregnancy from a maternal blood sample.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 21, Sex Chromosome Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT02278874
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natera, Inc.
Developmental Delay
Improving Neurodevelopmental ouTcomes After Prenatal Cannabinoid in uTero Exposure
The INTACT trial is a multisite pilot feasibility study aimed at testing the effectiveness of the INTACT Intervention program in improving neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants prenatally exposed to cannabinoids.
- Trial name
- INTACT (NCT06423664)
- Testing
- Play and Learn Strategies (PALS) Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease
Altered Cerebral Growth and Development in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent inborn defect with an incidence of 1 in 100 newborns per year, i.e. 800 children born in Switzerland per year.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease, Brain Injuries, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT04233775
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Schizophrenia
Effects of Exposed to Antipsychotics Throughout Pregnancy on Infants Development: A Prospective Study
The primary aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the effect of antipsychotics on infant development especially neurobehavioral development which evaluated by the Bayley-III when mothers are treated with antipsychotics…
- Trial name
- NCT01479400
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central South University
22q11 Deletion Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome
SNP-based Microdeletion and Aneuploidy RegisTry (SMART)
This multi-center prospective observational study is designed to track birth outcomes and perinatal correlates to the Panorama prenatal screening test in the general population among ten thousand women who present clinically and…
- Conditions
- 22q11 Deletion Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome, Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02381457)
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 20,960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natera, Inc.
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
Foetal Differences Between Healthy and Schizophernic Parents
Schizophrenia Imaging
Schizophrenia is a common disorder with a lifetime prevalence of about 1%.Genetic studies strongly suggest a genetic component to the inheritance of schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT01655472
- Testing
- imaging follow up: MRI scan, imaging follow up: Ultrasonographic examination
- Where
- 8 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Chromosome 13 Aneuploidy, Chromosome 18 Aneuploidy
Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Validation Study
The primary purpose of this study is to collect maternal blood samples from pregnant women to develop a non-invasive prenatal diagnostic test based on fetal DNA isolated from maternal blood.
- Conditions
- Chromosome 13 Aneuploidy, Chromosome 18 Aneuploidy, Chromosome 21 Aneuploidy, Sex Chromosome Aberrations
- Trial name
- NIPD (NCT01574781)
- Testing
- Blood draw, Cheek swab/Saliva Sampling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,781 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natera, Inc.
Cardiovascular Phenotype, Metabolic Phenotype
Implications of Maternal 45,X Mosaicism as a Secondary Genomic Finding Following Cell-Free DNA Sequencing During Pregnancy: A Deep Phenotype Study
Background: Mosaicism is a condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup. Sometimes, a type of mosaicism called 45,X may not be discovered in a woman until she undergoes routine tests during…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Phenotype, Metabolic Phenotype, Hypertensive Disease, Psychological Phenotype
- Trial name
- NCT05548881
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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
Growth Disorders, Malnutrition, Fetal
Evolutionary Nutrition Pilot: Enhancing Fetal Growth and Brain Development
Globally, 250 million children do not reach their developmental potential and 155 million are stunted, yet few population-based studies have examined the direct effects of nutrient deficiencies on early brain development.
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Malnutrition, Fetal, Stunting, Development; Delayed, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05242224
- Testing
- Evolutionary Nutrition Package
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Perinatal Mental Health, Gestational Weight Gain
Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood
Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood (HAP3) The HAP3 study is evaluating a new digital support program for pregnant women and their partners.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mental Health, Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, Child Development
- Trial name
- HAP3 (NCT07837193)
- Testing
- HAP3 Family App
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Pregnancy, Child Development
Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation
The purpose of the study is to test whether nutritional supplementation during pregnancy is associated with 1) improved maternal health during pregnancy; 2) improved infant birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and 3) whether…
- Trial name
- NAPS (NCT02647723)
- Testing
- DHA, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Heart Diseases
Development of an Screening System in Children With Congenital Heart Disease Based on Cloud Computing and Big Data
This study intends to establish an automatic system for screening on children with congenital heart disease, the system include the auscultation of cardiac murmur and the test of oxygen saturation, the data was analyzed based on…
- Trial name
- NCT03929133
- Testing
- automatic screening machine on congenital heart disease
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Obesity, Diabetes
Role of Nutrition and Maternal Genetics on the Programming of Development of Fetal Adipose Tissue
In the PREOBE projects it is aimed to obtain genetic and biochemical biomarkers for the programming of obesity in early stages of life.
- Trial name
- PREOBE (NCT01634464)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Hereditary Diseases
Development of New Prenatal Diagnostic Tests From Maternal Blood
After extraction of the cell-free DNA circulating in maternal plasma, we aim at developing new techniques for fetal DNA enrichment to perform fetal gender determination, and indirect diagnosis of inherited diseases like Cystic…
- Trial name
- NCT00314691
- Testing
- Blood samples
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Major Fetal Anomaly
Development of an Optimal Approach to Return of Results for Next-generation Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis
To gain knowledge about how patients undergoing prenatal diagnosis for a fetal abnormality understand and react to Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) testing, so that the investigators can develop more ethical and responsible approach…
- Trial name
- NCT02255825
- Testing
- Whole Genome Sequencing, Amniocentesis, Psychosocial assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pregnancy, Weight Gain
Development of a Pregnancy Weight Management Service Model
To develop a pregnancy weight management application and service model for pregnant women, and to evaluate its feasibility and effects on gestational weight management and health behaviors during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT07814885
- Testing
- Pregnancy Weight Management Counseling
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Medical College
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Nutrition and Inflammation in Pregnancy: Impacts on Early Human Brain Development in Ethiopia
The goal of this observational child follow-up study is to examine the effects of prenatal nutrition and infection management interventions on long-term child neurodevelopment.
- Trial name
- NCT06296238
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 463 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Preterm Labor, Maternal Psychological Distress
Fetal Brain Growth - Pilot Study
The goal of this observational prospective study is to explore the feasibility of measuring fetal and neonatal brain growth using 2D and 3D ultrasound in fetuses exposed to threatened preterm labor (TPTL) and antenatal…
- Trial name
- NCT05994443
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre