Clinical trials: Maternal Health Care
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
Maternal Care Patterns
Impact Evaluation of the Nigeria Result-Based Financing Project
The World Bank and the government of Nigeria are implementing a results-based financing (RBF) project for the states of Nasarawa, Adamawa, and Ondo.
- Trial name
- NCT03890653
- Testing
- Performance-Based Financing, Decentralized Facility Financing
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Bank
Primary Care
Integrating Well-Woman and Well-Baby Care to Improve Parenting and Family Wellness
We hypothesize that relative to families who receive standard individual postpartum and pediatric care, families that receive group care will be more likely to have: Improved maternal and child health behaviors: i.e increased…
- Trial name
- NCT00782028
- Testing
- Centering parenting/Group well child care, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Prenatal Care, Maternal Health Services
Faith Leaders Advocating for Maternal Empowerment (FLAME)
In 2015, the average Ethiopian woman had a 1 in 64 lifetime risk of death due to complications of childbirth and 87,414 newborns died before their 28th day of life.
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care, Maternal Health Services, Perinatal Care
- Trial name
- NCT04039932
- Testing
- FLAME
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
HIV
Operational Assessment of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Primary Healthcare Clinics
Diagnostic point-of-care (POC) tests are being rapidly developed and implemented in resource-limited settings. There has been a rapid rise of HIV and TB POC tests in South Africa during the last 10-15 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02692274
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes among…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Mother to Child Transmission, Breast Feeding
Trauma-informed Obstetric Care for Perinatal Health: a Pilot Study
The study will test trauma-informed obstetric care training and supervision for obstetric clinicians in relation to prenatal mental health and attachment formation (early predictors of child development) in women presenting for…
- Conditions
- Mother to Child Transmission, Breast Feeding, Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT07195058
- Testing
- Trauma Informed Obstetric Care (TIOC)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis Infection, Latent
Burden of Tuberculosis Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Guinea-Bissau
This study aims to address critical diagnostic and data gaps in tuberculosis (TB) care among pregnant and postpartum women in Guinea-Bissau, a high-burden, resource-limited setting.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis Infection, Latent, Pregnancy, Tuberculosis Diagnosis
- Trial name
- TIPP (NCT07419568)
- Testing
- Enhanced protocol
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Continuum of Care, Noncommunicable Diseases
Integrating Services for Noncommunicable Diseases in Continuum of Care for Mothers and Children
The objectives of this cluster randomized control trial are to examine the effect of combined intervention of the utilization of continuum of care (CoC) card and health education on the completion of CoC services among mothers…
- Trial name
- NCT03145155
- Testing
- Integrating services for noncommunicable diseases in continuum of care for mothers and children, Ordinary health education for pregnant women
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokyo University
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
HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Improving Uptake of Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV for the Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV
Early accurate diagnosis is one of the first crucial steps in care for infants born to HIV-infected mothers. Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) relies upon early diagnosis and results in significant reductions in…
- Trial name
- SMS4PMTCT (NCT01433185)
- Testing
- Text message
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Gender Relations, Violence
Bandebereho 6 Year Follow up RCT in Rwanda
This study seeks to conduct a six-year follow-up of the Bandebereho randomized control trial (RCT) to assess the longer-term impact of the gender-transformative Bandebereho couples intervention on participating men, women, and…
- Conditions
- Gender Relations, Violence, Child Development, Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT04861870
- Testing
- MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,818 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Promundo, United States
Antenatal Care, Maternal Health
AI Blind-Sweep Ultrasound for Antenatal Screening by Non-Specialist Health Workers in Rural DR Congo
FS2 evaluates the diagnostic accuracy and implementation feasibility of an AI-assisted blind-sweep obstetric ultrasound (SPAQ E-con AI), operated by trained non-specialist health workers, for antenatal screening in rural…
- Conditions
- Antenatal Care, Maternal Health, Gestational Age, Placenta Praevia
- Trial name
- FS2 (NCT07677670)
- Testing
- SPAQ E-con AI blind-sweep ultrasound
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SOIK Corporation Sarl
Psychological Well-being, Childbirth
Supportive Care During Childbirth and Well-being
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of continuous supportive care (ICSC) at birth on some parameters of maternal psychological well-being.
- Conditions
- Psychological Well-being, Childbirth, Care Pattern, Maternal
- Trial name
- NCT05333653
- Testing
- Continouse supportive care, routine care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Pregnancy
Evaluation of the Effects of Community-based Interventions
Maternal death is a substantial burden in developing countries. In Bangladesh, recent studies have suggested that a large proportion of women giving birth in rural areas experience pregnancy and delivery related complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00198731
- Testing
- Care Seeking for Obstetric Complication
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mental Disorder
Package of Community-based Mental Healthcare Services in Preventing Perinatal Mental Disorders
During pregnancy and in the year after birth women can be affected by a range of mental health problems. Anxiety and depression are the most prevalent mental illnesses during the perinatal period.
- Trial name
- NCT03678415
- Testing
- Community-Based Primary Mental Health Care (CBPMHC) package
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Quality Health Care
Dural Puncture Epidural Vs Standard Epidural Technique in Parturient Receiving Continuous Labour Epidural Infusion
The goal of this study is to evaluate the quality and safety of labor analgesia by comparing the use of Dural puncture epidural technique to Standard epidural technique while maintaining labor analgesia by means of continuous…
- Trial name
- NCT06653036
- Testing
- Dural puncture epidural, Standard Epidural Technique
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Breast Density, Body Composition
Chilean Maternal & Infant Cohort Study II (CHiMINCs-II)
The Chilean Maternal \& Infant Cohort Study II (ChiMINCs II) is an ongoing cohort that is part of the Chilean Maternal and Infant Nutrition Observatory of the South-East area of Santiago, Chile.
- Conditions
- Breast Density, Body Composition, Nutritional Status, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- CHiMINCs-II (NCT03920098)
- Testing
- Nutrition and mental health during pregnancy
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos
Preterm Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant
m-Health System for Tracking Kangaroo Mother Care and Temperature in Southern India
The product innovation is a wearable device that (combined with a smartphone and back-end analytics system) acts as a sensor, processor and actuator, and is therefore designed to identify critical parameters (Kangaroo Mother Care…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Kangaroo Mother Care, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT04929977
- Testing
- Wearable device with smart mobile phone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John's Research Institute
mHealth, PMTCT
Mobile Strategies for Women's and Children's Health: Optimizing Adherence and Efficacy of PMTCT/ART
The investigators are conducting a 3-arm randomized trial comparing the effects of unidirectional SMS (ie: "push" messaging to participant) vs. bidirectional SMS dialogue between participant and provider vs.
- Conditions
- mHealth, PMTCT, Adherence, Medication, SMS
- Trial name
- Mobile WAChx (NCT02400671)
- Testing
- SMS messaging
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington