Clinical trials: Neonatal Morbidity
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Integrated Community Engagement and Audit Systems
The goal of this implementation research project is to determine the feasibility of establishing and implementing an acceptable and robust audit system with community representation at secondary health facilities to improve…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT05640050
- Testing
- Audit Implementation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Newborn Morbidity
Does the Mode of Anesthesia Affect the Feto-maternal Outcome in Category-1 Caesarean Section
Spinal anesthesia (SA) has become the standard technique in elective cesarean section (CS) as it results in less maternal and neonatal morbidity than general anesthesia (GA) (Grade-A recommendation, NICE).
- Trial name
- NCT04634981
- Testing
- anesthesia of emergency cesarean section
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Benha University
Infant, Newborn, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Early Surfactant to Reduce Use of Mechanical Breathing in Low Birth Weight Infants
Mechanical ventilation (MV) of preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is associated with lung injury and nosocomial infection.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Insufficiency
- Trial name
- Surfactant 2 (NCT00005774)
- Testing
- Early surfactant, Standard practice
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Asphyxia Neonatorum, Neonatal Mortality
Neonatal Resuscitation in Zambia
Asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death in Zambia. This study will be conducted in two cities in Zambia to determine if the combined Neonatal Resuscitation Program/Essential Newborn Care Program compared to the new World…
- Conditions
- Asphyxia Neonatorum, Neonatal Mortality, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT00097097
- Testing
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Fetal Heart Rate Abnormalities, Respiratory Depression
Safer Births - Reducing Perinatal Mortality
Safer Births is a research and development collaboration to establish new knowledge and new innovative products to better equip and increase competence of health workers for safer births and increased newborn survival worldwide.
- Conditions
- Fetal Heart Rate Abnormalities, Respiratory Depression, Birth Asphyxia, Neonatal Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT01869582
- Testing
- Fetoscope, Fetal heart rate, Upright Resuscitator, Resuscitation, Doppler, Fetal heart rate
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Neonatal Respiratory Distress
The Role of ARTificial Uterine CONtractions in Perinatal Respiratory Morbidity of Term Infants Delivered by Elective Caesarean Section
In this study, the investigators aim to investigate if artificial uterine contractions prior to elective caesarean section delivery may have an impact on the respiratory morbidity of term neonates.
- Trial name
- ARTCON (NCT03899597)
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Normal saline
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic
Liver Transplantation, Liver Diseases
Investigation of Mortality, Morbidity and Risk Factors After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
The Department of Organ Transplantation in Memorial Hospitals has started Pediatric Liver Transplantation Program in 2016. As of the end of 2020, we have performed 169 pediatric liver transplantation.
- Conditions
- Liver Transplantation, Liver Diseases, Biliary Atresia, Morbidity;Infant
- Trial name
- NCT04778735
- Testing
- Liver Transplantation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital
Newborn Morbidity, Newborn Complication
Blood Phoenixin-14 Levels and Echocardiographic Findings in Infants of Diabetic Mothers
In this study, the investigators hypothesize that echocardiographic pathologies observed in infants of diabetic mothers are associated with elevated serum phoenixin-14 levels.
- Trial name
- NCT06891586
- Testing
- echocardiographic evaluation and blood phoenixin-14 level
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya City Hospital
Maternal Health, Infant Health
Using Advanced Data Systems to Improve Health in Early Life in Rural Nepal
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to study the effect of a mobile-phone based application used by pregnant women on maternal and newborn health indicators.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Infant Health, Institutional Delivery, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness
- Trial name
- CITH (NCT05697822)
- Testing
- Mobile Phone and Cloud-based Electronic Contact and Recording System
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amit Arjyal
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Generic Database of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The Generic Database (GDB) is a registry of very low birth weight infants born alive in NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) centers.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- GDB (NCT00063063)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80,000 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Mortality, Morbidity
Sex-Differential Health Interventions In Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Our group has consistently found that the major interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality in low-income countries have sex-differential effects.
- Conditions
- Mortality, Morbidity, Growth, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00625482
- Testing
- OPV, OPV plus BCG
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Digestive
Determinants of Digestive Morbidity in Neonatal Jaundice
Objective To explore the factors associated with adverse digestive system outcomes in neonates with jaundice. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data of hospitalized neonates admitted to the Department of…
- Trial name
- NCT07475624
- Testing
- Observation (Retrospective Cohort Study)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Jilin University
Microbial Colonization, Microbial Superinvasion
Metagenomic Analysis of Gut Microbiome in Preterm
This is single center study. The investigators will try to know that relationships between intestinal microbiome and mortality in preterm infants and what relationships is between intestinal microbiome in preterm infants and…
- Conditions
- Microbial Colonization, Microbial Superinvasion, Microbial Substitution, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- MAGMP (NCT03235635)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Obesity
Association of Obesity and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
In this study, the investigators evaluated the association between various measures of adiposity [BMI and waist circumference (WC)] and clinical outcomes in Asian patients with dilated cardimyopathy, using a nationwide population…
- Conditions
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Obesity, Cardiovascular Morbidity
- Trial name
- Paradox (NCT05645952)
- Testing
- Clinical follow up of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ajou University School of Medicine
Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Preterm Birth
Respiratory Morbidity of Late-Preterm Vs Intrauterine Growth Retarded Infants at School Age
Background: It is increasingly recognized that late preterm infants have increased respiratory morbidity in the neonatal period as well as decreased lung function in later life.
- Trial name
- NCT04849494
- Testing
- ATS-DLD-78-C and ISAAC questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Newborn Morbidity
Implementation at Scale and Evaluation of KMC
The goal of this quasi-experimental study design is to look at feasibility and document the process and challenges of implementing KMC at scale in district Sanghar (Sindh) and Lasbella (Balochistan) .
- Trial name
- KMC (NCT06130488)
- Testing
- KMC
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Maternal Complication of Pregnancy, Newborn Morbidity
Scaling up Evidence Based MNCH Interventions : A Quasi Experimental Study Umeed e Nau (UeN) Project
The Umeed-e-Nau (UeN) initiative aims to support the introduction, scale up, and further piloting of high quality and high impact interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn And Child Health (MNCH)in Pakistan by harnessing the…
- Conditions
- Maternal Complication of Pregnancy, Newborn Morbidity, Perinatal Problems
- Trial name
- UeN (NCT04184544)
- Testing
- Improving of quality of care at health facility and outreach level
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Hypothermia
Plastic Hat Trial to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Newborns in the Delivery Room
The purpose of this research project is to ascertain the effectiveness of plastic head covering in prevention of hypothermia. Hypothermia is defined by body temperature <36.5º Celsius by the World Health Organization.
- Trial name
- NCT00904228
- Testing
- placement of plastic cap during delivery room stabilization, placement of routine cap during delivery room stabilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pregnancy Related Complications
PRONTO: Obstetric and Neonatal Emergency Training Program: A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Measure Impact
Rates and causes of maternal mortality in Mexico have dropped only slightly; thus, reaching the internationally established Millennium Development Milestones (MDM) is still a distant goal.
- Trial name
- PRONTO (NCT01477554)
- Testing
- PRONTO training
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Newborn Morbidity
Effect of Changing Levels of Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) in Newborns
To examine the effect of changing levels of support during NAVA-ventilation ("NAVA-level") on electrical diaphragm activity of the newborn on invasive or non-invasive NAVA ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT03780842
- Testing
- NAVA level
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Julie Lefevere