Clinical trials: Maternal Death
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care: The EmONC Trial
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing access to and improving the quality of obstetric and neonatal care for pregnant women in study clusters.
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01073488)
- Testing
- Community Mobilization, HBLSS and facility improvement
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 267,181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Deaths, Neonatal Deaths
Using Ongoing Newborn Intervention Trials to Obtain Additional Data Critical to Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Health in a Harmonized Way
The goal of this study is to generate unique information to guide improvements on interventions to reduce maternal and newborn mortality as well as prevent stillbirths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Deaths, Neonatal Deaths, Still Births
- Trial name
- AMANHI (NCT01699945)
- Testing
- This is an observational study being conducted as a substudy of antoher trial.
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,258 people
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcome
BioThrax® (Anthrax) Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry
The purpose of this study is to determine if inadvertent receipt of the BioThrax vaccine during pregnancy is independently associated with adverse maternal, pregnancy, or infant health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcome, Congenital Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01653392
- Testing
- Observational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emergent BioSolutions
Maternal Death
Reducing Racial Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity
There is a paucity of research examining the intersection of race, ethnicity, maternal safety bundles, doulas, and maternal outcomes in Black women at increased risk of severe maternal morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT04879797
- Testing
- Implementation of Maternal Safety Bundles, Doula Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Stillbirth, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Feasibility of Online Yoga With Facebook After Stillbirth
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness on PTSD symptoms of the addition of a Facebook group to an online yoga intervention for women following a stillbirth.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04077476
- Testing
- Online Yoga + Facebook, Online Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Postpartum Infection
Trends in Pregnancy Outcomes Beyond Twenty Weeks Gestational Age in Assisted Reproductive Technology Conceived Pregnancies in British Columbia
Examining outcomes beyond 20 weeks gestational age in pregnancies conceived by ART compared to spontaneously conceived pregnancies 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06726603
- Testing
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Maternal Death, Cardiac Arrest
Assessing a New Proforma for Maternal Cardiac Arrest
During the Multidisciplinary Obstetric and Midwifery Simulation (MOMS) course, groups of delegates manage simulated clinical emergencies, whilst the remaining delegates observe the scenario via a video link.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT04260386
- Testing
- Non-Interventional
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Perinatal Mortality
Low-dose High-frequency Training of Facility Health Care Providers in Mali
This 3-arm cluster randomized trial (C-RCT) has the following objectives: Primary Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of an on-site case-based focused low-dose high-frequency training strategy in a primary health care facility…
- Trial name
- NCT03656237
- Testing
- Usual Training, Audits + LDHF Training
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
UniSA BackOff! Study: Adelaide PrenaBelt Trial
Stillbirth (SB) is a devastating complication of pregnancy and contributes to over 2 million deaths globally every year. Over 20 million infants are born every year with low birth weight (LBW), which is associated with a twenty…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing
- Trial name
- NCT04437407
- Testing
- PB2-1 prototype, PB2-2 prototype, PB2-3 prototype
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shiphrah Biomedical Inc.
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
Bleeding, Infection
Saving Mother and Baby With Text Messaging
We plan to integrate WHO educational material using mobile phone text messaging, target on pregnant women in remote rural areas in China.
- Conditions
- Bleeding, Infection, Malnutrition, Complications
- Trial name
- NCT01775150
- Testing
- health education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,646 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Maternal Death, Newborn Death
Impact of the Safe Childbirth Checklist in Luapula Province of Zambia Province of Zambia
This study would like to determine if the introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist and associated mentorship can improve the adherence of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) to the essential practices of childbirth delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT03263182
- Testing
- Introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist
- Where
- 4 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc.
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Gestational Weight Gain
BEP Targeting Strategies in Ethiopia
The goal of this randomized effectiveness study is to evaluate the different targeting strategies for the delivery of balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplements among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Gestational Weight Gain, Stillbirth, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- BEP (NCT06125860)
- Testing
- Targeted BEP based on baseline nutritional status, Targeted BEP based on baseline nutritional status and monthly GWG monitoring, Universal BEP
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 7,851 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Health Disparities
The Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Project
This community-partnered study will scale a community, provider, and system-level implementation intervention to reduce African American maternal morbidity and mortality disparities in two Michigan counties (Genesee and Kent).
- Trial name
- MIRACLE (NCT05386316)
- Testing
- Multilevel intervention for racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality, Standard Enhanced Prenatal Care (EPC) services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540,000 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Stillbirth, Grief
MOMSonLINE2 ; A Pilot Study Testing Recruitment and Retention of Women of Color to an Online Support Group for Bereaved Mothers
This is a 6-week pilot study to see how research participants feel about an internet support site after a stillbirth or infant death. Losing a baby through stillbirth or early infant death is typically devastating for families.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Grief, Infant Death
- Trial name
- NCT04600076
- Testing
- BabyCenter site and the community group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Evaluating the Effects of SMS Text Messaging Support System Among Frontline Health Workers in Ghana
Introduction Maternal and neonatal mortality continue to be to be prominent public health issues in sub Saharan Africa including Ghana, with slow progress made towards attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 \& 5.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Neonatal Death, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Pre-eclampsia
- Trial name
- Accelerate (NCT02468310)
- Testing
- Maternal and neonatal emergency protocols
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 65,831 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannah Brown Amoakoh
Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Biological Impacts of Rising Temperatures on Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn Health: A Cohort Study (BIRTH Cohort)
The goal of this study is to learn how being exposed to high environmental temperatures during pregnancy affects the health of pregnant women and their babies.
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- BIRTH (NCT06957769)
- Testing
- heat stress
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Maternal Death During Childbirth, Pregnancy Complications
Wireless Physiologic Monitoring in Postpartum Women
To estimate the clinical effectiveness of wireless physiologic monitoring of women in the first 24 hours after cesarean delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
- Trial name
- WIMS (NCT04060667)
- Testing
- Wireless physiologic monitoring
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Death
Nutrition Optimalization Among Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Outcome in DKI Jakarta
The goal of this MONAS Study is to learn about comprehensive monitoring and nutritional intervention among pregnant women in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Maternal Death, Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Infection
- Trial name
- MONAS (NCT06268509)
- Testing
- Nutritional panel laboratory examination, Pregnancy supplements (other than provided by Ministry of Health), Fetomaternal ultrasound
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Sleep, Pregnancy
Ghana PrenaBelt Trial: A Positional Therapy Device to Reduce Still-Birth
Every day in Ghana, 47 babies are stillborn (SB) and 232 babies are born with low birth-weight (LBW) - many of whom will die in infancy or suffer lifelong consequences.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02379728
- Testing
- PrenaBelt, Body Position Sensor
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember