Clinical trials: Neonatal Mortality
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
External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth
Linking Facility-based Mortality Audits With Community Engagement in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Pakistan is one of the countries in South Asia where neonatal mortality rates remain stagnant. Babies born in Pakistan encounter the highest risk of dying; of every 1,000 babies born, 46 die before the end of their first month…
- Conditions
- External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- NCT03904706
- Testing
- Audits only, Audits with community feedback
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth
Group Antenatal/Postnatal Care in Rwanda
The focus of this work is to improve antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) at the health center level in five districts in Rwanda (Bugesera, Burera, Nyamasheke, Nyarugenge, and Rubavu).
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi Rwanda (NCT03154177)
- Testing
- Group ANC/PNC, Ultrasound+Pregnancy Testing
- Where
- 2 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 26,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Neonatal SEPSIS, Perinatal Mortality
Outcomes in Spontaneous and ART Twin Pregnancies
During the last decades, assisted reproductive technique has been transformed from a miracle to real and has become widely used for treatment human infertility. this was associated with increased the rate of twin pregnancies
- Conditions
- Neonatal SEPSIS, Perinatal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT03590483
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Hawler Medical University
Early Neonatal Mortality
A Randomized Trial of Providing BCG Vaccination Immediately
Recent studies show that BCG vaccination reduces neonatal mortality by more than 40%. This effect cannot be explained by prevention of tuberculosis, which is very rare among infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01989026
- Testing
- BCG
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 3,361 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Neonatal Mortality, Neonatal Sepsis
Impact of Sunflower Seed Oil Massage on Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Nepal
Each year four million babies die during the neonatal period, with the majority occurring in developing countries. Overall, infections account for one-third of all neonatal deaths, with proportions approaching 50% in settings…
- Trial name
- NOMS (NCT01177111)
- Testing
- Sunflower seed oil, Mustard seed oil
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 29,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
Neonatal Mortality
Ghana Newborn Home Visits Neonatal Mortality Trial
Introduction: Just under four million infants die each year before reaching one month of age; neonatal deaths now account for 38% of the 10.8 million deaths among children younger than 5 years of age.
- Trial name
- Newhints (NCT00623337)
- Testing
- Home visits
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Neonatal Sepsis, Neonatal Mortality
Prevention of Nosocomial Bacteremia Among Zambian Neonates
The purpose of this study is to estimate the burden of disease, identify risk factors associated with nosocomial bacteremia among neonates and assess the efficacy of low-cost measures targeted to known and suspected nosocomial…
- Trial name
- NCT02386592
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), Hand hygiene (HH), Infection control training
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 9,410 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Neonatal Mortality
Newborn Kit to Save Lives in Pakistan
There are over 3 million annual neonatal deaths. Approximately 2/3 of neonatal deaths are due to infection, low birth weight (LBW), and prematurity.
- Trial name
- NCT02130856
- Testing
- Neonatal kit
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 8,518 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Neonatal Sepsis, Neonatal Mortality Rate
Chlorhexidine Skin Application for Prevention of Infection in Infants Weighing <1500 g at Birth
Purpose of this study is determine if skin application of chlorhexidine at birth would reduce infection in infants weighing <1500 g at birth.
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT01723501)
- Testing
- 0.25% chlorhexidine, sterile water
- Where
- 3 sites in India
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Neurodevelopment, Neonatal Mortality
Newborn Kit to Save Lives and Brains in Kenya
Each year, more than 3 million neonatal deaths occur worldwide and greater than 200 million children under the age of 5, almost all in low- and middle-income countries, are not fulfilling their developmental potential.
- Trial name
- NCT02208960
- Testing
- Neonatal Kit, Neonatal Stimulation
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,294 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Obstetric Labor Complications, Post-partum Hemorrhage
Improving Maternal and Child Health in India: Evaluating Demand and Supply Side Strategies (IMATCHINE)
The study evaluates the impact of a new conditional cash transfer (CCT) program (Thayi Bhagya Yojana) to promote child birth in obstetric facilities in the state of Karnataka, India in order to determine its policy value and to…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Post-partum Hemorrhage, Sepsis, Pre-eclampsia
- Trial name
- IMATCHINE (NCT01480544)
- Testing
- Experimental: Treatment 1, Experimental: Treatment 2
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 14,990 people
- Sponsor
- Duke 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
Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy to Assess Early Neonatal Death and Stillbirth
The NICHD Global Network (GN) for Women's and Children's Health Research, a multi-site, international research network, provides a unique infrastructure to implement an expanded perinatal verbal autopsy study using the FIRST…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death, Cause of Stilbirth
- Trial name
- VA (NCT00640055)
- Testing
- Coordinator, Physician-assigned cause of death
- Where
- 4 sites in Guatemala, Pakistan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care: The EmONC Trial
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing access to and improving the quality of obstetric and neonatal care for pregnant women in study clusters.
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01073488)
- Testing
- Community Mobilization, HBLSS and facility improvement
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 267,181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Neonatal Mortality
Factors Associated With Mortality in Neonates
The purpose of this study is to better understand the factors associated with mortality and identify potentially preventable causes of death in neonates who die after receiving health care.
- Trial name
- NCT01215461
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 645 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatrix
Neonatal Mortality
Community Trial of Newborn Skin and Umbilical Cord Cleansing on Neonatal Mortality in Nepal
Neonatal mortality and morbidity is common in Nepal and the vast majority of women deliver babies at home without a skilled birth attendant.
- Trial name
- NCT00109616
- Testing
- Newborn skin cleansing with 0.25% chlorhexidine solution, Cleansing of umbilical cord with soap and water solution, Cleansing of umbilical cord with 4% chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality
Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package
Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum \& neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through…
- Conditions
- Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT01389219
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Mortality
Lufwanyama Neonatal Survival Project
We seek to determine whether we can reduce day 28 mortality in Zambian newborns by training traditional birth attendants a modified version of the neonatal resuscitation protocol (NRP) and by improving their abiltiy to identify…
- Trial name
- LUNESP (NCT00518856)
- Testing
- Neonatal resuscitation protocol, Standard of care
- Volunteers
- 3,559 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University