Clinical trials: Maternal Mortality
Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcome
BioThrax® (Anthrax) Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry
The purpose of this study is to determine if inadvertent receipt of the BioThrax vaccine during pregnancy is independently associated with adverse maternal, pregnancy, or infant health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Outcome, Congenital Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01653392
- Testing
- Observational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emergent BioSolutions
Maternal Mortality Disparities, Maternal Morbidity Disparities
Scaling up Maternal Health Equity Best Practices
This study works with prenatal and postnatal care providers in 12 Michigan counties to scale up best practices for maternal health equity.
- Trial name
- NCT06541951
- Testing
- Services as usual, Scale-up implementation approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Trial of the Impact of Vitamin A on Maternal Mortality
Main objectives: To evaluate the impact of weekly vitamin A supplementation (VAS) to women of reproductive age (15-45 years) on maternal mortality in rural Ghana, and to compare this with the impact on overall mortality.
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
- Trial name
- ObaapaVitA (NCT00211341)
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Maternal Death During Childbirth, Pregnancy Complications
Wireless Physiologic Monitoring in Postpartum Women
To estimate the clinical effectiveness of wireless physiologic monitoring of women in the first 24 hours after cesarean delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
- Trial name
- WIMS (NCT04060667)
- Testing
- Wireless physiologic monitoring
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Antenatal Care and Delivery
Increasing Women's Access to Skilled Pregnancy Care to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Nigeria
Background: Nigeria has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths in the world. The country contributes 14% of all maternal deaths worldwide, second only to India.
- Trial name
- NCT02643953
- Testing
- Incentives, Community
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Death, Infant, Morbidity;Infant
Trial to Compare Two Strains of BCG
The trial will be a two-year outcome assessor-blinded RCT at the maternity ward of hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM) in urban Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to compare BCG-Japan versus BCG-Russia 1:1 in 15,000 infants with respect to…
- Trial name
- STRAIN III (NCT04383925)
- Testing
- BCG-Japan, BCG-Russia
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 16,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Maternal Death During Childbirth
Critical Delays in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Simulated Obstetric Crisis: a Prospective Observational Study.
Maternal cardiac arrest is underreported and continues to occur at rate of 1:20,000 pregnancies. Despite being predominantly younger patients, survival rates among pregnant women are poor with one case series reporting a survival…
- Trial name
- NCT04050631
- Testing
- maternal arrest simulation on L&D floor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KidSIM Simulation Program
Low Birth Weight, Infant Mortality
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Birth Weight
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing supplements containing alternative combinations of micronutrients during pregnancy on birth weight and other infant and maternal health and nutritional outcomes…
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight, Infant Mortality, Pregnancy, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT00115271
- Testing
- Nutritional supplements
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
An Implementation Study of Interventions to Promote Safe Motherhood in Jimma Zone Ethiopia
Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among all countries in Africa and indeed worldwide, with a maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births in 2011 (UNFPA, 2012).
- Trial name
- NCT03299491
- Testing
- MWA intervention, IEC intervention
- Volunteers
- 3,784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Child Mortality, Maternal Mortality (All Cause)
MNCH Programming in Southwest Uganda Maternal and Child Health In Bushenyi and Rubirizi Districts, UGANDA
The investigators will assess whether in Bushenyi District in southwestern Uganda, a two year intervention providing comprehensive MNCH programming will: Reduce morbidity and mortality for children under five years old and…
- Trial name
- HCUM (NCT01571765)
- Testing
- MNCH programming in health district
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 10,985 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Sepsis, Pregnancy
Chlorhexidine Vaginal and Infant Wash in Pakistan
Infection is a major health problem during birth in Pakistan. This study will look at the possibility of using a septic wash to help improve health during birth in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT00121394
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine vaginal and infant wash
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,008 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death
Mobile WACh NEO: Mobile Solutions for Neonatal Health and Maternal Support
To improve neonatal mortality, it is critical to engage families, especially mothers, in essential newborn care (ENC) and appropriate care-seeking for neonatal illness as well as to support maternal mental health and…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04598165
- Testing
- Interactive two-way SMS dialogue
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy, High Risk Pregnancy
University Hospital Advanced Age Pregnant Cohort
The University Hospital Advanced Age Pregnant (UNIHOPE) Cohort is the major part of the National Key Research and Development Program on Reproductive Health \& Major Birth Defects Control and Prevention Project, which is funded…
- Conditions
- Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy, High Risk Pregnancy, Perinatal Death, Maternal Death
- Trial name
- UNIHOPE (NCT03220750)
- Where
- 9 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 22,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Prenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care: The Power of Peers for Increasing Skilled Birth Attendance in Achham, Nepal
In rural Nepal, the major drivers of underutilization of skilled birth attendance are poverty, poor social support and inadequate birth planning.
- Trial name
- NCT02330887
- Testing
- Group Antenatal Care, Individual Antenatal Care
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Provider Confidence, Provider Behavior
Multilevel Community-Centered Intervention to Reduce Pregnancy Related and Associated Morbidity and Mortality (PRAMM) Disparities
The goal of the study involving human subjects is to train providers to address patient-provider interactions. The study will survey providers to assess pre-post knowledge, understanding, and behavior changes.
- Trial name
- NCT07025057
- Testing
- Provider training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Decreased Fetal Movements Affecting Care of Mother, Pregnancy
Promoting Awareness Fetal Movements to Reduce Fetal Mortality Stillbirth, a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial.
Rates of stillbirth in Scotland are among the highest in resource rich countries. The majority of stillbirths occur in normally formed infants, with (retrospective) evidence of placental insufficiency being the commonest clinical…
- Conditions
- Decreased Fetal Movements Affecting Care of Mother, Pregnancy, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- AFFIRM (NCT01777022)
- Testing
- A package of interventions
- Where
- 29 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 430,830 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Pregnancy, Neonatal Mortality
Scalable Public Health Empowerment, Research, and Education Sites (SPHERES)
SPHERES is a health service research trial in the Indonesian primary care system designed to improve health system performance using a structured data-driven action model.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Neonatal Mortality, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- SPHERES (NCT07126041)
- Testing
- Prescription for Action (SPHERES Model)
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 1,750,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Maternal Death, Maternal Behavior
Effectiveness of Health Education Provided to Couples on Utilization of Maternity Waiting Homes in Rural Ethiopia
Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) were identified as a solution to improve pregnancy outcomes by bringing women living in geographically isolated areas closer to a healthcare facility.
- Trial name
- NCT05015023
- Testing
- Behavioral intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Maternal Death, Newborn Morbidity
Feasibility of Introducing Midwifery-embodied Community Clinic Model
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Maternal and neonatal mortality continue to be a serious public health problem in Bangladesh. Facility-based healthcare services reduce the probability of preventable causes of maternal and neonatal…
- Trial name
- NCT06466512
- Testing
- Midwifery-embodied care
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Maternal Death, Newborn Death
Replicating MamaToto in Rural Tanzania
This study aimed to adapt and implement a district-led, policy-based, low cost Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) intervention package using the MamaToto process, proven successful in Uganda, in rural Tanzania.
- Trial name
- NCT02506413
- Testing
- MamaToto Package
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 8,323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary