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
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
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
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, 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
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
Hysterectomy (MeSH nr: E04.950.300.399)
Transforming Global Surgery Capacity and Capability Through Affordable Virtual Reality
The goal of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate whether Deliberate Virtual Reality (VR) training can improve surgical skills, knowledge, and confidence in performing postpartum hysterectomy among junior-level Zambian…
- Trial name
- NCT07403526
- Testing
- Deliberate Virtual Reality (VR) Training, Standard Clinical Training
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern Methodist University
Reproductive Health
Quality Improvement of Person-Centered Care for Maternal Health in Public Facilities in India, Phase 2
Evaluating the spread of a quality improvement (QI) change package working to improve person-centered care (PCC) for maternal health (MH) services.
- Trial name
- SPARQINDIA2 (NCT04208841)
- Testing
- Person-Centered Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Sustain, Person-Centered Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Spread
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,971 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
Mobile Phone Messaging to Improve Women's and Children's Health (Mobile WACh) in Kenya
With the increased prevalence of cellular phones, mobile technology provides an important tool to reach underserved populations in low to middle income countries.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, Family Planning
- Trial name
- Mobile WACh (NCT01894126)
- Testing
- Two-way SMS Dialogue, One-way SMS Messaging
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Quality of Care During Childbirth
Improving MAternal Newborn carE In the in the WHO European Region During COVID-19 Pandemic
BACKGROUND COVID-19 response is heavily impacting the availability of essential health services, especially services for pregnant women and newborns that cannot be delayed or rapidly reorganized in other settings.
- Trial name
- IMAgiNE-EURO (NCT04847336)
- Testing
- No intervention is planned
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste
Maternal Behavior
Evaluation of Prototype Solutions for Optimizing Maternal Health Behaviors
This study is a three-year implementation research project that aims to develop and test the effectiveness and acceptability of interventions to promote three outcomes: institutional delivery, antenatal care, and iron-folic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT05907720
- Testing
- Human-centered design prototype solutions for vulnerable pregnant women
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Competencies of Midwives, Cost-benefit Analysis of Modular Training
Effect of Skill Birth Attendant Training to Improve the Competency of Service Providers
This clinical trial's primary goal is to compare birth attendants' competencies. It aims to answer the questions: Does the new modular training package enhance the competencies of skilled birth attendants? Does the competencies…
- Trial name
- NCT05866016
- Testing
- Skill birth attendant training
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health Gandaki Province, Nepal
Maternal and Child Health
An Innovative Mobile Technology Intervention for Maternal and Child Health Care in Cambodia
The Innovative Mobile Technology for Maternal and Child Health Care (i-MoMCARE) project is a digital health intervention aiming to increase the coverage of and access to maternal and child health (MCH) services for pregnant women…
- Trial name
- i-MoMCARE (NCT05639595)
- Testing
- Web interface for health center staff and mobile application on smart phones for village health volunteers
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Contraception, Contraception Behavior
SihatMand Khandaan Healthy Families for Pakistan
The SMK project's primary goal is to improve the status of SRH of women and adolescents within those targeted areas which feature inadequate progress on existing SRH indicators.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Reproductive Behavior, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- SMK (NCT06125470)
- Testing
- Uptake of quality Reproductive health and Family planning products, information and Services, Capacity building of facility based and community based healthcare providers (public and private sector) on FP /SRH, Adolescent Engagement
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 236,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University