Clinical trials: Maternal Care, open to volunteers
Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection
Timing of Cesarean Wound Dressing Removal on Wound Healing in Women With BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²
Cesarean delivery is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetric care. Women with obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m² or higher) are at increased risk for postoperative wound complications, including surgical…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection, Wound Healing, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07846930
- Volunteers
- 726 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Maternal Health
Mobile Health Intervention (Support-moms) in Antenatal Care to Improve Maternal Health in Uganda
High maternal mortality is a major public health problem in many settings. Because of low antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth usage, Ugandan women and their children suffer from high maternal and perinatal mortality.
- Trial name
- Support-Moms (NCT05940831)
- Testing
- Support-Moms, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Midwifery Continuity of Care Model, Maternal Health Outcomes
Impact of Implementing the Midwifery Model of Care on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes in Ethiopia
Background: The Continuity of Midwifery Care (CoMC) is a maternity care model used in some high-income countries. In this model, a dedicated group of midwives supports women throughout pregnancy, labor, and the early postnatal…
- Conditions
- Midwifery Continuity of Care Model, Maternal Health Outcomes, Neonatal Health Outcomes, Cost Effectiveness
- Trial name
- MiMoC (NCT06854705)
- Testing
- Continuity of Midwifery care model, Standard care model
- Volunteers
- 1,654 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Debre Berhan University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Psychological Trauma
Postnatal Debriefing After Adverse Obstetric Events
Adverse or unexpected obstetric events can negatively affect women's psychological well-being and childbirth experience, increasing the risk of postpartum traumatic stress.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Psychological Trauma, Obstetric Labor Complications, Postpartum Period
- Trial name
- DBIRTH (NCT07579273)
- Testing
- Structured Postnatal Debriefing, Usual Care
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Tracheostomy, Care
The Effects of Listening to Fairy Tales, Listening to Fairy Tales in Their Mothers' Voices, and Watching Cartoons on Pain, Comfort Levels, and Physiological Parameters During Tracheostomy Care in a Palliative Care Clinic
This study aimed to determine the effects of listening to fairy tales, listening to fairy tales from the mother's voice, and watching cartoons on pain, comfort, and physiological parameters during tracheostomy care of children…
- Trial name
- NCT07210346
- Testing
- fairy tales, mother's voice, Cartoons
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Uptake of Antenatal Health Care Services
Improving Uptake of Antenatal Care Services in Rural Côte d'Ivoire
The past two decades have brought significant increases in the availability of maternal health care services in many low- and middle-income countries, with a large increase in the number of health facilities that provide these…
- Trial name
- Taabo ANC (NCT07341581)
- Testing
- Information video, Financial planning session, Vouchers
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 1,290 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Labor, Obstetric, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Integrated Intrapartum Supportive Care and Pushing Strategies in Women Receiving Low-Dose Epidural Analgesia
This prospective, three-arm, non-randomized quasi-experimental study aims to evaluate integrated intrapartum supportive care combined with different pushing strategies among women at 37-42 weeks of gestation who receive low-dose…
- Conditions
- Labor, Obstetric, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric, Labor Duration
- Trial name
- NCT07663500
- Testing
- Integrated Care with Immediate Pushing, Integrated Care with Spontaneous Pushing Group, Standard Routine Care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Postpartum Care, Maternal Health Care
Effect of a Respectful Maternity Care-Based Action Plan in Postpartum Care on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
This study will examine whether a Respectful Maternity Care-based action plan can improve the quality of postpartum care and maternal and newborn outcomes.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Care, Maternal Health Care, Newborn Health, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
- Trial name
- NCT07280000
- Testing
- Respectful Maternity Care Training and Action Plan
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ilayda sel
Treponema Pallidum Infection, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection
Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Point-of-care STI Testing
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if point-of-care tests (POCTs) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) improve the timely treatment of syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas in pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Treponema Pallidum Infection, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Neisseria Gonorrheae Infection, Trichomonas Vaginalis Vaginitis
- Trial name
- MATCH-POINT (NCT07290439)
- Testing
- Point-of-care STI tests, Standard of care STI testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Kangaroo Care, Weight Gain
Effect of Kangaroo Care on Test Weighing
The study will be conducted with the Crossover Randomized Controlled Method. The infants who have attained oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups via randomization in the computer…
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Care, Weight Gain, Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate
- Trial name
- NCT04252547
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Post Partum Haemorrhage
Outcomes and Perceptions of the Implementation of the JADA Device in a Stage II Postpartum Hemorrhage Management Protocol in Referral Hospitals of the Colombian Pacific Region
This study focuses on postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), a condition that stands out as the leading cause of global maternal mortality. Annually, about 14 million women experience PPH, resulting in approximately 70,000 deaths.
