Clinical trials: Maternal Mortality
Pregnancy, Eclampsia
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Use to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Low Income Country Settings
In many low-income countries, the use of ultrasound by medical officers and non-physician health care staff (e.g., midwives) for antenatal identification of high risk pregnancies is a new intervention requiring authoritative…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Eclampsia, Placenta Previa, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT01990625
- Testing
- Antenatal Ultrasound Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in Guatemala, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 45,038 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Azithromycin-Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)
Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal deaths, and current antibiotic strategies have not been effective in preventing many of these deaths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Neonatal SEPSIS, Maternal Sepsis During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03871491
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 58,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy: A Prospective Study in Iran
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of peripartum hysterectomy for maternal hemorrhage.
- Trial name
- NCT01285258
- Testing
- hysterectomy
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Maternal Mortality
Outcomes of Uterine Rupture
Uterine rupture (UR) is a serious, life-threatening obstetric complication. UR is associated with an increased risk of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries compared to developed…
- Trial name
- NCT02878226
- Testing
- repair of rupture
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Infant Mortality, Under-two Mortality
Integrating Pediatric Care Delivery in Rural Healthcare Systems
Globally, over seven million children under the age of five die each year, although a suite of interventions-safe delivery care, neonatal care and resuscitation, and management of childhood diarrhea, malnutrition, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02331082
- Testing
- Structured Quality Improvement, Chronic Care Model, Integrated Electronic Medical Record
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
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
Low-Birth-Weight
Formative Research to Develop an Intervention Package to Promote Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care for Low Birth Weight and Preterm Infants in a Community (CKMC)
The study is being conducted to develop an intervention to assess the feasibility of implementing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for low birth weight (LBW) and preterm babies in a community setting.
- Trial name
- CKMC (NCT02613624)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Oral Misoprostol Versus Intravenous Oxytocin in Preventing Blood Loss After Non-scheduled Cesarean Section
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) ranks among the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, both in developed and developing countries.
- Trial name
- NCT00107874
- Testing
- misoprostol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
covid19 Infection, Pregnancy Complications
Covid-19 in Pregnancy: a French Population-based Cohort of Women and Newborns
The purpose of this study is to characterize the incidence and clinical features of the maternal COVID 19 infection, as well as the associated morbidity of the mother and the child, in the French context
- Conditions
- covid19 Infection, Pregnancy Complications, Neonatal Complications
- Trial name
- Coropreg (NCT04463758)
- Testing
- An auto-questionnaire comprising three psychometric scales
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 6,015 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Preeclampsia
Pravastatin for Prevention of Preeclampsia
The primary purpose of this pilot study is to determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters and collect preliminary safety data for pravastatin when used as a prophylactic daily treatment in pregnant women at high risk of…
- Trial name
- Statin (NCT01717586)
- Testing
- Pravastatin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Vitamin A Deficiency
Retinol Status in Preterm Infants and Mothers
Retinol and retinol binding protein were studied in the umbilical cord blood of 44 preterm infants with gestation age of < 30 weeks. Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Trial name
- NCT04780958
- Testing
- Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Maternal Death
Critically-Ill Women Admitted to an Obstetric High Dependency Unit in a Resource-Limited Setting
Sierra Leone faces the highest maternal mortality ratio in the world. Despite this extreme burden, the potential roles of obstetric critical care and high dependency units (HDUs) in this and other resource-limited settings remain…
- Trial name
- NCT04121234
- Testing
- Exposure: " being admitted to HDU with a red code to OEWS"
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 523 people
- Sponsor
- Doctors with Africa - CUAMM
Preeclampsia, Maternal Deaths
The Project of Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia Screening and Prevention Center
Preeclampsia is the main cause of illness and death in pregnant women and fetuses. Currently, there is no effective treatment for preeclampsia in clinical practice, and the fundamental treatment is still termination of pregnancy…
- Trial name
- NCT06383858
- Testing
- Screening method
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Pregnancy
Routine Iron Prophylaxis During Pregnancy
Comparison of two policies of iron administration during pregnancy in regard to health and program feasibility in an area with endemic malaria and high prevalence of HIV infection.
- Trial name
- PROFEG (NCT00488579)
- Testing
- Two policies of iron prophylaxis
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 4,326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Istitute For Health and Welfare, Finland
COVID-19, COVID-19 Pneumonia
Effect of Covid 19 Infection on Fetomaternal Outcome
The novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was discovered for the first time in December 2019 in Wuhan (China) and the disease it causes is called coronavirus disease 2019…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, COVID-19 Pneumonia, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT05160649
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University
Maternal; Procedure
Total Placenta Previa Associated With the Placenta Accreta Spectrum.
To assess the reliability of placental magnetic resonance imaging measurements in predicting peripartum hysterectomy and neonatal outcomes in patients with total placenta previa.
- Trial name
- PAS (NCT06219564)
- Testing
- Peripartum total abdominal hysterectomy (p-TAH), Cesarean Section (C/S), Neonatal mortality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital
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
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
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