Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition, open to volunteers
Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection
Timing of Cesarean Wound Dressing Removal on Wound Healing in Women With BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²
Cesarean delivery is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetric care. Women with obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m² or higher) are at increased risk for postoperative wound complications, including surgical…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection, Wound Healing, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07846930
- Volunteers
- 726 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cardiometabolic Diseases, Obesity
Prenatal Programming of Childhood Obesity and Cardio Metabolic Disorders
This is a prospective 11-17 -years follow-up of two existing pregnancy cohort (PREDO) and prevention (RADIEL) studies. The main objective is to investigate the associations between maternal overweight, obesity, hypertensive…
- Trial name
- NCT05223530
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition
The Maternal EED Study
Undernutrition among women of reproductive age is more common in South Asia than in any other region. In South Asia, the prevalence of maternal undernutrition varies between 10 and 40%.
- Conditions
- Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition, Women of Reproductive Age, Gut Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT05862363
- Testing
- Microbiota-directed balanced energy protein (MD-BEP), Ready-to-use supplementary food-balanced energy protein (RUSF-BEP), Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Breastfeeding Mothers of Legal Age, Their Babies Under 6 Months Old Born Vaginally
Improving Nutrition for Babies Born by Caesarean Section
The ambition of the project is to help with the primal colonisation of babies born by caesarean section and to improve the lipid composition of an infant formula, in order to reduce the short- and long-term health problems…
- Trial name
- SPECIFI-C (NCT07162025)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Fetal Developmental Abnormality, Fetal Development
Scottish Advanced Fetal Research Study
In-utero exposure to drugs and chemicals through maternal smoking, alcohol use, drug abuse, prescription medicines and occupational/lifestyle exposures is widespread.
- Conditions
- Fetal Developmental Abnormality, Fetal Development, Human, Life Style
- Trial name
- SAFeR (NCT04613583)
- Testing
- SAFeR fetuses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Healthy Baby Healthy Mother Toolkit
The objective of the research is to test whether integrating a mother-baby nutrition toolkit into routine antenatal care service can improve maternal and infant nutrition in Amhara, Ethiopia
- Trial name
- NCT06594419
- Testing
- Healthy Mother Healthy Baby Toolkit, Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 594 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes among…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Maternal Obesity, Hypoxia Neonatal
Impact of Maternal Body Mass Index on Infant Hypoxic Events at Time of Delivery ,Cross-sectional Study.
Offspring from overweight or obese mothers appear to be at up to 38% increased risk of being admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit than the offspring of mothers with a normal BMI.
- Trial name
- NCT06917833
- Testing
- compare infant hypoxic events in both groups
- Volunteers
- 544 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Dental Caries, Obesity Risk
Mothers' Action Project for Child Health
This randomized controlled trial will recruit Bangladeshi mothers and their young children into a 12 month intervention that provides child health and oral health education and seeks to build social networks among mothers.
- Trial name
- MAP-CH (NCT06753669)
- Testing
- health education and social network building, dental referral and educational materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Bariatric Surgery, Pregnency
Mother and Offspring's Nutritional Status -Pregnancy After Maternal Bariatric Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to learn how bariatric surgery affects the health and nutritional status of women and their babies during pregnancy and after birth.
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery, Pregnency, Reproductive Health and Childbirth, Pregnancy and Delivery
- Trial name
- MOBS (NCT07877233)
- Testing
- Post-Bariatric Maternal and Infant Health Study, Observation arm
- Where
- 3 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Pregnant Women With Singleton Pregnancies
Harvesting Health: Advancing Nutrition and Wellness for Moms and Babies
This is a randomized controlled trial to assess whether a personalized food kit to pregnant women is feasible, improves diet quality, and enhances pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to standard prenatal care.
- Trial name
- HH (NCT07659821)
- Testing
- Food Kit
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Pregnant Individuals, Obesity & Overweight
Gestational Response, Outcomes, and Weight After GLP-1 Use
The goal of this observational study is to learn if using GLP-1RA medications for weight loss before pregnancy influences gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pregnant Individuals, Obesity & Overweight, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- GROW (NCT07743567)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Pregnancy
Ghana MHL Project, Tamale
This study is designed to test a nutrition education program that focuses on local foods in northern Ghana. The goal is to help pregnant women eat a wider variety of foods, increase their intake of protein, energy, and iron-rich…
- Trial name
- NCT06898346
- Testing
- Nutrition Education
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Heat Stress, Pregnancy
Indigenous Nutritional Supplements for Pregnancy to Improve Resilience in Environmental Heat
The purpose of this study is to learn whether a simple, traditional, and balanced meal made from local foods, eaten once a day during pregnancy, can help women in rural Pakistan stay healthier in hot weather and give birth to…
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Pregnancy, Women of Reproductive Age, Nutrition Status
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT07489664)
- Testing
- Indigenous Balanced Diet Arm
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 292 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Obesity, Maternal, Lifestyle
Supporting Lifestyle Changes After Delivery
Use of information and communication technology -based health behavior change support system in modifying lifestyle after delivery among women with obesity.
- Trial name
- STELLA (NCT06241144)
- Testing
- Information and communication technology -based health behavior change support system
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Oulu University Hospital
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Attitude to Health Postpartum Period Primiparity
Client-Centered Breastfeeding Support: Effects on Primipara Mothers in a Randomized Trial Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Attitudes, and Problems in Primiparous Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Description The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effects of a client health behavior interaction model-based breastfeeding support program on breastfeeding self-efficacy, attitudes, and problems in…
- Trial name
- NCT06446362
- Testing
- IMCHB-Based Breastfeeding Support Program, Standard Breastfeeding Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Hereditary Transmission, Immune Development
Maternal Grandmothers in the Born in Guangzhou Cohort Study
The MGBIG is a study exploring cross-generational effects in 5000 women and their children and grandchildren located in Guangzhou, China.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Transmission, Immune Development, Childhood Obesity, Host and Microbiome
- Trial name
- MGBIG (NCT03633162)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Health Problems in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcomes
Peking University Birth Cohort in Weifang (PKUBC-WF)
The PKUBC-WF is a prospective cohort study carried out in Weifang city of Shandong, China. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the short-term and long-term effects of pre-pregnant and prenatal exposure on maternal and…
- Conditions
- Health Problems in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcomes, Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06234332
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Infant Neurodevelopment, Nutrition
Maternal Methyl-Nutrient Status and Infant Neurodevelopment Study
This prospective cohort study examines the relationship between maternal methyl-nutrient status during pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment.
- Conditions
- Infant Neurodevelopment, Nutrition, Methylation, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT07568561
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Education
Improved Child Nutrition and Development Through Social Transfers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a conditional social transfer works to improve rates of complementary breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Education, Breastfeeding Duration, Breastfeeding Continuation
- Trial name
- TENDER (NCT07569172)
- Testing
- Social Transfer
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 1,040 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute