Clinical trials: Fetal Heart Disorder
Congenital Heart Disease, Periventricular Leucomalacia
Randomized Trial of Maternal Progesterone Therapy
Neurodevelopmental disability is now recognized as the most common long-term complication after cardiac surgery in neonates. Research studies have shown that progesterone is critical to the development of the brain and in a…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Periventricular Leucomalacia, Brain Development, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02133573
- Testing
- Progesterone, Vaginal lubricant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Down Syndrome, Edwards Syndrome
Expanded Noninvasive Genomic Medical Assessment: The Enigma Study
In January 2007, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) revised its guidelines that now recommend physicians are ethically obligated to fully inform all pregnant women that screening for fetal chromosomal…
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Edwards Syndrome, Patau Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02787486
- Testing
- Blood sampling for Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) analysis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 760 people
- Sponsor
- Progenity, Inc.
Fetal Distress With Antenatal Problem, Fetal Growth Retardation
Validation of Sensors for Long-term Non-Invasive Fetal Monitoring
A multidisciplinary team of a doctor and engineers have developed a new sensor that will be able to detect mothers' and babies' heartbeat and babies movements in late pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT06952777
- Testing
- Non-adhesive capacitively-coupled sensors
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Diabetes, Endocrine System Diseases
Evaluating Innovations in Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care - The Transition Navigator Trial
The Transition Navigator Trial (TNT) is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of usual care plus a patient navigator service versus usual care plus newsletters and other educational materials, to…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Endocrine System Diseases, Gastro-Intestinal Disorder, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- TNT (NCT03342495)
- Testing
- Patient Navigator, Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Speckle Tracking, Fetus Fetus
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Infants, Prenatally and Postnatally
Comparison of prenatal and postnatal cardiac function assessed by echocardiography using pulsed wave Doppler, Tissue Doppler and speckle tracking (strain and strain rate) between foetuses/neonates with a structural heart disease…
- Conditions
- Speckle Tracking, Fetus Fetus, Neonate, Structural Heart Disease
- Trial name
- STIPP (NCT05601375)
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Congenital Heart Disease, Single-ventricle
Extracellular Vesicle Micro RNA Profiling in Congenital Heart Disease: Fetal-Maternal Regulation in Neonatal Thrombosis
Newborns with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of developing postpartum and postoperative blood clots after cardiac surgery.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Single-ventricle, Thrombosis
- Trial name
- EVmiRNA (NCT06434207)
- Testing
- Collecting discarded blood samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's 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
Congenital Heart Disease
Antenatal Investigation of Fetuses With Complex Congenital Heart Defects Using multiOMICS
This study will use multiOMICS study on fetuses with complexe congenital heart defects (CHD) to identify etiological epigenetic factors of these cardiac malformations, related to environmental factors during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- CARDIOMICS (NCT06705543)
- Testing
- multi-omics genetic analyses included exome, multi-omics genetic analyses
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Disorder of Cardiac Function
Myocardial Screening in Fetuses With Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
BACKGROUND Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions of the heart commonly due to viral or autoimmune etiologies. Human CMV represents one of the leading causes of congenital infections worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT02787382
- Testing
- echocardiographic examination
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Ductus Arteriosus
The Role of Fetal Ductus Arteriosus in Predicting Spontaneous Labour at Term
The exact mechanism stimulating the parturition in humans is still relatively unknown. Prostaglandins, by mediating cervical ripening and early stimulation of myometrial contractions, are likely to play a major role in the…
- Trial name
- NCT03073460
- Testing
- Ultrasound examination
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Coronary Heart Disease, Acute Myocardial Infarction
Twenty-year Follow-up of the Inter99 Cohort
Being born small increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D) with age. Furthermore, data even suggest that some of the diseases ("complications") in the eyes, kidneys, nerves, liver, blood vessels and heart often seen…
- Conditions
- Coronary Heart Disease, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT05166447
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
Acute Maternal and Fetal Effects of Exercise in Pregnancy
This will be an open randomized clinical trial involving pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks randomized to two modalities of exercise: treadmill or stationary bike.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders, Hypoglycemia, Lactate
- Trial name
- EXPREG (NCT01383889)
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Fetal Diagnose, Fetal Cardiac Disorder
Modified Myocardial Performance Index and Epicardial Thickness in Cases With Idiopathic Polyhydramnios
In cases diagnosed as idiopathic polyhydramnios and healthy pregnancy between 24-40 weeks (total number of cases (100-120)), prospective fetal echocardiography will be performed to evaluate MPI and EFT.
- Trial name
- NCT05737043
- Testing
- prenatal diagnose
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Metabolic Acidosis
Value of Fetal Scalp Lactate Sampling During Labour in Cases of Abnormal Fetal Heart Rate
ST-analysis of the foetal ECG (STAN®) is another second line technique for intrapartum foetal monitoring. Combining ST-analysis with standard CTG interpretation aims to identify hypoxic foetuses more accurately than CTG alone.
- Trial name
- NCT05259202
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Fetal Growth Restriction, Cardiac Remodeling, Ventricular
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography as a Tool for Early Diagnosis of Impaired Fetal Growth Twin Pregnancies
In this project there are 2 time points during the pregnancy included, namely at 21 weeks and 30 weeks of gestation, to measure the predictive values of FGR, strain and strain rate.
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction, Cardiac Remodeling, Ventricular, Placental Insufficiency, Air Pollution
- Trial name
- HEART (NCT05423665)
- Testing
- sample collection
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Congenital Heart Disease, Viremia
Congenital Heart Anomaly Risk in Maternal Enteroviral Infection and Diabetes
Beyond EV-B, there are clinical observations to implicate other viruses in birth defects, including CHD. Since the Rubella epidemic of 1960s', however, viruses have received little attention and certainly no comprehensive study…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Viremia, Virus Diseases, Enterovirus
- Trial name
- CHARMED (NCT04769167)
- Testing
- Stool and Blood Specimen Collection, Follow-up Medical Record Review
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Congenital Heart Disease
Acute Maternal Hyperoxygenation in CHD
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is predominantly detected before birth. Using echocardiography and MRI, this study will determine whether acute exposure to maternal hyperoxygenation (MH) leads to measurable increases in fetal…
- Trial name
- NCT03944837
- Testing
- Oxygen gas
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Intermittent Auscultation Using Handheld Doppler: a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Perinatal Outcomes in Uganda
A novel handheld Doppler has been developed which is rugged and is powered only by a hand crank. This study aims to test the use of this Doppler versus the Pinard horn to monitor the fetal heart rate in labour in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT02273037
- Testing
- Fetal heart rate Doppler, Partograph
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Prenatal Screening for Congenital Heart Diseases in the Antwerp Region
No systematic research has been done in the last 15 years on the accuracy of prenatal ultrasound of congenital heart diseases in Belgium. Nor are there any population-based studies available on this subject for Belgium.
- Trial name
- SEC (NCT04382222)
- Testing
- prenatal ultrasound
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Cardiovascular Diseases
Continuation of the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in U.S. women at all ages, and large knowledge gaps exist in CVD predictive and preventative strategies for women.
- Trial name
- nuMoM2b-HHS2 (NCT05472597)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,048 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International