Clinical trials: Maternal Care
Pregnancy, Prenatal Care
Comparing AI and Standard Pregnancy Chatbots
Many pregnant women in India use mobile phones to get health information. Nivi runs a free WhatsApp service called askNivi that answers questions about pregnancy and sends reminders about prenatal care visits.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Maternal Health
- Trial name
- NCT07883993
- Testing
- Scripted maternal health chatbot, MATRI retrieval-augmented maternal health chatbot
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nivi, Inc.
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Care Patterns
Melanated Group Midwifery Care (MGMC)
This study is being conducted to determine if a multi-level intervention for delivering maternity care can improve patient trust and engagement among Black birthing people.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Care Patterns, Patient Engagement
- Trial name
- MGMC (NCT05365815)
- Testing
- Melanated Group Midwifery Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Pregnancy, Post Partum
Deconstructing Maternal Burdens: Doulas and the Community Unite for Health
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing two models of doula support for pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid: an enhanced doula support model, in which support starts earlier in pregnancy, occurs more…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Post Partum, Doula Care, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
- Trial name
- UNITE (NCT07799805)
- Testing
- Doula, Standard (non-enhanced) Medicaid doula support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 516 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Digital Health, Maternal Health Services
The Effect of Digitally Enabled District (DED 2.0) Ecosystem on the Completeness and Timeliness of Maternal and Neonatal Services in Primary Health Care
DED 2.0 is a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial testing whether an integrated digital health ecosystem (KuApps, a service-monitoring dashboard, AI-assisted OCR for handwritten records, two-way WhatsApp-based health…
- Conditions
- Digital Health, Maternal Health Services, Prenatal Care, Intensive Care, Neonatal
- Trial name
- DED (NCT07842224)
- Testing
- Digitally Enabled District (DED)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 10,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Summit Institute for Development, Indonesia
Breastfeeding, Maternal Role
Kangaroo Care: Breastfeeding Success and Maternal Role
Purpose: This is a randomized controlled trial designed to investigate the effects of Intermittent Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in the early postpartum period to primiparous mothers on breastfeeding success and the perception of…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Maternal Role, Postpartum Care, Kangaroo Care
- Trial name
- NCT07543029
- Testing
- Kangaroo Mother Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP), Maternal Health Care
Cost-Effectiveness of an mHealth Application in Pregnancy Care
Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention arm (mHealth application users) or the control arm, in which participants will record their data on paper or in Excel according to standard practice or the…
- Conditions
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP), Maternal Health Care, Mobile Health Technology (mHealth), Preeclampsia (PE)
- Trial name
- Penelope (NCT07621133)
- Testing
- mHealth application Penelope, Control
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Principal Engineering s.r.o.
Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care-seeking Through a Video-informed Training Session During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a video-informed training session on maternal and newborn health care seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, Pregnancy, Postpartum Care
- Trial name
- Taabo T3 (NCT07819201)
- Testing
- Information video and planning session
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Antenatal Care, Maternal Health
AI Blind-Sweep Ultrasound for Antenatal Screening by Non-Specialist Health Workers in Rural DR Congo
FS2 evaluates the diagnostic accuracy and implementation feasibility of an AI-assisted blind-sweep obstetric ultrasound (SPAQ E-con AI), operated by trained non-specialist health workers, for antenatal screening in rural…
- Conditions
- Antenatal Care, Maternal Health, Gestational Age, Placenta Praevia
- Trial name
- FS2 (NCT07677670)
- Testing
- SPAQ E-con AI blind-sweep ultrasound
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SOIK Corporation Sarl
Maternal Health Care, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Implementation Models for Blood Pressure Monitoring in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Connected MOM Plus
Quality improvement (QI) initiative to improve uptake and utilization of Connected MOM, particularly among those with limited access to health care
- Trial name
- NCT07691541
- Testing
- Connected MOM +
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation
An Intervention to Enhance Well-Being in Trauma Exposed New Mothers
This pilot randomized controlled trial will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a mobile neurofeedback intervention for increasing maternal overall well-being, and measuring whether mothers experience any subsequent…
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation, Maternal Care Patterns, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05474534
- Testing
- Neurofeedback (MUSE 2)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Well-Being, Psychological, Dissociation
An Adjunctive Neurofeedback Training Program to Enhance Wellness Among Trauma-Exposed Postpartum Mothers
The proposed study will collect novel data evaluating the feasibility of the NFB training program delivered in an outpatient mental health setting and its influence on mothers' overall sense of well-being, and further investigate…
- Conditions
- Well-Being, Psychological, Dissociation, Maternal Care Patterns, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06054412
- Testing
- Neuroptimal (Zengar, Inc.) Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Maternal Care for Other Abnormalities of Cervix
Maternal Consequences of Membrane Stripping
This study aims to investigate the maternal effects of membrane stripping during vaginal birth. This study was designed as an experimental case-control study.
- Trial name
- NCT06373250
- Testing
- Membrane stripping group, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Post Partum Haemorrhage, Maternal Care Patterns
Pivotal, Prospective, Multi-centre, Single-arm Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Oli for Identification of Patients, During the Intrapartum Period, Who Are at Higher Risk of Developing Abnormal Postpartum Uterine Bleeding, Including Postpartum Haemorrhage
Oli is a predictive, non-invasive device, intended to be placed on the participant's maternal abdomen during the intrapartum period, which can alert healthcare professionals of an impending cumulative blood loss of ≥500 ml…
- Conditions
- Post Partum Haemorrhage, Maternal Care Patterns, High Risk Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT06655207
- Testing
- Oli is a non-invasive, wearable device, designed to provide clinicians with an early indication if the participant is at a higher risk of developing abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Baymatob Operations Pty Ltd
Maternal Care
Holistic Care Partner Program Feasibility and Acceptability
The study aims to build on the knowledge of the United States' ongoing maternal health crisis for Black birthing people. The study team will take a holistic focused approach to build on the experiences of Black women perinatal…
- Trial name
- NCT06520566
- Testing
- Holistic care partner perinatal nurse navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Relieves Maternal Care Impairment
Objective: To evaluate the overall efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of maternal care impairment (MCI) and to explore the central mechanism of rTMS for MCI.
- Conditions
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Maternal Care Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT06743724
- Testing
- rTMS group
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Maternal Attachment, Breastfeeding
Reciprocal Mother-Infant Voice Exposure in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of reciprocal maternal-infant voice exposure on maternal attachment and breastfeeding outcomes in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Maternal Attachment, Breastfeeding, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- NCT07597954
- Testing
- Reciprocal Voice Exposure Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Pregnancy, Postpartum
Organ Dysfunction Score for Obstetric Patients
The goal of this observational study is to develop and evaluate an organ dysfunction score adapted to pregnancy and early puerperium (SOFA-OBS) that also incorporates a non-invasive tool to evaluate respiratory function (pulse…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Postpartum, Organ Dysfunction, Critical Care, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- SOFA-OBS (NCT07068022)
- Testing
- Organ dysfunction score adjusted to obstetric patients (SOFA-OBS)
- Where
- 18 sites in Argentina, Ecuador and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Daniela Vasquez
Bonding, ERAS
The Effect of the Cesarean ERAS Protocol on Mother-Infant and Father-Infant Bonding: a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
This is a multicenter, 1:1 parallel-group, randomized controlled trial designed to compare the effect of the Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean (ERAS) protocol versus standard perioperative care on mother-infant and father-infant…
- Conditions
- Bonding, ERAS, Cesarean Section, Maternal Care
- Trial name
- ERAS-CS-BOND-1 (NCT07276126)
- Testing
- ERAS Protocol, Standard Perioperative Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Maternal Morbidity, Antenatal Health
Partnering With Antenatal Navigators to Transform Health in Pregnancy
The Partnering with Antenatal Navigators to Transform Health in Pregnancy (PATH) study aims to evaluate whether an antenatal patient navigation program improves maternal health, neonatal health, pregnant women's experiences, and…
- Conditions
- Maternal Morbidity, Antenatal Health, Neonatal Morbidity, Retention in Care
- Trial name
- PATH (NCT06941974)
- Testing
- Patient Navigation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pregnancy Related, Doula Care
Labor and Delivery Doula Program to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality in Kansas
The study was done to learn how doula-enhanced care provided to Black birthing people improved perceived communication and quality care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Doula Care, Black Maternal and Infant Health, Prenatal Care
- Trial name
- Doula (NCT07157059)
- Testing
- Doula Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center