Clinical trials: Fetal Outcomes
Pregnancy
Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) on Fetal Cardiac Outcomes
DHA, a type of fatty acid, is important in early development, both in terms of reproductive physiology of gestation and in postnatal behavioral and cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT01007110
- Testing
- DHA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Premature Birth
Group Antenatal Care: Effectiveness and Contextual Factors Linked to Implementation Success in Malawi
In this study, we test the effectiveness of an evidence-based model of group antenatal care by comparing it to individual (usual) antenatal care (Aim 1) across 7 antenatal clinics in Blantyre District, Malawi.
- Trial name
- NCT03673709
- Testing
- Antenatal Care
- Where
- 7 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,887 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Pregnancy Related, Prenatal Care
Effects of The Pregnant Follow-Up Conducted With Home Visits on The Perinatal Outcomes
The World Health Organization (WHO) developed a safe motherhood program in 1987 to reduce maternal and infant mortality. Safe motherhood is maximizing maternal and child health.
- Trial name
- NCT04628598
- Testing
- Antenatal care and prenatal education with a home visit
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
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
Pre-Eclampsia, Pre-Term
Vascular Inflammation and Anti-inflammatory Supplements After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Women who had an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO), such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, or gestational diabetes, have a higher risk for heart disease.
- Conditions
- Pre-Eclampsia, Pre-Term, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- VIA (NCT04633551)
- Testing
- Anti-inflammatory supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Gestational Diabetes, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy
CAPO: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in A2 Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy Outcomes
This study will utilize continuous glucose monitoring in women with A2 gestational diabetes. Women will be randomized to continuous glucose monitoring or routine care with fingersticks to check their blood glucose four times…
- Trial name
- CAPO (NCT04219085)
- Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitor, Routine Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Breastfeeding
PRenatal Video-Based Education and PostPARtum Effects
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the impact of a remotely-delivered antenatal milk expression (AME) intervention versus an attention control condition on breastfeeding outcomes among a sample of 280…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04258709)
- Testing
- AME, Video-based infant care education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Maternal Behavior, Alcohol Drinking
Adapting and Testing a Behavioural Intervention to Prevent FASD and Adverse Infant Outcomes
South Africa (SA) has a long history of social and health disparities, resulting in the world's highest rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD; 111.1 per 1,000), where lifelong negative cognitive and physical effects…
- Conditions
- Maternal Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Fetal Conditions
- Trial name
- MaRISA+ (NCT05747599)
- Testing
- Intervention with contingent incentives and text-based support
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Pregnancy
Effects of a Personalized Web-based Antenatal Care Planner
Many women are turning to the Internet to meet their health information needs, but the large amount of information available, as well as the unknown reliability and applicability of information can be overwhelming.
- Trial name
- NCT00182325
- Testing
- personalized web prenatal information, general web prenatal information
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Efficacy and Outcomes of a Non-Pharmacological Intervention for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a specially-constructed crib mattress that delivers gentle vibrations (stochastic vibrotactile stimulation) as a complementary, non-pharmacological intervention for treating…
- Trial name
- NCT02801331
- Testing
- Stochastic Vibrotactile Stimulation (SVS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Elisabeth B Salisbury
Schistosomiasis
S. Japonicum and Pregnancy Outcomes
The purpose of the study is to understand whether the drug praziquantel (PZQ) is safe for the mother and developing baby when the mother has schistosomiasis (a type of worm) infection, and whether the drug may improve the…
- Trial name
- NCT00486863
- Testing
- Praziquantel
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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
Pregnancy, Labor Pain
Association Between Fluid Administration, Oxytocin Administration, and Fetal Heart Rate Changes
Fetal heart rate patterns are an important parameter in the diagnosis of non-reassuring fetal status. Combined-spinal epidural analgesia is a method of initiating labor analgesia used by approximately 90% of the parturients at…
- Trial name
- NCT02121184
- Testing
- Routine oxytocin, Half-dose oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
Infertility, Aneuploidy
Single Embryo TrAnsfeR of Euploid Embryo
The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the effect of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) by next generation sequencing (NGS) compared to standard morphological assessment of embryos on pregnancy rates through a…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT02268786)
- Testing
- Preimplantation Genetic Screening by NGS
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 661 people
- Sponsor
- Illumina, Inc.
Antenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care and Delivery Project
Antenatal care (ANC) has the potential to play a pivotal role in ensuring positive pregnancy outcomes for both mothers and their newborns.
- Trial name
- GRAND (NCT04033003)
- Testing
- Group ANC
- Where
- 14 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 1,761 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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