- Trial name
- JADAValle (NCT06843265)
- Testing
- Vacuum- Induce Hemorrhage Control
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili
Pregnancy-Related Anxiety (PrA), Fear of Childbirth
A Midwife-Led Psychoeducational Intervention to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Anxiety in Low-Risk Pregnant Women
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether an individualized psychoeducational intervention led by an experienced midwife can reduce pregnancy-related anxiety (PrA) in pregnant women during the second and third…
- Trial name
- NCT07323459
- Testing
- A Midwife-Led Psychoeducational Intervention to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Anxiety in Low-Risk Pregnant Women
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HBV (Hepatitis B Virus)
MAGIA H3S Point of Care Test Performance for HIV, HBV, HCV, and Syphilis Screening in Pregnant Women in DR Congo
Performance study to evaluate the clinical performance of the In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device MagIA H3S (a Multiplex Point-of-Care test for the combined detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and C and…
- Conditions
- HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HBV (Hepatitis B Virus), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Syphilis
- Trial name
- MAGICS MAM (NCT07388979)
- Testing
- MAGIA H3S
- Volunteers
- 7,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gardiens de Vies
Weight Gain Trajectory, BMI
Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists
This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (during regular visits with WIC nutritionists) can…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain Trajectory, BMI, Responsive Parenting, Diet Quality
- Trial name
- WEE Baby (NCT07494097)
- Testing
- Data integration around responsive parenting, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Newborn Asphyxia, Hypothermia Neonatal
Effectiveness of Simulation-based Training Delivered to Special Newborn Care Providers on Resuscitation Management and Kangaroo Mother Care: Simulation-based Training for Asyphxia in Babies Trial (STAR-Baby Trial)
Summary Background Neonatal mortality remains a major global public health challenge, with about 2.4 million newborn deaths occurring within the first month of life in 2020.
- Trial name
- STAR-Baby (NCT07574944)
- Testing
- Simulation-based training using Neonatalie
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Integrated Development Foundation Nepal
Substance Use Disorders, Parent-Child Relations
MIO-CPP to Improve the Well-being, Permanency, and Safety Outcomes for Young Children at Risk of or in Out-of-home Placement in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties, and Affected by Maternal Substance Use
The goal of the project is to improve child well-being, permanency, and safety, and reduce the risk for involvement in the child welfare system for families with children pre-birth to five years who are affected by parental…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Parent-Child Relations, Parent Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT04294134
- Testing
- MIO-CPP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pre-Gestational Diabetes, Type2diabetes
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Diabetes Screening Immediately Postpartum (DIP) and Follow Up PP CARE
DIP : To conduct a pragmatic, non-blinded randomized controlled trial (pRCT) of immediate in-patient postpartum OGTT prior to delivery discharge (intervention) versus 4-12 week outpatient postpartum OGTT (current standard care)…
- Conditions
- Pre-Gestational Diabetes, Type2diabetes, Pregnancy in Diabetic, Pregnancy, High Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05909046
- Testing
- Immediate inpatient postpartum OGTT, Standard of care 4-12 week postpartum OGTT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
The Alberta Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Mother-Baby Care ImprovEmeNT Program
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), is a common and costly problem in Alberta that affects approximately 250 babies per year exposed to drugs during pregnancy. Unfortunately, this has become more common in the last 10 years.
- Trial name
- NASCENT (NCT05226624)
- Testing
- Rooming-in care, Baseline standard of care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Substance Use Disorders (SUD), Pregnancy
Culturally Engaged REcovery: MOms Connected Through Native communitY
Pregnant and postpartum American Indian and Alaska Native people (Native mothers) face a more than two-fold higher risk of maternal mortality compared to non-Hispanic White mothers.
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders (SUD), Pregnancy, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Cultural Adaptation
- Trial name
- CEREMONY (NCT06747442)
- Testing
- Cradleboard Journey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Labor Stage, Second, Labor and Delivery
Visual Biofeedback Through Transperineal Ultrasound During the Expulsive Phase of Labour to Improve Maternal Childbirth Satisfaction
Childbirth is generally regarded as a positive life-changing experience. Up to 44% of women may however experience this as a traumatic event, with 3% suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth.
- Conditions
- Labor Stage, Second, Labor and Delivery, Satisfaction With Care, Childbirth
- Trial name
- RCT:VB-TPU (NCT06847308)
- Testing
- visual biofeedback through trans-perineal ultrasound
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 488 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven