Clinical trials: Neonatal Mortality
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Myeloid Cancer or Other Disease
RATIONALE: Giving total-body irradiation and chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and thiotepa, before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer or abnormal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00392782
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, fludarabine phosphate, thiotepa
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia
Alemtuzumab, Busulfan, and Cyclophosphamide Followed By a Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as alemtuzumab, can find cancer cells and either kill them or deliver cancer-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Graft Versus Host Disease, Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00555048
- Testing
- alemtuzumab, busulfan, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Childhood Mortality
Neonates and Azithromycin, an Innovation in the Treatment of Children in Burkina Faso
Although under-5 mortality rates are declining globally, neonatal mortality remains persistently high in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NAITRE (NCT03682653)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 21,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Medtronic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Low Risk Bicuspid Study
The objective of the trial is to evaluate the procedural safety and efficacy of the Medtronic TAVR system in patients with bicuspid aortic anatomy and severe aortic stenosis at low risk for SAVR
- Trial name
- NCT03635424
- Testing
- Medtronic TAVR Systems
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiovascular
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Impact of Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether providing women with a weekly oral supplement of vitamin A, either preformed or as beta-carotene, at a dosage equivalent to a recommended intake from early pregnancy through three…
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00198822
- Testing
- Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplements
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 59,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Surgery
Platelet Transfusion During Neonatal Open Heart Surgery
Hypothesis: Dilutional thrombocytopenia after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is universal and administration of donor apheresis platelets just prior to termination of bypass will assist in early correction of coagulopathy, early…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Platelet Transfusion
- Trial name
- CPB (NCT03045068)
- Testing
- Platelet Transfusion, FFP and Cryoprecipitate, PRBC and cell saver Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant
Kangaroo Mother Care Before Stabilisation Amongst Low Birth Weight Neonates in Africa
We will conduct an individually randomised, controlled, superiority trial with two parallel groups; an intervention arm allocated to receive KMC and a control arm receiving 'standard' care.
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant, Death; Neonatal, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- OMWaNA (NCT02811432)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care, Standard care
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,221 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Child Growth, Diversity of Microbiome
MORDOR II Burkina Faso: Longitudinal Trial
Globally, childhood mortality has shown a promising downward trend in recent years, however, many sub-Saharan countries still have relatively high child mortality rates.
- Conditions
- Child Growth, Diversity of Microbiome, Child Mortality, Resistance Bacterial
- Trial name
- GAMIN (NCT03676751)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death
Mobile WACh NEO: Mobile Solutions for Neonatal Health and Maternal Support
To improve neonatal mortality, it is critical to engage families, especially mothers, in essential newborn care (ENC) and appropriate care-seeking for neonatal illness as well as to support maternal mental health and…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04598165
- Testing
- Interactive two-way SMS dialogue
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
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)
Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Infant Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized trial is to examine whether a daily antenatal and postnatal multiple micronutrient supplement given to women will enhance newborn and infant survival and health and other birth…
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- JiVitA-3 (NCT00860470)
- Testing
- Iron (27 mg) - folic acid (600 ug), Multiple micronutrient
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 44,567 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) Transplant, Fludarabine, Melphalan, and Anti-thymocyte Globulin (ATG) in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy before a donor umbilical cord blood transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It may also stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells.
- Conditions
- Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00827099
- Testing
- anti-thymocyte globulin, fludarabine phosphate, Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Northside Hospital, Inc.
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University