Clinical trials: Mothers
Maternal Care Patterns
Birth Companion Intervention in Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria
The study aims to assess the acceptability; feasibility; implementation cost; and penetration of the birth companion intervention introduced at health facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT05565196
- Testing
- Birth companions
- Where
- 5 sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 10,360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Metaverse, Virtual Reality
Metaverse- and VR-Supported Education in a Digital Breastfeeding Museum: Long-Term Effects on Breastfeeding Process, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
This randomized controlled prospective study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of Metaverse- and virtual reality (VR)-supported education provided in a digital breastfeeding museum on the breastfeeding process…
- Conditions
- Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Digital Museum, Breastfeeding Education
- Trial name
- NCT07516041
- Testing
- Training Supported by Metaverse and Virtual Reality (VR) in the Digital Breastfeeding Museum Group, Virtual Reality Headset (Meta Quest 2)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Anxiety
Maternal Exercise and Antenatal Anxiety
This is a randomized controlled trial study. We evaluate effectiveness of maternal exercise on anxiety during normal pregnancy compared to those who receive antenatal care regularly.
- Trial name
- NCT04624802
- Testing
- maternal exercise
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pregnancy
RCT of Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage in India
Death rates for pregnant women in rural India are approximately forty-five times higher than in the United States. Bleeding after the birth of a child and underlying anemia are the primary causes of mothers' deaths and sickness…
- Trial name
- NCT00097123
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Reproductive Health
Quality Improvement of Person-Centered Care for Maternal Health in Public Facilities in India, Phase 2
Evaluating the spread of a quality improvement (QI) change package working to improve person-centered care (PCC) for maternal health (MH) services.
- Trial name
- SPARQINDIA2 (NCT04208841)
- Testing
- Person-Centered Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Sustain, Person-Centered Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Spread
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,971 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Papillomavirus Infections, Papillomavirus Vaccines
Intervention for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Acceptance in Mexican Mothers
Randomized clinical trial with two groups, with a test-retest model, with single-blind approach, using a probabilistic sampling and the population was mothers of girls aged 9 to 12 years from a public elementary school in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06854354
- Testing
- HPV Prevention Vaccine
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Univeristario Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla
Emotional Problem
Impact of Cuddle and Calm Booklets on Parent-Child Emotional Connection a Nurture-based Children's Book
Children's social and emotional development is affected by their relationship with their parents. The goal of the study is to test an intervention that guides parents and children to strengthen their relational health and…
- Trial name
- NCT05739760
- Testing
- Poem book about relational health, Poem book about physical health and safety
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Lactation
Recombinant Human Prolactin for Lactation Induction
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and determine the effects of the hormone prolactin on lactation (breast milk production).
- Trial name
- NCT00181623
- Testing
- Recombinant Human Prolactin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Health Knowledge Attitudes and Practice, Breast Feeding
Promotion of Breast Milk Donation in Breastfeeding Mothers Through a Mobile Health Intervention Using Amamantapp
In Peru, 7 out of 10 preterm babies die due to health complications. These newborns often cannot be breastfed by their own mothers and urgently need donated breast milk (BM) to survive.
- Trial name
- NCT07477041
- Testing
- Education on human milk donation via a mobile app Amamantapp, Education via printed leaflets
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- National University of San Marcos, Peru
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
Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy
Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy
This study aims to explore how body fat influences the response to either 25 or 50 mg of daily iron supplements during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ADIPREG (NCT06425796)
- Testing
- Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy (ADIPREG)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Hypothermia; Anesthesia
Evaluation of the Active Warming Effects on Maternal and Neonatal Outcome During Cesarean Delivery
A prospective randomized study of healthy term parturients undergoing cesarean delivery was designed to assess the impact of the active warming on perioperative and postoperative temperature.
- Trial name
- NCT03473470
- Testing
- forced air warming and warmed intravenous fluids, warmed intravenous fluids
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Foggia
Postpartum Depression
Mother-Infant Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Associated Mother-Infant Relationship Dysfunction
Maternal depression and mother-infant relationship dysfunction have reciprocal effects on each other. An integrated approach addressing both problems simultaneously may improve outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02057627
- Testing
- Perinatal Dyadic Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Depression, Postpartum
Cerebral Synchronization Between Mothers and Their Newborns During Breastfeeding
Different reciprocal positions of mother and newborn during breastfeeding may be adopted. Other than the one derived from UNICEF guidelines, or standard position, an approach called biological nurturing has been recently…
- Trial name
- NCT05821569
- Testing
- Standard approach, Biological nurturing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
Disabilities Multiple, Obstruction Airway
Training on the Heimlich Maneuver for Mothers of Children With Disabilities
Foreign body obstruction is one of the most common causes of medical emergencies, particularly in childhood, and can lead to fatal outcomes if not treated promptly and correctly.
- Conditions
- Disabilities Multiple, Obstruction Airway, Foreign Body Aspiration
- Trial name
- NCT07699341
- Testing
- Heimlich Maneuver training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Mental Disorders, Severe
Measuring Development of Brain Responses to Vocal Sounds in Babies of Mums With Mental Illness
CAPRI-Voc examines the differences in how speech and environmental sounds are processed in the infant brain as they grow from 9 to 12 months.
- Trial name
- CAPRI-Voc (NCT04350294)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Eating Behavior
Mother-Baby Study - Relative Reinforcing Value (RRV)
The study will test a model of biobehavioral mechanisms involved in the development of a system of emotion, attachment, and nutritive intake in the mother-infant dyad and the association of this system with maternal feeding…
- Trial name
- NCT06072651
- Testing
- Relative Reinforcing Value of Food
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
MELAS Syndrome, Lebers Hereditory Optic Neuropathy With Extra Ocular Symptoms (LHON-Plus)
A Basket Clinical Study to Assess Glycerol Tributyrate in Patients With Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS) or Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy-Plus (LHON-Plus)
This is a parallel arm non-randomized dose-escalation, open-label basket exploratory phase 1 clinical trial where Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and Leber's hereditary optic…
- Trial name
- NCT06792500
- Testing
- Glycerol Tributyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
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
Exercise, Women
Conmigo: A Mother-daughter Intervention to Promote Physical Activity
Regular physical activity (PA) contributes to reduced risk of obesity, chronic disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, and can improve emotional and mental health, learning, productivity, and social skills.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Women, Hispanic Americans, Child
- Trial name
- Conmigo (NCT04736030)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University