Clinical trials: Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Oral Health Promotion vs. Standard Care in Egyptian Pregnant Women
The research question: In pregnant women, does participation in a comprehensive oral health promotion program, compared to standard care, improve maternal oral health, knowledge, attitudes, and practices? This study aims to…
- Trial name
- NCT06868550
- Testing
- Comprehensive Oral Health Promotion Program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Maternal and Child Health
An Innovative Mobile Technology Intervention for Maternal and Child Health Care in Cambodia
The Innovative Mobile Technology for Maternal and Child Health Care (i-MoMCARE) project is a digital health intervention aiming to increase the coverage of and access to maternal and child health (MCH) services for pregnant women…
- Trial name
- i-MoMCARE (NCT05639595)
- Testing
- Web interface for health center staff and mobile application on smart phones for village health volunteers
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Maternal Distress, Child Development
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Prenatal Effects Independent of Genetics
This study examines how maternal stress during pregnancy affects infant brain and behavioral development, focusing on whether these effects are due to the prenatal environment or shared genes.
- Trial name
- NCT07296107
- Testing
- Prenatal maternal psychosocial and biological assessment protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Moms and Babies Health and Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to see how giving direct cash support affects the health of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S.
- Trial name
- MBHW (NCT06923371)
- Testing
- Direct Cash Support for Maternal and Infant Health (High fee), Behavioral: Direct Cash Support for Maternal and Infant Health (Low fee)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Maternal and Child Health, Maternal Nutrition
Social Networks for Improving Maternal & Child Health
Brief Summary: Improving Maternal and Child Health via Indigenous Structures The goal of this cluster randomized controlled community trial is to assess the effect of community-based interventions using indigenous community…
- Trial name
- SoNIMCH (NCT07522047)
- Testing
- Community-based Health and Nutrition Counseling via Indigenous Social Support Structures (ISSS)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahir Dar University
Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children
Early Life Malnutrition, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Microbiome Trajectories
Malnutrition in women of reproductive age remains a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Malnutrition during pregnancy affects foetal growth with a tendency of the exposed infants to also develop it.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition (Calorie), Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
- Trial name
- UZBCS-2 (NCT07195006)
- Testing
- Malnutrition in pregnancy as exposure, Poor WASH living conditions as exposure
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Feeding Practices, Food Choices
A Mixed Methods Study on How Urban Slum Food Environments Influence Caregivers' Feeding Practices for Children Under Five Years in Pune, India
The goal of this observational study is to examine how urban slum food environments influence caregivers' feeding practices for children under five years of age in Pune.
- Conditions
- Feeding Practices, Food Choices, Maternal and Child Health
- Trial name
- FEFC (NCT07146477)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Gendered Misallocation of Labor: Evidence From Malawian Farmers
The investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial across districts in Malawi to evaluate the effect of providing free casual labor to pregnant farmers and female farmers on agricultural output, maternal and…
- Trial name
- NCT06631768
- Testing
- Casual labor subsidy
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 989 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Rahim
Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior
Brain Probiotic and LC-PUFA Intervention for Optimum Early Life
Probiotics is suggested to play several roles in promoting health, including alleviating disease symptoms, protection against atopic disease, and modulating the immune system by improving the beneficial gut microbiota…
- Conditions
- Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior, Infant Development, Child Development
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT03851120)
- Testing
- Probiotics and LC-PUFA (480 mg DHA), Psychosocial stimulation and healthy eating education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Pregnancy, Mental Health
Life vs. Digital Music Interventions Performed by Professionals Throughout Pregnancy to Increase Mental Health for Mothers and Their Offspring
This prospective study was preceded by an extensive feasibility study between 2021-2024. Thereby, pregnant women were exposed to live music and a variety of creative workshops such as vibration, modelling, creative writing…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Mental Health, Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
- Trial name
- MusicMums (NCT07003048)
- Testing
- Singing, dancing in small groups and active listening to live music at the Berlin Philharmony building
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clara Angela Foundation
HIV, Hypertension
SEARCH SAPPHIRE Phase A: A Multisectoral Strategy to Address Persistent Drivers of the HIV Epidemic in East Africa
The randomized trials in this record will assess effectiveness, fidelity and cost of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV and hypertension with the objective of informing a population-based study of multi-sectored…
- Conditions
- HIV, Hypertension, Alcohol Drinking, Maternal Child Health
- Trial name
- SAPPHIRE PhA (NCT04810650)
- Testing
- Mobility Dynamic Treatment Intervention, Health Living Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Users, Hypertension Linkage
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Maternal Health, Child Health
Group B Strep Correlates of Protection Study
Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis in developed and developing countries.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Child Health, Infectious Diseases
- Trial name
- GBSCoP (NCT06431217)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 17,842 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Maternal Depression, Child Development
Building Regulation in Dual Generations - Telehealth Model
Families who experience maternal mental illness and a variety of chronic stressors are currently underserved by the parenting programs.
- Conditions
- Maternal Depression, Child Development, Child Mental Health
- Trial name
- BRIDGE (NCT04639557)
- Testing
- BRIDGE Therapy Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Environmental Exposure, Pregnancy Outcome
The Ma'Anshan Birth Cohort (MABC)
The Ma'anshan Birth Cohort (MABC) is a population-based prospective pregnancy and birth cohort study that aims to explore the early environmental and genetic determinants of maternal and child health, with a focus on health…
- Conditions
- Environmental Exposure, Pregnancy Outcome, Birth Defects, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT03215368
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,474 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University
Maternal and Child Health
Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on Fetomaternal Outcomes in LTBI Pregnant Females
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to see the effect of vitamin D supplementation on fetomaternal outcomes in pregnant females with Latent Tuberculosis infection The main question[s] it aims to answer are: If Vitamin…
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT06354621)
- Testing
- Vitamin-D supplementation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Punjab
Child and Maternal Health
The First United Arab Emirates National Representative Birth Cohort Study
In this study, a multidisciplinary team of researchers was established including credible researchers from the UAE, Australia and the United Kingdom to launch the First United Arab Emirates 3-year birth cohort study.
- Trial name
- UAE-BCS (NCT04928898)
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United Arab Emirates University
Maternal and Child Health
Impact Evaluation of Super Abbu: A Speech Based MNCH Platform in Pakistan
The investigators have developed, piloted, and propose to expand and to experimentally evaluate a speech-based service that connects expectant fathers to doctors and to each other over a simple phone call.
- Trial name
- NCT04008199
- Testing
- Super Abbu
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Maternal and Child Health
Pregnancy Monitoring Using Mobile Application
The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to compare the health condition of pregnant women through pregnancy monitoring in the implementation of pregnancy class.
- Trial name
- NCT05741931
- Testing
- mobile application REST (Risk identification, Evaluation counseling, Systematic monitoring, Troubleshooting)
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gadjah Mada University
Infant Mortality, Infant Death
Today Not Tomorrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program (TNT- PISP)
This pilot project aims to implement and investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a unique community based prenatal care and support model for African American women and infants in Dane County.
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Infant Death, Racial Bias, Prenatal Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04100577
- Testing
- Today Not Tomorrrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Maternal Child Health
Patient-centered Mobile Technology Interventions to Improve Maternal Health in Uganda
Ugandan women and their children suffer from high maternal mortality (360 for every 100,000 women) and perinatal mortality (41 deaths per 1000 births).
- Trial name
- NCT04313348
- Testing
- eMobilize-Uganda application
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology