Clinical trials: Fetus Disorder
Obstetric Labour, Premature
The Safety, Tolerability And Metabolism Of GSK221149A, In Pregnant Women (30-36 Weeks), In Pre-Term Labor
Pre-Term Labor (prior to 37 weeks gestation) is the largest single cause of infant morbidity and mortality and is frequently associated with long-term disability. Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the body during labor.
- Trial name
- NCT00404768
- Testing
- GSK221149A
- Where
- 57 sites in United States, Argentina and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Misoprostol for Treatment of Fetal Death at 14-28 Weeks of Pregnancy
The purpose of the proposed study is to test - in a randomized, blinded trial - two different doses of the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol administered buccally as a treatment for fetal death at 14 - 28 weeks, inclusive, of…
- Trial name
- NCT00671060
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Scaling Up: A Multi-Site Trial of e-SBI for Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
The purpose of this research study is to find out if pregnant women screening positive for alcohol risk like the brief alcohol intervention application that the investigators have developed (called the MommyCheckup, which is a…
- Conditions
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effect
- Trial name
- e-Health (NCT04332172)
- Testing
- General information, Baseline brief intervention, Remote online booster sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Gestational Diabetes
The Role of Umbilical Cord Thickness in Prediction of Fetal Macrosomia in Patients With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
The aim of this work is the prediction of fetal macrosomia by measuring: 1. HbA1C. 2. Umbilical cord thickness. 3. Interventricular septum thickness.
- Trial name
- NCT02643225
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
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
Liver Cirrhosis
Human Fetal Liver Cell Transplantation in Chronic Liver Failure
The herein study consists in the transplantation of liver progenitor cells isolated from human fetal liver tissue with the aim of improving conventional liver therapy and broadening therapeutical options other than liver…
- Trial name
- hFLCTx (NCT01013194)
- Testing
- Human Fetal Liver Cell Transplantation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture, Labor, Induced/IS
Foley Catheter for Labor Induction in Women With Term and Near Term Membrane Rupture
In women undergoing labor induction for membrane rupture at or near term, we are investigating the addition of a foley catheter placed in the cervix to standard therapy (oxytocin administration) to decrease the time from the…
- Trial name
- NCT00290199
- Testing
- Transcervical Foley catheter
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Congenital Heart Disease, Disorder of Fetus or Newborn
Corticosteroid Therapy in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Although cardiopulmonary bypass (heart-lung machine) is a necessary component of heart surgery, it is not without consequences. Cardiopulmonary bypass initiates a potent inflammatory response secondary to the body's recognition…
- Trial name
- NCT01579513
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Bilirubin Encephalopathy
Bilirubin Neurotoxicity (BN) and Neurodevelopmental Impairment (NDI) in Extremely Preterm (EP) Infants: Avoidable by Reducing the Usual Intravenous Lipid (UL) Administration
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of usual versus reduced lipid intake on unbound bilirubin levels, brainstem auditory evoked responses, and neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years in extremely preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04584983
- Testing
- usual prescribed intralipid (UL) regimen, restricted prescribed intralipid (RL) regimen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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
Pregnancy; Nutritional Diseases
Growth and Adiposity in Newborns: The Influence of Prenatal Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation
The purpose of this study is to learn if participants in the ADORE study (NCT02626299), who took a DHA supplement during pregnancy, see favorable body fat in their infants from birth to 24 months, and if excessive or appropriate…
- Trial name
- ADORE-GAINS (NCT03310983)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Markers of Inflammation and Lung Recovery in ECMO Patients for PPHN
Respiratory failure in newborns is common and has high rates of death. Where conventional intensive care strategies have failed, newborn children are referred to treatment with Extra- Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
- Trial name
- Mi-ECMO (NCT02940327)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy of Maternal Deaths, Stillbirths, and Neonatal Deaths in BetterBirth
The purpose of this study is to conduct Verbal Autopsies of deaths ( stillbirths and neonatal deaths together) identified in the BetterBirth trial to identify their potential causes, timing, and social determinants.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT03213509
- Testing
- Interview (Social and Verbal Autopsy)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Circulating Cell Free Fetal DNA, Intrauterine Fetal Demise
The Use of Cell Free Fetal DNA in the Maternal Blood in the Evaluation of Intrauterine Fetal Demise and Miscarriage
Women presenting to Washington Hospital Center with fetal loss would be offered participation in the study. The objective is to determine if ccffDNA obtained from maternal blood is present in the setting of missed abortion or…
- Conditions
- Circulating Cell Free Fetal DNA, Intrauterine Fetal Demise, Miscarriage
- Trial name
- NCT01916928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Sickle Cell Disease
Assessment of Algorithm-Based Hydroxyurea Dosing on Fetal Hemoglobin Response, Acute Complications, and Organ Function in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disease. The drug hydroxyurea (HU) is approved to prevent pain crises in people with SCD. Researchers want to see how higher doses of HU affect the blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02225132
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Study of the Families Moving Forward Website Behavioral Intervention for Teachers of Students With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this study is to find out if the FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is acceptable and usable by teachers. The FMF Connect Teacher Companion website is a website for teachers adapted from the Families Moving…
- Trial name
- NCT05986565
- Testing
- Families Moving Forward (FMF) Teacher adapted training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Pregnancy, Fetal Macrosomia
Correlation Between Placental Thickness in the Second and Third Trimester and Fetal Weight
The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was to investigate the relationship between placental thickness during the second and third trimesters and placental and birth weights.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Fetal Macrosomia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT02473991
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
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
Maternal Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Exposed Infant
Maternal Buprenorphine-naloxone Treatment and the Infant
The purpose of this mechanistic study is to evaluate the effects that maternal buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance have on the neurobehavioral development of the fetus and infant.
- Trial name
- NCT03291847
- Testing
- fetal monitoring, Buprenorphine Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University