Clinical trials: Maternal Child Health
Pregnancy, Malaria
Safe Pregnancy by Infectious Disease Control
Malaria and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in pregnant women in Africa and are important preventable causes of poor birth outcomes and maternal and infant mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00489619
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 2,008 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Parenting, Mental Health
Mama Empoderada: Parenting and Mental Health Intervention
This project focuses on the implementation and preliminary evaluation of Mama Empoderada, a brief 12-week group intervention that is based on a parenting program (Mom Power). The researcher's hypotheses are that: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07569393
- Testing
- Mama Empoderada
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Malnutrition
District-based Mainstreaming Nutrition Project in Rural Pakistan
This study aims to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of integrating an enhanced maternal and child care health education package into the existing curricula of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health…
- Trial name
- NF Nutrition (NCT00816946)
- Testing
- Enhanced education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Breastfeeding Education, Maternal Self-Efficacy
Mixed Reality as a Health Literacy Strategy for Breastfeeding Education
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether a mixed reality-based educational strategy improves breastfeeding satisfaction and self-efficacy in pregnant women compared to traditional counseling.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding Education, Maternal Self-Efficacy, Breastfeeding Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT06800521
- Testing
- Mixed Reality Breastfeeding Education, Traditional Breastfeeding Counseling
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de la Sabana
Weight Loss
Mother and Child Health Outcomes After Maternal Bariatric Surgery
Childhood obesity has been a growing problem with more than 30% of children between 6 and 19 years old being considered overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- NCT03297307
- Testing
- Presurgical Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Pregnant, Postpartum
Feasibility of Remote Data Collection With a Point of Care Device to Measure HbA1c
Conduct a pilot study to test feasibility of doing remote data collection with a point of care device that measures HbA1c.
- Trial name
- NCT05725746
- Testing
- Point of care device to measure HbA1c
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Thyroid Function
Mothers and Babies at Yorkhill Thyroid Health Cohort
This is an observational study in pregnant mothers and their newborn babies. The rationale of the study is to examine early markers of the effects of iodine insufficiency during pregnancy on thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and…
- Trial name
- MABY (NCT02390128)
- Testing
- observational only
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 697 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Healthy Diet, Health Behaviour
Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Sustainable Breastfeeding: The GREEN MOTHER Project
Breastfeeding is the healthiest form of nutrition for the baby and is recommended to use exclusive breastfeeding (EB) until 6 months.
- Conditions
- Healthy Diet, Health Behaviour, Environmental-Pollution-Related Condition, Mothers
- Trial name
- NCT05729581
- Testing
- The educational programme on sustainable and healthy diet and breastfeeding
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight
Pilot Trial of CenteringPregnancy With Mindfulness Skills
In the U.S., rates of preterm birth and low birth weight have increased over the past 30 years. Poor birth outcomes are especially high among racial/ethnic minority populations.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01646463
- Testing
- CenteringPregnancy, CenteringPregnancy with Mindfulness Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate
Systematic Pediatric Care for Oral Clefts - South America
Cleft lip and palate are a significant component of morbid human birth defects in the developing world. This study measures the impact of having a child born with a cleft lip on subsequent maternal/infant family health, and…
- Conditions
- Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Congenital Defects
- Trial name
- NCT00097149
- Testing
- Systematic pediatric care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 696 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Overweight or Obesity
NDPP-NextGen: A Clinical Trial to Reduce Intergenerational Obesity and Diabetes Risks
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an enhanced version of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP-NextGen) that is tailored to young women in childbearing years.
- Trial name
- NCT05674799
- Testing
- NDPP-NextGen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Birth Outcomes, Stunting
Uganda Birth Cohort Study
The UBC was a USAID-funded longitudinal prospective cohort study of pregnant women (n= 5030) aged 15-49 years from rural North and South-Western regions of Uganda, conducted between 2014 and 2016.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcomes, Stunting, Wasting, Anemia
- Trial name
- UBC (NCT04233944)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,044 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Under Five Child Health Nutrition and Immunization
Naunehal - Integrated Immunization & MNCH Interventions; A Quasi-Experimental Study
Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) are an area of concern in Pakistan with many health and nutrition indicators at sub-optimal levels.
- Trial name
- NCT05135637
- Testing
- Mobile health services, Private practitioner engagement for immunization, Community engagement and mobilization
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 8,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Cancer Prevention, Health Behavior
Program of Health Behaviour Against to Cancer (PHeBAC)
The European Code Against Cancer contains 12 recommendations to reduce the risk of cancer. It is estimated that about half of all cancers could be prevented if all recommendations are followed.
- Conditions
- Cancer Prevention, Health Behavior, Disability, Intellectual, Parents
- Trial name
- PHeBAC (NCT06371469)
- Testing
- PHeBAC, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Bacterial Vaginosis, Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
Perinatal Infections in Pakistan
There are large differences in health outcomes related to pregnancy and birth between developed and developing countries. This study will investigate how infections, medical history, health care behavior and psychosocial issues…
- Conditions
- Bacterial Vaginosis, Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture, Chorioamnionitis, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00070746
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Cardiovascular Diseases
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether a multi-component intervention delivered during pregnancy and after delivery can improve the cardiovascular health of pregnant individuals enrolled in home visiting programs…
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT05856162)
- Testing
- ENRICH pilot intervention (full intervention), ENRICH pilot intervention (partial intervention: only diet and physical activity)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
RSV Infection
Prevention Strategy for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in Infants in France
Bronchiolitis is a viral lower respiratory tract infection, caused in 50 to 80% of cases by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
- Trial name
- SPIRAV (NCT06881953)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Dental Caries, Obesity Risk
Mothers' Action Project for Child Health
This randomized controlled trial will recruit Bangladeshi mothers and their young children into a 12 month intervention that provides child health and oral health education and seeks to build social networks among mothers.
- Trial name
- MAP-CH (NCT06753669)
- Testing
- health education and social network building, dental referral and educational materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Depression, Self-regulation
Building Regulation in Dual Generations
Families who experience maternal mental illness and a variety of chronic stressors are currently underserved by the parenting programs.
- Conditions
- Depression, Self-regulation, Child Development
- Trial name
- BRIDGE (NCT04347707)
- Testing
- BRIDGE Therapy Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba