Clinical trials: Mother
Pain, Breastfeeding
The Effect of Neuraxial Analgesia on Maternal Breastfeeding
A previous randomized trial showed a possible negative association with labor neuraxial analgesia with high compared to low doses of fentanyl, and breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum.
- Trial name
- NCT01074190
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hypothermia, Newborn
Kangaroo Mother Care to Prevent Hypothermia in Term Infants
The overall hypothesis is that better adherence to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in combination with existing WHO thermoregulation care will reduce the incidence of moderate hypothermia (32-36 degrees C) or severe hypothermia (<32.0…
- Trial name
- NCT02189759
- Testing
- Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care to one hour after birth, Standard Kangaroo Mother Care to one hour after birth, Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care to discharge
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
HIV Infections
ARVs to Prevent Breastmilk HIV:Viral and Immune Responses
Identifying new approaches for preventing breastmilk transmission of HIV-1 is an important research priority. To this end, clinical trials are underway to evaluate the efficacy of HAART (zidovudine, lamivudine, nevirapine) during…
- Trial name
- NCT00167674
- Testing
- Combined short-course zidovudine/nevirapine, HAART
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Mother-infant Relational Disturbances
Mother-Infant Psychoanalysis Project of Stockholm
Mother-infant relationship disturbances broadly comprise three areas; maternal distress, infant functional problems, and relationship difficulties.
- Trial name
- MIPPS (NCT00923559)
- Testing
- Treatment as Usual at Child Health Centre, Mother-Infant Psychoanalytic treatment (MIP)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Congenital Heart Disease
HEARTPrep: A Virtually-delivered Psychosocial Intervention for Mothers Expecting a Baby With Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect and is increasingly diagnosed prenatally. Mothers describe their prenatal experiences as highly stressful and traumatic after a diagnosis of CHD.
- Trial name
- HEARTPrep (NCT05129631)
- Testing
- HEARTPrep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obstetric Pain
Effect of Preemptive Epidural Analgesia in Labor on Cytokine Production
During labor there is an increased production of inflammatory mediators called cytokines. Higher concentration of certain cytokines has been linked to adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00361712
- Testing
- Preemptive epidural analgesia, Standard of care
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Opioid Use, Postpartum Disorder
Prevention of Persistent Opioid Use in Mothers
Our previous work has identified the group of women at risk for prolonged pain, opioid use and poor functional recovery after childbirth. The optimal intervention to mitigate this risk is unknown.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Postpartum Disorder, Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03472521
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
A Study of Outcomes and Events of Interest in Pregnant Women, Neonates and Infants and of RSV Surveillance
The purpose of this study is to assess pregnancy outcomes, and maternal, as well as neonatal events of interest in healthy pregnant women and their new-borns.
- Trial name
- PEPNI (NCT03614676)
- Testing
- Blood sample collection, Cord blood sample collection, Maternal Diary Card
- Where
- 40 sites in Argentina, Bangladesh and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 4,493 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Study of Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK)Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)Maternal Unadjuvanted Vaccine in Healthy Pregnant Women (Aged 18 to 40 Years) and Their Infants
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and immune response to a single intramuscular (IM) dose of GSK Biologicals' investigational RSV maternal vaccine (RSVPreF3) in healthy pregnant women 18-40 years of age and in…
- Trial name
- NCT04126213
- Testing
- RSV MAT 60 µg, RSV MAT 120 µg
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
A Study to Evaluate Different Dose Levels of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Investigational Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine (GSK3888550A), Based on the Vaccine Safety and the Antibodies (Body Defences) Produced Following Vaccine Administration, When Given to Healthy Non-pregnant Women
The purpose of this study is to evaluate different dose levels of the investigational RSV maternal vaccine (GSK3888550A) based on safety/reactogenicity and immune response data.
- Trial name
- NCT03674177
- Testing
- GSK3888550A RSV Maternal vaccine formulation 1, GSK3888550A RSV Maternal vaccine formulation 2, GSK3888550A RSV Maternal vaccine formulation 3
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Finland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 502 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Feasibility, Acceptability
The TARANG Intervention
The mixed methods pilot study aims to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and implementation challenges of the TARANG intervention in villages in rural/tribal Rajasthan to inform the study design and operational details for…
- Conditions
- Feasibility, Acceptability, Family Planning, Unintended Pregnancy
- Trial name
- TARANGPilot (NCT06320964)
- Testing
- TARANG
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Infant of Diabetic Mother, Oxidative Stress
NAC +taVNS in IDM Who Are Poor Oral Feeders
Infants of diabetic mothers who are failing to learn oral feeding by term age equivalence have greater CNS oxidative stress, which interact to predict poor neuroplasticity response to transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation paired…
- Conditions
- Infant of Diabetic Mother, Oxidative Stress, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Feeding Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04632069
- Testing
- N acetyl cysteine + vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Post Partum Depression
Improving Outcomes for Low-Income Mothers With Depression
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness trial to improve outcomes among pregnant and post-partum women with symptoms of depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03221556
- Testing
- Engagement-Focused Care Coordination (EFCC), Problem Solving Education (PSE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
HIV Infections
Using Nevirapine to Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission During Breastfeeding
The many benefits of breastfeeding are well documented. However, because of the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV from an HIV infected mother to her infant, there is considerable concern over the practice…
- Trial name
- NCT00074412
- Testing
- Nevirapine
- Where
- 5 sites in South Africa, Tanzania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,026 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Early Childhood Caries, Dental Caries
Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles: An Early Childhood Caries Prevention Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a bundled best practices oral health intervention utilizing motivational interviewing versus a didactic maternal and child healthy lifestyle intervention will reduce childrens'…
- Trial name
- NCT04556175
- Testing
- Oral Health, Healthy Lifestyle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
Happy Mother-Healthy Baby: An Anxiety-focused Early Prenatal Intervention
In the proposed study the investigators will develop an early prenatal preventive intervention targeting anxiety and conduct a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan to test its efficacy in reducing generalized anxiety disorder…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Preterm Birth, Anxiety
- Trial name
- HMHB (NCT03880032)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Anxiety
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sleep, Pregnancy
Ghana PrenaBelt Trial: A Positional Therapy Device to Reduce Still-Birth
Every day in Ghana, 47 babies are stillborn (SB) and 232 babies are born with low birth-weight (LBW) - many of whom will die in infancy or suffer lifelong consequences.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02379728
- Testing
- PrenaBelt, Body Position Sensor
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy of Maternal Deaths, Stillbirths, and Neonatal Deaths in BetterBirth
The purpose of this study is to conduct Verbal Autopsies of deaths ( stillbirths and neonatal deaths together) identified in the BetterBirth trial to identify their potential causes, timing, and social determinants.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT03213509
- Testing
- Interview (Social and Verbal Autopsy)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Iron-deficiency, Pregnancy, High Risk
A Randomized Placebo Controlled Pilot Study of Probiotic Supplementation in At-risk Pregnant Women
The goal of this randomized supplementation feasibility trial is to learn about the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the probiotic, lactobacillus plantarum 299v (Lp299v), in pregnant individuals at-risk for iron deficiency…
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Pregnancy, High Risk, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT03646487
- Testing
- Probiotic LP299v 10x10 colony forming units in capsule form
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Pregnancy Related, Postpartum Sadness
Fourth Trimester - A Web-based Tool for Postpartum Care to Address the Needs of Underserved Women
The postpartum period is a critical time for both maternal and child health, and more than half of all maternal deaths occur postpartum, from one day to one year after birth.
- Trial name
- NCT04475718
- Testing
- Fourth Trimester Mobile Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research