Clinical trials: Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality
Morbidity;Newborn
Antenatal Steroids Effect on Mortality and Respiratory Outcomes in Preterm Infants
The aim is to evaluate the impact of a complete course of antenatal steroids treatment on mortality and main morbidities in a current population of preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04214795
- Testing
- Observational study. Postnatal variables are recorded
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 710 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity
BetterBirth: A Trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of a checklist-based childbirth safety program (the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program) on reduction of severe maternal, fetal, and newborn harm in institutional deliveries in…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- BetterBirth (NCT02148952)
- Testing
- WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 157,689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Heart Defects, Congenital
Lactate Levels During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Pediatric Patients
Many variables measured in critically ill patients have been used to estimate severity of disease, prognosticate morbidity and mortality, evaluate costs of treatment, and finally indicate specific treatment and monitor the…
- Trial name
- NCT02618707
- Testing
- Lactate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Premature Birth
Study of the Short-term Mortality and Morbidity of Newborns Born at a Gestational Age <32 Weeks of Amenorrhea
An "outborn" birth is a premature birth that occurs in an unsuitable level center at the end of the child (unlike "inborn" births).
- Trial name
- OutBorn (NCT05150301)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Perinatal Mortality, Neonatal Morbidities
Machine Learning From Fetal Flow Waveforms to Predict Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
The aim of this study is to get a proof of concept for using a computational model of fetal haemodynamics, combined with machine learning based on Doppler patterns of the fetal cardiovascular, cerebral and placental flows, to…
- Trial name
- NCT03398551
- Volunteers
- 525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Vitamin E for Extremely Preterm Infants
The purpose of this pilot trial is to test the safety and efficacy of administering one dose of vitamin E, via a tube into the stomach, to extremely preterm infants (less than 27 weeks gestation and less than 1000 grams birth…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT01193270
- Testing
- Vitamin E
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Asphyxia Neonatorum
Neonatal Resuscitation With Supraglottic Airway Trial
Mortality rates from birth asphyxia in low-income countries remain very high. Face mask ventilation (FMV) is the most common method of resuscitating neonates in such settings.
- Trial name
- NeoSupra (NCT03133572)
- Testing
- Supraglottic airway, Face-mask
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,163 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
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
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
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
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
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
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
Efficacy/Long-term Effectiveness Endovascular Therapy in PAD
PTA-Registry, a Prospective, Multicenter Study With 24-Month Follow-up
The PTA-Registry (PTA-REG) is a prospective health services research registry to monitor and follow-up patients with peripheral arterial disease undergoing endovascular peripheral intervention.
- Trial name
- PTAReg (NCT03045224)
- Testing
- PTA, balloon angioplasty, stent
- Volunteers
- 1,760 people
- Sponsor
- Vascular Center Berlin
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Evaluating the Effects of SMS Text Messaging Support System Among Frontline Health Workers in Ghana
Introduction Maternal and neonatal mortality continue to be to be prominent public health issues in sub Saharan Africa including Ghana, with slow progress made towards attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 \& 5.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Neonatal Death, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Pre-eclampsia
- Trial name
- Accelerate (NCT02468310)
- Testing
- Maternal and neonatal emergency protocols
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 65,831 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannah Brown Amoakoh
Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles From the Cord Blood of Extremely Preterm New Borns and Their Correlation With Severe Morbidity and Mortality
This study aims to understand the role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in extremely premature infants, those born before 28 weeks of gestation.
- Conditions
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Death, ELGAN (22-28SA)
- Trial name
- VEEP (NCT07273643)
- Testing
- Venous Cord blood sample, Arterial cord blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Muscular Dystrophies, Intensive Care (ICU) Myopathy
Prognostic Factors , Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders Admitted in ICU
Muscular dystrophies are neuromuscular disorders with disability. Restrictive pulmonary failure and cardiomyopathy affect prognosis.The investigators aim to establish predictive factors for mortality and morbidity in Intensive…
- Trial name
- NCT02685215
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Maternal and Newborn Health
Risk Factors for Severe Morbidity and Mortality in Mothers and Neonates
Improving maternal and infant mortality are key priorities in Kenya and internationally. This study aims to establish a hospital-based surveillance system for pregnant women so that the contribution of risk factors (HIV and other…
- Trial name
- KIPMAT (NCT01757028)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 4,600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford