Clinical trials: Labor
Inflammation, Sleep Deprivation
Circadian Rhythm Disruption Effects on Smoke Inhalation
Particulate matter exposure during smoke inhalation provokes inflammatory immune responses in people exposed to burning biomass including fire fighters and civilians.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Sleep Deprivation, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Shift Work Type, Smoke Inhalation
- Trial name
- NCT04955431
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction, Normal Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Postoperative Pain, Obstetric Pain
Lidocaine Patches After Cesarean Section
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of using lidocaine patches after cesarean section on pain control and opioid use in the immediate post-operative period.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Obstetric Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- LPACS (NCT04443569)
- Testing
- Lidocaine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia
Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Healthy Sleep
Firefighters work some of the most demanding schedules known under highly stressful and demanding conditions. The need to work frequent extended shifts and long work weeks leads to acute and chronic partial sleep deprivation as…
- Conditions
- Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT01988129
- Testing
- Sleep disorders education and screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hypotension, Labor Complication
Leg Elevation to Prevent Hypotension During Labor
When hypotension is related to epidural placement, this can occur within 15-60 minutes after placement. The purpose of this study is to build upon this preliminary work and to use a randomized controlled trial to examine the…
- Trial name
- NCT05674838
- Testing
- Leg Elevation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Dexamethasone, Pregnancy
Effect of Dexamethasone on Labor Induction
Pregnant women with a gestational age of 38 weeks and older admitted to Labor Of Kamali Hospital, for termination of pregnancy, by accident and based on the a statistician did coding to identify groups of users of pill A or pill…
- Trial name
- NCT05070468
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 0.5mg
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alborz Medical University
Preterm Birth
Trial of the Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Developing Countries
Multi-country two-arm, parallel cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce neonatal mortality through increasing the rate of antenatal corticosteroid administration to eligible women.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01084096)
- Testing
- Increasing use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS)
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 103,117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Uterine Atony With Hemorrhage
Multimodal Uterotonics at the Time of Cesarean Section in Laboring Patients
Postpartum hemorrhage remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide, even in high income countries. Uterine atony is estimated to cause 70-80% of postpartum hemorrhage.
- Trial name
- NCT03904446
- Testing
- Methylergonovine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cynthia Wong
Study Focus: 30-day Rehospitalizations Among At-risk Older Adults Randomized to a Social Work-driven Care Transitions Intervention, Heart Disease
Social Work Intervention Focused on Transitions
In response to Program Announcement (PA)-09-164, "NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21) a randomized pilot study testing the efficacy of SWIFT: Social Work Intervention Focused on Transitions among at-risk…
- Conditions
- Study Focus: 30-day Rehospitalizations Among At-risk Older Adults Randomized to a Social Work-driven Care Transitions Intervention, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT02232126)
- Testing
- SWIFT home intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cesarean Section Complications, Post Partum Hemorrhage
DAISY Uterine Drain Device Evaluation
The goal of this study is to obtain user feedback while placing and observing the DAISY uterine drain with wall suction. This study defines the obstetrical surgeons as "users" and the patients in whom the drain is placed as…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section Complications, Post Partum Hemorrhage, Uterine Atony With Hemorrhage, Uterine Bleeding
- Trial name
- NCT06219538
- Testing
- DAISY Uterine Drain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raydiant Oximetry, Inc.
Placenta Accreta
TUI 3D in Diagnosis of Placenta Accreta: Comparison With Gray-scale and Color Doppler Techniques
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of the 3 D TUI view in diagnosis of morbidly adherent placenta in comparison to 2D grayscale, color Doppler and intraoperative findings.
- Trial name
- NCT02712099
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams 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
Pregnancy
Optimizing Dose of Bupivacaine in Combined Spinal Epidurals To Reduce Side Effects
The purpose of this study is to determine what dose of medication administered through a combined spinal epidural (CSE) provides the optimal pain relief with the minimal amount of side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02159807
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Premature, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels
PUFA Supplementation in Premature Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine if buccal administration of a concentrated formulation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) can help to maintain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels in extremely low birth…
- Trial name
- NCT01955044
- Testing
- LCPUFA supplement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Pregnancy Complications
Validating a New Method to Assess Estimated Blood Loss in the Obstetric Population
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries and the primary cause of nearly one quarter of all maternal deaths globally.
- Trial name
- NCT03404375
- Testing
- Gauss Triton system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Sleep Insufficiency
A Personalized Mind-Body Intervention (MBI) for Improving Sleep Among Women Working in Healthcare
The goal of this pilot study is to determine if a personalized trial testing a Mind-Body Intervention (MBI) can produce a meaningful increase in the average daily sleep duration among women 40-60 years of age working in…
- Trial name
- NCT05789212
- Testing
- Personalized Trial ABCCBA, Personalized Trial CBAABC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Stroke
Skeletal Muscle Properties and the Metabolic Cost of Walking Post-stroke
Of the ~700,000 persons who suffer a stroke each year, only 50% recover the ability to perform unlimited community walking. One mechanism contributing to locomotor dysfunction post-stroke is an increased metabolic cost of walking…
- Trial name
- NCT00721357
- Testing
- Treadmill walking, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Labor; Forced or Induced, Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Foley With Oxytocin Versus Foley no Oxytocin for Induction of Labor
The overall purpose of this study is to determine if adding oxytocin to a Foley catheter for induction of labor will increase the rate of delivery within 24 hours stratified by parity.
- Trial name
- NOFOX (NCT02273115)
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Transcervical Foley catheter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Postpartum Contraception, Family Planning
Labor and Delivery Implant Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A barrier to initiating progestin contraceptives in the early postpartum period is the concern of interference with breastfeeding, specifically lactogenesis.
- Trial name
- LADII (NCT02866643)
- Testing
- Etonogestrel-Immediate, Etonogestrel-Delayed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pregnancy
Efficacy of Labor Epidurals for Postpartum Tubal Ligation
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of continuous postpartum epidural saline infusion on the reactivation of labor epidurals for postpartum tubal ligation surgery following vaginal delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT02564016
- Testing
- Normal Saline Infusion, Capped Epidural
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities
Effect of Tafoxiparin on Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor in Term Pregnant Women With an Unripe Cervix
The study is designed as a randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Proof of Concept Study (section A) with a conditional dose finding follow up (Section B) to Evaluate the Efficacy on Cervical ripening…
- Trial name
- NCT04000438
- Testing
- DF01, PL1
- Where
- 7 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilafor AB