Clinical trials: Maternal Stress
Feeding Behavior, Preterm Infant
Stress and Feeding (SAFE): A Pilot Intervention for Mothers and Their Preterm Infants
A majority of mothers experience high stress levels and associated symptoms of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep disruption during the NICU hospitalization and continuing after hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Feeding Behavior, Preterm Infant, Stress, Mother-Infant Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT03664154
- Testing
- Stress and Feeding (SAFE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Pregnancy
Maternal Stress and Blood Sugar Metabolization
During pregnancy, gestational diabetes increases the risk of complications and adverse outcomes for mother and child, however about 50% of gestational diabetes cases are diagnosed without a known risk factor present.
- Trial name
- NCT05798377
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Stress, Psychological
Investigation of Different Relaxation Techniques in Eliciting a Relaxation Response
While the stress response, characterised by an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol, has evolved to ensure the survival of the organism in face of danger, chronic stress due to psychological stressors can be…
- Trial name
- NCT03592147
- Testing
- Guided Imagery Relaxation Tape, Music Listening, Relaxation Lighting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Cerebral Palsy
the Use of Smart Mobile Application in Mothers With Cerebral Palsy Children
There are studies in the literature aimed at supporting parents who care for children who have Cerebral Palsy. Among these, the study conducted on the use of mobile applications in supporting parents has attracted attention in…
- Trial name
- NCT06102317
- Testing
- nursing consultancy with smartphone support
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital
Parents, Burnout
Online Parenting Support With VIPP-SD in Chile
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether the online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) can reduce parental burnout and improve parenting practices…
- Trial name
- VIPP-SD Chile (NCT07365189)
- Testing
- Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Sebastián
Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay
Perinatal Autism Genetics and Epigenetics Study
The University of Iowa's Center for Disabilities and Development is researching how pregnancy, early childhood experiences, and genetic factors influence child development, with a focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Development Delay, Prenatal Stress, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- PAGES (NCT07738003)
- Testing
- Change in child's DNA methylation, Perinatal stress, Early social experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Prenatal Stress, Childbirth Self-efficacy
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education on Fear of Birth, Prenatal Stress, and Childbirth Self-Efficacy
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of mindfulness practices integrated into childbirth preparation education on fear of childbirth, prenatal stress, and childbirth self-efficacy in pregnant…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Stress, Childbirth Self-efficacy, Fear of Childbirth
- Trial name
- NCT07415122
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based childbirth preparation education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Parent-Child Relations, PTSD
CAVEAT: An Open-Trial Feasibility Study
This is an open-clinical trial to study the feasibility of a brief manualized psychotherapy for mothers interpersonal violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their very young children ages 1-3 years, entitled…
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, PTSD, Dissociation
- Trial name
- CAVEAT-OT (NCT06552832)
- Testing
- CAVEAT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Perinatal Depression, COVID19
Global Mental Health of Urban Mothers
Mental health disorders are common during pregnancy and the postnatal period, and can have serious adverse effects on the well-being of woman and child.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, COVID19, Anxiety, PTSD
- Trial name
- MUM (NCT04363177)
- Testing
- Web-based psychosocial peer-to-peer support
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Multiparametric Assessment of Maternal Vascular Function in the Prediction of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
The present study is a single-centre prospective study that will enrol pregnant women during their first trimester of pregnancy (11+0 - 13+6 weeks of gestation).
- Trial name
- EDIPE (NCT05999851)
- Testing
- Arterial applanation tonometry, In vivo endothelial glycocalyx measurement, Serum markers of angiogenesis and endothelial dysfunction
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Breastfeeding
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Maternal Perceived Milk Supply
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme on breastfeeding self-efficacy, stress, depression, anxiety and breastfeeding awareness in women with perceived breast…
- Trial name
- NCT06668467
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight
Breastmilk and the Link to Overweight/Obesity and Maternal Diet in the Mother-breastmilk-child Triad
The prospective 5-month follow-up study will involve 150 mother-infant dyads grouped based on maternal baseline BMI category (normal weight, overweight, obesity).
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight, Human Milk/Breastfeeding, Body Composition
- Trial name
- BLOOM-Triad (NCT07457515)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Poland
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Fetal Heart Failure, Fetal Movement Disorder
Tactile Stimulus, Music Play and Virtual Reality Video Watching During Non-Stress Test on Maternal Anxiety and Fetal Parameters
The research was carried out to determine the effects of tactile stimulation, music listening and virtual reality video watched during the non-stress test on maternal anxiety level and fetal parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT05492058
- Testing
- tactile stimulation group, listen music, virtual reality group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Behavior, Health, Behavior, Maternal
Women Lift Safely! An Intervention Study to Reduce the Risks of Heavy Lifting
The Women Lift Safely! Intervention study aims to increase safe carrying behavior to reduce health risks of heavy lifting in a rural area of Nepal (i.e. reducing weight and using safe lifting techniques).
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health, Behavior, Maternal, Work Related Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05154006
- Testing
- Information about benefits of the behavior, Instruction on how to perform a behavior, Self-efficacy
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern