Clinical trials: Maternal Health Service
Feasibility, Acceptability of Health Care
Introduction of Preconception Care Through Public Health System for Improving MNCH&FP
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of introducing preconception care into the public health system targeting newlywed couples in increasing the uptake of maternal, neonatal health, and family…
- Trial name
- MNCH&FP (NCT06175520)
- Testing
- Preconception care (PCC)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Depression
MOMS Hubs- CT Dept of Social Services Block Grant
The MOMS Partnership aims to create "MOMS Zones" in New Haven neighborhoods where the hardest to reach families live. These "MOMS Zones" will have two unique features: (1) a MOMS "Hub" to deliver centralized mental health and…
- Trial name
- MOMS-Hubs (NCT02459925)
- Testing
- CBT- Mental Health Program, MOMS GROW
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Maternal Health, Pregnancy
Understanding the Role of Doulas in Supporting People With PMADs
Detailed Description The doula-led intervention developed during the first phase of this project will be pilot tested for feasibility.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Pregnancy, Delivery, Obstetric, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT05763537
- Testing
- Standard Doula Care Plus PMAD Intervention, Standard Doula Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Oral Health
Maternal Oral Health Educational Intervention to Improve Knowledge, Practice and Dental Service Utilization
This research follows a mixed-method exploratory sequential design. It will take place at the Antenatal and Dental Outpatient Departments (OPD) of Dow University of Health Sciences (Ojha Campus) in Karachi.
- Trial name
- CODE-MOM (NCT07844161)
- Testing
- CODE-MOM
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Emergency Maternity Care, Health Inequalities in Maternity Care Access
Disparities In Access to the Northwest Ambulance Service During Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum Period and Its Association With Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes
This study is the first in the United Kingdom (UK) to look at how women and families from different backgrounds use ambulance services during the 'perinatal period' - through pregnancy, birth, and shortly after having a baby.
- Conditions
- Emergency Maternity Care, Health Inequalities in Maternity Care Access, Disparities in Access to Maternity Care, Deprivation
- Trial name
- DIAAS (NCT07049263)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Maternal-Child Health Services, Health Service Utilization
Integrated Community Based Health Systems Strengthening Preliminary Study in Kozah Togo
This preliminary study aims to inform the design and delivery of the integrated facility and community-based health systems strengthening (ICBHSS) model in four Kozah District health facilities over a period of 48 months.
- Trial name
- ICBHSS-Kozah (NCT03773913)
- Testing
- ICBHSS model
- Where
- Togo
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Integrate Health
Maternal Health, Child Health
Assessing the Impact of Mobile Phone Technology to Improve Health Nutrition and Population (HNP) Service Utilization in Rural Bangladesh Through Pilot Intervention
1. Burden: In global perspective, it is estimated that the lives of 150,000 women could be saved each year worldwide with access to sufficient family planning services.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Child Health, Vaccination, Family Planning Services
- Trial name
- NCT03189004
- Testing
- Impact of Mobile Phone Technology to Improve Health Nutrition and Population (HNP) Service Utilization in Rural Bangladesh
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety
Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback With In-patient Pregnant Women
Purpose: The investigators plan a feasibility study on an easily disseminated biofeedback tool to reduce stress among hospitalized and expecting mothers.
- Conditions
- Maternal Stress, Maternal Anxiety, Maternal Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT02119936
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Mental Disorder
Integrated Mental Health Care for Pregnant Women With HIV in Kenya: The Tunawiri Study
This study seeks to improve mental health, pregnancy, and HIV outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV with common mental health disorders in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT06117163
- Testing
- Collaborative Care Model
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Birth, Telehealth
The Impact of Virtual Doula Services on Birth Outcomes in Rural Communities
This study will assess the impact of virtual doula care on birth and postnatal outcomes among rural mothers. The goal of virtual doula services is to improve access to care in underserved communities and decrease urban-rural…
- Conditions
- Birth, Telehealth, Pregnancy, Maternal Health
- Trial name
- RIVER (NCT07293741)
- Testing
- Virtual doula support, Ebook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 614 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Randomized Controlled Trial
Culturally Customised Maternal Nutrition Education for Health Professionals
Background: Inadequate dietary consumption is a primary risk factor contributing to undernutrition during pregnancy and adversely affect birth outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07070206
- Testing
- The health professionals in the capacity building arm will receive in-service training about culturally customized maternal nutrition education.
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Bahir Dar University
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
Empathy
Small Moments Big Impact (SMBI)
Empathy is defined as sensitivity to the needs of others.Maternal empathy, or a mother's sensitivity to the needs of her child, is critical for healthy child development ,Small Moments, Big Impact: Supporting Maternal Empathy by…
- Trial name
- SMBI (NCT03887832)
- Testing
- SMBI digital app, media package, standard newborn and infant care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Maternal Health Services, Outcome Assessment
Long Term Effects Of a Maternal Cash Transfer Experiment
This is a follow-on study to a cluster randomized trial of maternal conditional incentives conducted in Nigeria. This study found that cash transfers, conditional on women obtaining facility-based prenatal, delivery, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05709457
- Testing
- Cash transfer in prior study
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 18,131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Maternal Health Care
Evaluating the Impact of a Symptom Checker on Healthcare-seeking Decisions: a Mixed-Methods Study
The goal of this study is to evaluate the integration of a symptom checker (SC) into the MomConnect (MC) platform to support maternal healthcare in South Africa.
- Trial name
- SAFEMOM (NCT06790069)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 968 people
- Sponsor
- Ada Health GmbH
Maternal, Pediatric Care Emergencies
Does Simulation Scenario Execution Improve Acute Care Skills and Confidence Related to Maternal and Pediatric Care Emergencies?
In Uganda and many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, health providers have minimal training and intermittent opportunity to maintain skills in managing delivery complications and acute newborn and pediatric conditions.
- Trial name
- SimForLife (NCT03258073)
- Testing
- Medical simulation using scenario execution
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Health Disparities
The Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Project
This community-partnered study will scale a community, provider, and system-level implementation intervention to reduce African American maternal morbidity and mortality disparities in two Michigan counties (Genesee and Kent).
- Trial name
- MIRACLE (NCT05386316)
- Testing
- Multilevel intervention for racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality, Standard Enhanced Prenatal Care (EPC) services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540,000 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Prenatal Care, Food Insecurity
Impact of Food Insecurity on Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Birth Outcomes in Slums in Pune, India
The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with utilization of maternal healthcare services, birth…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care, Food Insecurity, Pregnancy Outcome
- Trial name
- MCH (NCT06313112)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Maternal Health, Mental Health
Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience Study Phase 2 in Migori County
The activities described in this proposal are aimed at addressing health care provider stress and unconscious bias to improve quality of maternal health care, particularly related to the person-centered dimensions of care-i.e.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Mental Health, Healthcare Provider, Adverse Outcomes
- Trial name
- CPIPE2 (NCT05019131)
- Testing
- Training, Peer support and mentorship, Leadership engagement
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco