Clinical trials: Maternal Distress
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
PRENATAL DISTRESS
Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education for Pregnant Women With Distress
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting education program on pregnant women experiencing prenatal distress.
- Trial name
- NCT07122115
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Kayseri Training and Research Hospital
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
Birth Outcome, Adverse, Labor Long
How Long Can Labor Last? Person Centred Care During Labor to Increase Safety for Women and Newborn
"How long will my labor last" is a very common question for midwives who care for women during birth. To evaluate safe labor duration largely determines management and care during birth.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcome, Adverse, Labor Long, Labor Complication, Maternal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06420453
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Psychological Distress, Bonding
The Effects of Listening to Lullabies and Self-selected Music on Distress and Maternal Attachment in Pregnant Women
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of listening to lullabies and self-selected music at home in reducing the distress experienced in the prenatal period and increasing maternal attachment in pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT05228392
- Testing
- listening to music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
The Use of Maternal Serum Unconjugated Estriol for Monitoring the Prevention of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
The objective of this project is to evaluate clinical significance of measuring maternal blood estriol levels, after the administration of antenatal corticosteroids to enhance lung maturity.
- Trial name
- NCT02112513
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Trauma, Psychological, Prenatal Stress
Supporting the Transition to and Engagement in Parenthood
STEP (Supporting the Transition to and Engagement in Parenthood) is a manualized group intervention for pregnant women exposed to early life adversity designed to foster emotion regulation and reflective capacities in…
- Conditions
- Trauma, Psychological, Prenatal Stress, Mental Health Issue, Maternal Distress
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT04829864)
- Testing
- STEP
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Premature Birth
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of FICare At 18 Months
In Alberta, one in every twelve babies is born preterm. Compared with their full term counterparts, preterm infants who survive are at higher risk for respiratory problems, jaundice, infections, feeding problems, behavioural…
- Trial name
- NCT03337659
- Testing
- Family Integrated Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 297 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Kangaroo-Mother Care, Preterm Infants
Early Kangaroo Care vs. Standard Neonatal Practices: Impact on Survival and Outcomes in Preterm Infants
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Early Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) compared to standard neonatal nursing practices in improving survival rates and nursing outcomes among preterm infants weighing less than 2000 grams…
- Trial name
- NCT06707376
- Testing
- Early Kangaroo Mother Care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Jouf University
Psychological, Mental Health Issue
STEP-COVID: A Program for Pregnant Women During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
STEP-COVID (Supporting the Transition to and Engagement in Parenthood during the COVID-19 pandemic) is a manualized group intervention for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic designed to foster emotion regulation and…
- Conditions
- Psychological, Mental Health Issue, Prenatal Stress, Maternal Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05419167
- Testing
- STEP-COVID
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Psychological Distress, Post Partum Depression
Impact of Mothers Touch Program on Women's Psychological Functioning
The study investigates the effect of the Mothers Touch program on the psychological well-being of new mothers following 5 weeks of child birth.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Post Partum Depression, Mood
- Trial name
- NCT03703219
- Testing
- Mothers Touch Program
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NMP Medical Research Institute
Perinatal Death, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Maternal Hyperoxygenation for Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Tracing Abnormalities
Hyperoxygenation for resuscitation of abnormal fetal heart rate tracings has been routine obstetric practice. However, there have not been any studies to support this practice.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Death, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03996317
- Testing
- Room air
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Fetal Distress
Prediction of Fetal Lung Maturity
Diabetes is the most common medical complication of pregnancy in the united states four to five percent of pregnancies are complicated by diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03159234
- Testing
- fetal lung volume, pulmonary artery resistance index, Fetal adrenal gland volume:
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development
Relationship Between Prenatal Maternal Distress and the Quality of General Movements at 3 Months
Depression and anxiety symptoms are common during pregnancy which may disturb the intrauterine environment by affecting the mother's physiological responses to stress, and ultimately impair fetal and postnatal development.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development, Maternal Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05694676
- Testing
- Assessment of the quality of Genaral Movements (GMs), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait, (STAI-T), Beck Depression Inventory, (BDI)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University