Clinical trials: Maternal Deaths
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The Effect of the Use of Mobile App
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of using the ABÖS-M mobile application, developed for mothers with newborns, on maternal knowledge, care skills, and self-efficacy levels related to Sudden Infant Death…
- Trial name
- NCT07032402
- Testing
- Education and Counseling, Standard Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
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
Fetal Growth Retardation, Stillbirth and Fetal Death
Antenatal Melatonin Supplementation for Neuroprotection in Fetal Growth Restriction
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a significant health care issue, affecting 20,000 Australian pregnancies every year. Undetected FGR is one of the key risk factors for stillbirth, but FGR can also cause significant impairments…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Stillbirth and Fetal Death, Pregnancy Preterm
- Trial name
- PROTECTMe (NCT05651347)
- Testing
- Melatonin 10 MG
- Where
- 12 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 336 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Antenatal Care and Delivery
Increasing Women's Access to Skilled Pregnancy Care to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Nigeria
Background: Nigeria has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths in the world. The country contributes 14% of all maternal deaths worldwide, second only to India.
- Trial name
- NCT02643953
- Testing
- Incentives, Community
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Integrated, Community-Health Systems
Implementing an Integrated RMNCH Intervention by Community Health Workers in Achham and Dolakha: National Pilot
The investigators will conduct a cluster-controlled, stepped wedge implementation science trial of a bundled reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare (RMNCH) delivery intervention within an approximate population of…
- Trial name
- NCT03371186
- Testing
- Community Health Worker, Continuous Surveillance, CB-Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity
Improving Women's Health Through Coordinated Postpartum Planning
The purpose of the study is to design, implement, and evaluate a holistic postpartum women's health care system for women who have cardiovascular risk factors for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) including chronic hypertension…
- Trial name
- NCT05430815
- Testing
- Enhanced Postpartum Care System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
COVID19, Coronavirus Infection
Northeast COVID-19 and Pregnancy Study Group
A prospective and retrospective cohort study. The objective will to determine the frequency of COVID-19 in pregnant and postpartum women hospitalized with flu syndrome, to evaluate clinical and laboratory predictors of COVID-19…
- Conditions
- COVID19, Coronavirus Infection, Pregnancy Disease, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCOVIP (NCT04462367)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction
The Combined First Trimester Screening
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter pilot project. The project is focus on setting up the combined first trimester screening in the Czech Republic.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction, Congenital Abnormalities, Preterm Labor
- Trial name
- NCT07015203
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Stillbirth, Fetal Death
Investigating the Structured Use of Ultrasound Scanning for Fetal Growth
Fetal growth restriction during pregnancy represents one of the biggest risk factors for stillbirth (Gardosi et al, 2013), with 'about one in three term, normally formed antepartum stillbirths are related to abnormalities of…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Fetal Death, Fetal Growth Retardation, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- OxGRIP (NCT03662178)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Prenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care: The Power of Peers for Increasing Skilled Birth Attendance in Achham, Nepal
In rural Nepal, the major drivers of underutilization of skilled birth attendance are poverty, poor social support and inadequate birth planning.
- Trial name
- NCT02330887
- Testing
- Group Antenatal Care, Individual Antenatal Care
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Enhancing Safe Sleep Practices of Urban Low-Income Mothers
The specific aims of the study are to: 1) evaluate the impact of the safe sleep intervention on parents' knowledge, beliefs, intentions, skills and practices related to creating and maintaining a safe sleep environment for their…
- Trial name
- NCT03070639
- Testing
- Safe Sleep Intervention, Scald Prevention Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Low Birth Weight Infants, Preterm Infants
Predictors and Outcomes of Kangaroo Mother Care: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Pakistan
This quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) versus Conventional Care (CC) on the growth, developmental milestones, breastfeeding, vaccination, and mortality of low birth weight infants in…
- Trial name
- NCT06559020
- Testing
- Kangroo mother care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
Pregnancy, Birth Weight
Prenatal Multi-micronutrient Supplementation and Pregnancy Outcome
Prenatal maternal micronutrient supplementation has been suggested as a means to reduce the proportion of low birth weight babies in low-income countries.
- Trial name
- NCT00168688
- Testing
- multi micronutrient supplement, MN1, MN2
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children
Early Life Malnutrition, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Microbiome Trajectories
Malnutrition in women of reproductive age remains a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Malnutrition during pregnancy affects foetal growth with a tendency of the exposed infants to also develop it.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition (Calorie), Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
- Trial name
- UZBCS-2 (NCT07195006)
- Testing
- Malnutrition in pregnancy as exposure, Poor WASH living conditions as exposure
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
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
Perinatal Depression
Preventing Perinatal Depression
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, mechanisms of action, and efficacy of Center M. Center M is a group-based, mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention to treat…
- Trial name
- NCT06525922
- Testing
- Center M
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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.
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
Severe Maternal Morbidity, Maternal Death
The Effects of Medicaid Policy Interventions on Severe Maternal Morbidity
The goal of this study is to learn about the effects of Medicaid policy interventions on severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and mortality and maternal health. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05678699
- Testing
- Medicaid healthcare quality interventions (incentive payment and obstetric bundled payment), Doula, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Provider Confidence, Provider Behavior
Multilevel Community-Centered Intervention to Reduce Pregnancy Related and Associated Morbidity and Mortality (PRAMM) Disparities
The goal of the study involving human subjects is to train providers to address patient-provider interactions. The study will survey providers to assess pre-post knowledge, understanding, and behavior changes.
- Trial name
- NCT07025057
- Testing
- Provider training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University