Clinical trials: Maternal Distress
Preterm Labor, Maternal Psychological Distress
Fetal Brain Growth - Pilot Study
The goal of this observational prospective study is to explore the feasibility of measuring fetal and neonatal brain growth using 2D and 3D ultrasound in fetuses exposed to threatened preterm labor (TPTL) and antenatal…
- Trial name
- NCT05994443
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress
Roo Study on Mom and Baby Well-Being
This study employs a randomized controlled trial of an established intervention, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for pregnancy, to examine effects on various aspects of maternal psychological stress during…
- Conditions
- Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress, Infant Development, Functional Neuroimaging
- Trial name
- NCT03809598
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Financial Stress, Maternal Distress
Tax Preparation Pilot
The goal of this study to understand what percentage of families in the pediatric clinic at Boston Medical Center (BMC) currently file taxes and use free tax preparation and would accept and use referral to a free tax preparation…
- Trial name
- NCT04135469
- Testing
- Referral for tax preparation services, Navigator assisted tax preparation services at BMC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Fear of Childbirth, Neonatal
Consequences of Admission to the Delivery Room in the Early and Late Phases
This study will be conducted to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women who applied to the delivery room in the early (latent) and late (active) phase.
- Conditions
- Fear of Childbirth, Neonatal, Pain, Maternal Distress (During Labor)
- Trial name
- NCT06344741
- Testing
- Accepted in latent phase, Accepted in active phase
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Sepsis, Pneumonia
Improved Accessibility of EmONC Services for Maternal and Newborn Health: a Community Based Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an integrated EmONC package (community mobilization, training of community-based health care providers and a maternal and neonatal health pack) reduce perinatal and neonatal…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Pneumonia, Omphalitis, Birth Asphyxia
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01751945)
- Testing
- EmONC package
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Molecular Impact of Psychological Stress and Socioeconomic Adversity
Conscious Pregnancy: Supporting Maternal Cardiometabolic Health With Mindfulness
A pilot randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of a culturally tailored mindfulness intervention upon fasting cardiometabolic factors (including markers of glycemic control) and inflammatory gene expression in…
- Conditions
- Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Molecular Impact of Psychological Stress and Socioeconomic Adversity, Maternal Inflammatory Markers, Maternal Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06898658
- Testing
- Mindfulness Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Maternal Distress, Child Development
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Prenatal Effects Independent of Genetics
This study examines how maternal stress during pregnancy affects infant brain and behavioral development, focusing on whether these effects are due to the prenatal environment or shared genes.
- Trial name
- NCT07296107
- Testing
- Prenatal maternal psychosocial and biological assessment protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes
Telerehabilitation Exercise: Effects on Maternal Psychological Health and Delivery Outcomes
Gestational diabetes occurs when the body can't make enough insulin to manage high blood sugar during pregnancy, usually developing between the 24th and 28th weeks. It affects about 14% of pregnancies worldwide.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT06476730
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation exercise program, Routine medical care
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Pain, Distress, Emotional
Mother Scented Simulated Hand for Mechanically Ventilated Preterm Neonates During Invasive Procedures?
This study aimed to determine the effect of Mother-Scented Simulated Hand (MSSH) on promoting comfort among mechanically ventilated preterm neonates during invasive procedures.
- Trial name
- Zaky-Hand (NCT05080582)
- Testing
- Mother-Scented Simulated Hand, NICU Standard Care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Fetal Health Anxiety, Prenatal Distress
The Use of Virtual Reality Glasses in Women With Premature Rupture of Membranes
The Effect of Virtual Reality Glass Use on Fetal Health Anxiety, Prenatal Distress, and Maternal-Fetal Attachment in Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Fetal Health Anxiety, Prenatal Distress, Prenatal Attachment
- Trial name
- NCT07660393
- Testing
- Standard prenatal care, Nature-themed video
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Prematurity, Low Birth Weight
Paternal Involvement in Nursing Guidance and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Mothers of High-Risk Newborns
This study aims to evaluate whether a structured nursing guidance program that increases fathers' participation in the care of hospitalized high-risk newborns improves maternal outcomes compared with routine nursing care.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Low Birth Weight, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
- Trial name
- NCT07834008
- Testing
- step-by-step parent education, active father participation in breastfeeding support
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Pregnancy Related, Mother-Child Relations
The Effect of Pregnant Women's Maneuvers on Pregnancy Distress and Perception of Maternity Role"
The role of motherhood; Motherhood can be defined as a learning process that includes knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors of a woman who has been handed down from generation to generation.
- Trial name
- NCT05962866
- Testing
- I and II. Performing Leopold Maneuvers by the pregnant
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sibel ÖZTÜRK
Maternal Distress in Labor, Persistent Occipitoposterior or Occipitoanterior Position
Maternal Positioning and Occipitoposterior Fetal Position
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specific maternal position to correct fetal position in occipito-posterior during the labor.
- Conditions
- Maternal Distress in Labor, Persistent Occipitoposterior or Occipitoanterior Position, Dystocia, Fetal Position and Presentation Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01291355
- Testing
- Specific maternal position during the labor
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 438 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Premature Birth, Maternal Distress - Delivered
Heart Rate Variability and Prematurity
Mothers who deliver prematurely (<37 weeks of gestational age) experience intense stress and anxiety given that their child's survival and development might be compromised.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Maternal Distress - Delivered, Stress, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03565874
- Testing
- Heart rate variability biofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Anxiety, Depression
Efficacy of CES in New Mothers During the Post Partum Period
The birth of a child is a major life event that can be filled with excitement, anticipation and joy. However, the transition and adaptation to new demands, roles, responsibilities, and changes in relationships can be stressful…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- NCT03210155
- Testing
- Alpha-Stim AID CES (Active Comparator)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christina Murphey, RN, PhD
Anxiety, Depression
New Mothers Alpha-Stim
The birth of a child is a major life event that can be filled with excitement, anticipation and joy. However, the transition and adaptation to new demands, roles, responsibilities, and changes in relationships can be stressful…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- NCT04770181
- Testing
- Alpha-Stim AID CES (Active Comparator)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christina Murphey, RN, PhD
Post Partum Depression
Risk of Maternal Depression From 1 Year to 4 Years Postpartum in Yvelines
This observational study aims to estimate the prevalence of women from 1 to 4 years postpartum in Yvelines, who are suspected to suffer from postpartum depression, using the Edinburg Post natal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the…
- Trial name
- DeTaPoP (NCT06042972)
- Testing
- Questionnaire including Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, Patient Health Questionnaire 2 and background variables
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Médical Porte Verte
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Second Stage of Labour
Maternal Oxygen Administration for Fetal Distress
Supplementary oxygen is routinely administered to patients, even those with adequate oxygen saturations, in the belief that it increases oxygen delivery.
- Conditions
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Second Stage of Labour, Fetal Distress
- Trial name
- NCT02221440
- Testing
- Low flow nasal oxygen, Low flow room air
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 443 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Navy General Hospital, Beijing
Fetal Distress, Fetal Hypoxia
Maternal Oxygen Supplementation for Intrauterine Resuscitation
More than 80% of the 3 million women who labor and deliver each year in the United States undergo continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) during labor in order to fetal hypoxia and prevent the transition to acidemia…
- Conditions
- Fetal Distress, Fetal Hypoxia, Labor and Delivery Complication
- Trial name
- MOXY (NCT05681624)
- Testing
- Maternal oxygen supplementation, Room air
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fetal Distress
Effect of Maternal Chocolate Consumption on Fetal Non-Stress Test (NST) Reactivity.
This is a single-blind, randomized, parallel-group, superiority clinical trial. The study aims to determine whether a single intake of 30g of dark chocolate (≥80% cocoa) by pregnant women with a non-reactive fetal non-stress test…
- Trial name
- CHOCO-NST (NCT07418151)
- Testing
- Dark Chocolate, Sugar-free White Chocolate
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras