Clinical trials: Infant Death
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Comparing Children's Book to Brochures for Safe Sleep Education in a Home Visiting Program
This randomized controlled trial compares a specially-designed children's book to standard brochures for safe sleep education and reduction of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk in a high-risk population of young…
- Trial name
- NCT02376673
- Testing
- Children's Book, Standard Brochures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hunter Syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Biomarkers for Hunter Syndrome
International, multicenter, observational, longitudinal study to establish Hunter Syndrom biomarker/s and to explore the clinical robustness, specificity, and long-term variability of these biomarker/s
- Conditions
- Hunter Syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidosis II, Hunter's Syndrome, Mild Form, Hunter's Canal Syndrome
- Trial name
- BioHunter (NCT01330277)
- Where
- 4 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- CENTOGENE GmbH Rostock
Bleeding, Infection
Saving Mother and Baby With Text Messaging
We plan to integrate WHO educational material using mobile phone text messaging, target on pregnant women in remote rural areas in China.
- Conditions
- Bleeding, Infection, Malnutrition, Complications
- Trial name
- NCT01775150
- Testing
- health education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,646 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor
Strengthening Facility-based Intrapartum/Immediate Newborn Care to Reduce Mortality of Preterm Infants in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combination of evidence-based strategies can improve intrapartum and newborn care in facilities to reduce mortality among preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi-KE-UG (NCT03112018)
- Testing
- data strengthening, modified Safe childbirth checklist - control, modified Safe childbirth checklist - enhanced
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 102,988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
SIDS, Infant Development
Improving Infant Sleep Safety With the Electronic Health Record
This research is being done to find out if individualized feedback provided to parents on safe infant sleep can improve safety. This will be accomplished by having parents send photographs of their baby sleeping through the…
- Trial name
- NCT03662048
- Testing
- Safe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor
Impact of the PREEMI Package on Neonatal Mortality
The purpose of this Quality Improvement initiative is to reduce severe morbidity and mortality among premature infants through proven and cost-effective clinical management during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- PREEMI (NCT03923023)
- Where
- 2 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 11,195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sudden Infant Death
Training About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome, which constitutes a significant proportion of all infant deaths, is associated with various preventable risk factors.
- Trial name
- SIDS (NCT06922682)
- Testing
- Training with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Training Booklet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Integrated, Community-Health Systems
Implementing an Integrated RMNCH Intervention by Community Health Workers in Achham and Dolakha: National Pilot
The investigators will conduct a cluster-controlled, stepped wedge implementation science trial of a bundled reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare (RMNCH) delivery intervention within an approximate population of…
- Trial name
- NCT03371186
- Testing
- Community Health Worker, Continuous Surveillance, CB-Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Sudden Infant Death
Infant Care Practices Study
This proposed project will engage American Indian communities through existing partnerships, utilizing a Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methodology to design a group intervention program to increase the safety of…
- Trial name
- ICP (NCT03494621)
- Testing
- Protecting Babies While they Sleep Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Duct Dependent Lesions, Necrotising Enterocolitis
Enteral Feeding in Infants With Duct Dependant Lesions.
This is a multicenter randomised controlled trial to assess whether standardised enteral feeding in newborns with duct dependenty congenital heart disease decreases the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC).
- Conditions
- Duct Dependent Lesions, Necrotising Enterocolitis, Death, Growth
- Trial name
- CARDIOFEED (NCT05117164)
- Testing
- enteral feeding as per predefined protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Pregnancy Loss, Infant Death
In-utero Death and Birth Mortality in Reunion Island
Infant mortality is still relevant despite the improvement and the accessibility of hospital care. Premature birth are two fold higher than in metropolitan France.
- Trial name
- RAMIR (NCT03354832)
- Testing
- Foetal death, New-born death, Birth control for foetal death
- Where
- Reunion
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Premature Birth, Perinatal Mortality
Assessing the Impact of Smoke-free Legislation on Perinatal Health in the Netherlands
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in perinatal outcomes following the phased smoking ban introduction (January 2004 for workplaces; July 2008 for bars and restaurants) workplaces in the…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Perinatal Mortality, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT02189265
- Testing
- Smoke-free legislation
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,069,695 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Air Pollution, Pesticides
Environmental Exposures and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
This project is a descriptive study designed to identify the exposure of infants who died of MIN to ambient air pollutants, and to measure pesticide concentrations in biological matrices (hair, serum, LCS) within a sample from…
- Trial name
- ExpoMIN (NCT06708793)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus
NeoDoppler: New Ultrasound Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Circulation Pilot
Non-invasive tools for monitoring of course of disease are important and necessary in the treatment of pre-term/premature infants and sick neonates.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Sepsis, Asphyxia
- Trial name
- CE-NeoDoppler (NCT06646250)
- Testing
- NeoDoppler - CE certified
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Pregnancy Preterm, Infant Death
Evaluation of the Prenatal Trip Assistance Pilot Project
The prenatal trip assistance project is a study comparing two methods of delivering transportation assistance to pregnant women living in communities with high rates of infant mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT03956810
- Testing
- On-demand transportation, Usual transportation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Enhancing Safe Sleep Practices of Urban Low-Income Mothers
The specific aims of the study are to: 1) evaluate the impact of the safe sleep intervention on parents' knowledge, beliefs, intentions, skills and practices related to creating and maintaining a safe sleep environment for their…
- Trial name
- NCT03070639
- Testing
- Safe Sleep Intervention, Scald Prevention Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
Measles
Non-Specific Effects of Standard Titre Measles Vaccination
The general objectives of the proposed research work are: A1) to reduce childhood mortality in developing countries through better control of measles infection by finding the best immunization strategy, and A2) to investigate the…
- Trial name
- NCT00168662
- Testing
- Measles and inactivated polio vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 7,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Depression
Healthy Outcomes of Pregnancy Education
The purpose of this study is to determine if an integrated intervention addressing active smoking, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, depression and intimate partner violence, would improve pregnancy outcome among African…
- Conditions
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Depression, Partner Abuse, Tobacco Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT00381823
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
SID, Acid-Base Imbalance
Effect of Crystalloids With Different SID on pH, and Urinary Electrolytes During General Anesthesia
The present study will investigate variations in acid base equilibrium caused by the administration of four different crystalloids with increasing strong ion difference (0.9% saline, Ringer's lactate, Ringer's acetate…
- Trial name
- CRYSID (NCT03507062)
- Testing
- 0.9% saline administration, Ringer's lactate administration, Plasmalyte-like solution administration
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS