Clinical trials: Labor, open to volunteers
Shift-work Disorder
EMS Providers' Health Initiative Study
This study aims to explore dietary factors that influence glycemic control in night shift EMS providers and to test the feasibility of a dietary intervention among these providers.
- Trial name
- NCT05153759
- Testing
- Meal service
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Anxiety
An Informative Video About Perineal Tears During Labor for Anxiety Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study evaluates the impact of an informative video about perineal tears on maternal anxiety during labor. Perineal trauma during childbirth, especially severe tears such as obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), is…
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT07064213)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Educational Video
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Getting Pregnant, Labor Pain
Sacral Pressure During Labor: Effects on Pain and Maternal Satisfaction
The study will be conducted with pregnant women in the active and transitional phases of labor. In the intervention group, sacral pressure will be applied during contractions, while the control group will receive routine clinical…
- Conditions
- Getting Pregnant, Labor Pain, Intrapartum Period, 37-42 Weeks of Gestation
- Trial name
- NCT07371039
- Testing
- manual pressure application
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Kavram Vocational School
Labour Pain
Spoken Animation for Labour Epidural
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new animated information film as a tool for introducing the concept of epidural as a method of labour pain relief to expectant women.
- Trial name
- SALE (NCT07202221)
- Testing
- Participant views Epidural animation before reading gold standard written information, Participant receives current gold standard written information alone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
The Impact of Back-supporting Exoskeletons for Manual Order Picking in Danish Warehouses - The RELAX Project
This study investigates the long-term effects of implementing a passive back-support exoskeleton during manual order-picking work in a real-world warehouse environment.
- Trial name
- RELAX (NCT07561112)
- Testing
- Use of an occupational passive back-exoskeleton
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Macrosomia, Fetal, Large for Gestational Age
Fetal Clavicular Measurement to Predict Fetal Macrosomia
Macrosomia is associated with increased risks for both the mother and the baby, including complications during delivery, injuries, and even death. The accurate diagnosis of macrosomia is often difficult before birth.
- Conditions
- Macrosomia, Fetal, Large for Gestational Age, Shoulder Dystocia
- Trial name
- NCT06283277
- Testing
- Obstetric Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Healthcare Workers, Stress Level
Effects of VR-based Respiratory Training on Motor Reaction Time and Correctness, Stress Levels, Attention, Motor Skills, Postural Stability and Sleep Quality in Shift Healthcare Workers
This study investigates the effects of virtual reality (VR)-based respiratory training on various physiological and cognitive functions in shift-working healthcare professionals, including paramedics and nurses.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Workers, Stress Level, Emergency Department, Shift Work Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06926257
- Testing
- Experimental group (B) - breathing training using VR, Experimental group (C) - breathing training using relaxation music
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Stress, Stress and Burnout
Deep Relaxation Using Virtual Reality Intervention Before Surgery for Healthcare Professionals Working in the Operating Room
The goal of this clinical trials is to primary learn if deep relaxation using Virtual Reality (VR) compared to a low stimulus environment can lower perceived and measured stress in healthcare professionals working in the…
- Conditions
- Stress, Stress and Burnout, Stress Biomarkers
- Trial name
- DEEP_VR (NCT07470697)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality intervention, Low Stimulus Environment
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
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
Moral Distress
The Interplay Between Moral Distress, Moral Resilience, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Neonatal Care Providers
Due to highly specialized medical care neonatal care providers are faced with numerous responsibilities which makes neonatal care a particularly challenging and stressful work environment.
- Trial name
- MoD (NCT06836323)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Preterm
Co-regulation and Interaction in the NICU
Preterm infants are exposed to multiple stressors each day, posing a risk of toxic stress that can impact their developing brains during a critical period of sensitivity.
- Trial name
- CORI (NCT06753435)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Preterm
The Effect of Surgical Incision Drep Use in Endotracheal Tube Fixation
It is aimed to minimise both unplanned extubation and skin damage with the surgical incision drep that we will use to fix the endotracheal tube in neonatal preterm infants and to reduce the complications that may develop due to…
- Trial name
- NCT06832553
- Testing
- surgical incision drep
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Prematurity; Extreme
Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Cardiac Performance in Extreme Preterm Infants
Pulmonary vascular disease and cardiac performance in extreme preterm infants: A prospective cross-sectional study
- Trial name
- NCT04114435
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Effects of Cerebellar Stimulation on Brain Activation
Cerebellar Involvement in Cognitive Sequencing
Although there is increasing recognition that the cerebellum is involved in cognition as well as motor function, the manner in which the cerebellum contributes to cognition is uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT06108336
- Testing
- TMS during sequence-demanding task, No TMS during sequence-demanding task, TMS during non-sequence-demanding task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Short Cervix, PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy)
Microbiological and Biochemical Profiling of Amniotic Fluid in Women With Short Cervix or Premature Rupture of Membranes
This study aims at assessing the efficacy, reliability, and clinical impact of Amniotic Fluid analysis by Nanopore DNA sequencing compared to the standard bacterial cultures in detecting intra-amniotic/inflammation in patients…
- Trial name
- CIPRO (NCT07792083)
- Testing
- amniotic fluid collection
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Preterm Birth, Developmental Dyslexia
Reading-FREE Markers for Early Detection of Developmental Dyslexia
This study aims to identify early signs of developmental dyslexia (DD) and other reading difficulties in children born preterm, using behavioral, cognitive, and brain imaging data collected before reading problems typically…
- Trial name
- FREE-DD (NCT07072104)
- Testing
- Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 2, MRI - Grade 2, Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 3
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Obstetric Labor Complications, Obstetric Trauma
Prelabor Visual Biofeedback by a Self-operated Ultrasound Device
A substantial number of women report fear of childbirth and negative birth experiences. The objective of the study is to assess the efficacy of visual biofeedback before labor using a self-operated home ultrasound for maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT06049784
- Testing
- Visual Biofeedback using self operated home ultrasound device, Visual Biofeedback using ultrasound at hospital
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Sleep, Nightshift Work
The Use of Multiple Sensors to Track Sleep in Nightshift Workers
Sleep is often a challenge for nightshift workers because their work and sleep schedules are inverted. Sleep is commonly measured using actigraphy, which is the standard measure of objective sleep in the general population…
- Trial name
- SENSE (NCT06670287)
- Testing
- Single-Sensor Tracking (In-Lab), Multi-Sensor Sleep Tracking (In-Lab), Multi-Sensor Sleep Tracking (At-Home)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Threaten Preterm, Prethrem Labour
The Effects of Adjunctive Therapy With Vaginal Tablets Lactobacillus Acidophilus and a Low Dose Estriol (Gynoflor®) to Prolong Pregnancy Time in Preterm Labor, A Randomized Controlled Trial
The study aim to study The Adjunctive therapy with vaginal tablets containing Lactobacillus acidophilus KS400 and low-dose Estriol (Gynoflor®) in addition to standard tocolytic treatment administered once daily for 6 days…
- Conditions
- Threaten Preterm, Prethrem Labour, Bacterial Vaginitis
- Trial name
- NCT07344064
- Testing
- Gynoflor
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Thailand
PPROM
Digital vs. Speculum Exams for PPROM
After preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM)[breaking of the amniotic sac prior to 37 weeks gestation in pregnancy], patients are recommended for inpatient admission and close monitoring for complications including preterm…
- Trial name
- MOCA (NCT05773014)
- Testing
- Speculum Exams, Digital Exams
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine