Clinical trials: Maternal Health Disparities
Breastfeeding
Breast for Success: A Family-Centered Intervention in Support of Breastfeeding Among High-risk Low-income Mothers
Breast for Success is a new direct service program focused on overcoming barriers to breastfeeding for low-income inner-city mothers by use of a culturally competent and home-based educational and support intervention.
- Trial name
- BFS (NCT01272661)
- Testing
- Enhanced Curriculum, Enhanced Curriculum+Breastfeeding Doula, Enhanced Curriculum +Father Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,296 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Pregnancy Related, Postpartum Sadness
Fourth Trimester - A Web-based Tool for Postpartum Care to Address the Needs of Underserved Women
The postpartum period is a critical time for both maternal and child health, and more than half of all maternal deaths occur postpartum, from one day to one year after birth.
- Trial name
- NCT04475718
- Testing
- Fourth Trimester Mobile Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham