Clinical trials: Maternal Health Services
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 Care Patterns
Effectiveness and Acceptability of Availing Skilled Birth Attendance (SBA) Services Through Community Reproductive Health Nurses (CORN) to a Household Level at Rural Communities of Ethiopia; A Cluster Community Trial in Gedeo Zone, SNNPR
Rationale: Every year, 287,00 million women, and 3.1 million neonates continue to die, and the majority of these deaths have been identified as being avoidable.
- Trial name
- CORN (NCT02501252)
- Testing
- trained midwives and nurses working in the community to provide skilled SBA services
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 2,670 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilla University
Knowledge Maternal-Child Health Services
Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding JSSK and RBSK in Patients and Nurses: A Comparative Study
Observational, cross sectional study, carried out with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire with the research hypothesis as: Knowledge and perception regarding JSSK and RBSK in nursing students is better as…
- Trial name
- NCT02820220
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Maternal Death
Maternal Health Service Utilization Among Women of Reproductive Age in Sidama Region, Ethiopia
Introduction: Maternal health service (MHS) utilization helps to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality. However, the existing evidence is not sufficient to design effective and efficient strategies.
- Trial name
- MHSU (NCT05865873)
- Testing
- Health education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawassa University
Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV, Pregnancy
Trial to Improve Access to PMTCT Services and Reduce HIV Transmission From Mother to Child
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced community health worker (CHW) intervention and outreach system to improve antenatal care and PMTCT…
- Trial name
- FS (NCT01932138)
- Testing
- Enhanced CHW intervention, Standard of care
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 190,530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
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
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
Maternal Health
Effectiveness of Trained Religious Leaders' Engagement in Maternal Health Education in Ethiopia
Community education and demand generation activities by involving family members, traditional and religious leaders in maternal health behaviours are potential solutions.
- Trial name
- NCT05716178
- Testing
- Maternal health education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Maternal Health Service
Checklist Based Box System Interventions
Maternal mortality is still high in Ethiopia. Antenatal care (ANC), use of skilled delivery attendants and postnatal care (PNC) services are key maternal health care services that can significantly reduce maternal mortality.
- Trial name
- CBBSI (NCT03891030)
- Testing
- Checklist Based Box system intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
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 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
Postpartum Family Planning, Modern Contraceptive Use
The Effect of Integrating Postpartum Family Planning Intervention With Maternal & Child Health Services
This study aims to explore the effectiveness of integrated package interventions within maternal and child health services in improving modern postpartum contraceptive use in northeast Ethiopia.
- Trial name
- PPFP MCH (NCT06965283)
- Testing
- Providing training and Mentoring
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 607 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Pregnancy, HIV
Management and Optimization of Nutrition, Antenatal, Reproductive, Child Health & HIV Care
This study evaluates the impact of a quality improvement (QI) intervention on maternal and child healthcare services in seven primary healthcare (PHC) clinics, in a rural setting of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- Trial name
- MONARCH (NCT02626351)
- Testing
- Quality Improvement, Baseline data collection (active comparator)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 3,172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
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
HIV
Measuring the Impact of Integrating Maternal and Newborn HIV Testing With Childhood Immunization Services
This randomized evaluation measured the impact of two levels of support for the integration of infant and postpartum maternal HIV testing with routine immunization services in Southern Zambia on the number of postpartum maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT02479659
- Testing
- HIV testing commodity reinforcement, Policy reinforcement meeting, Opt-out HIV testing for mothers and newborns
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IDinsight
Maternal Nutrition
Integrating MIYCN Counseling in Urban Health Services
The study will use a quasi-experimental design to examine the feasibility of standardizing MIYCN counseling services in existing health facilities to improve the quality of MIYCN services.
- Trial name
- NCT03882268
- Testing
- MIYCN interventions
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Maternal Health, Delivery
Quality Improvement Project for Reproductive Health Services in India, Phase 1
Evaluation of a quality improvement (QI) collaborative aimed at improving person-centered care (PCC) for reproductive health (RH) services.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Delivery, Reproductive Health
- Trial name
- SPARQ_QII1 (NCT04208867)
- Testing
- QI Collaborative
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,989 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postpartum Care, Maternal Health Care
Effect of a Respectful Maternity Care-Based Action Plan in Postpartum Care on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
This study will examine whether a Respectful Maternity Care-based action plan can improve the quality of postpartum care and maternal and newborn outcomes.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Care, Maternal Health Care, Newborn Health, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
- Trial name
- NCT07280000
- Testing
- Respectful Maternity Care Training and Action Plan
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ilayda sel
Reproductive Behavior, Family Planning Services
Effectiveness of Integrating Family Planning - Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Services on Uptake of Voluntary Modern Contraceptive Methods
Aim To evaluate the impact of an integrated Family Planning-Maternal,Newborn and Child Health service delivery model to increase coverage of MCM in a rural Pakistan.
- Trial name
- RMNCH FP (NCT05045599)
- Testing
- Capacity Building of Health care workers and providers to deliver integrated Family Planning and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 125,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
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