Clinical trials: Newborn Health
Newborn Care
Impact of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in a Tertiary Care Hospital
This study was examine whether Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a simple package of care given immediately after birth, could improve the health of both mothers and newborns compared with the routine care currently provided…
- Trial name
- NCT07535684
- Testing
- Early Essential Newborn Care, Routine Postnatal Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheikh Zayed Medical College
Parents
Resilient Families Feasibility Trial
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a dyadic, resiliency intervention ("Resilient Families;" R-FAM) that aims to reduce emotional distress and improve relationships among parents in the Neonatal…
- Trial name
- R-FAM (NCT07383948)
- Testing
- Resilient Families (R-FAM), Educational Resources & Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hemophilia, Arthropathy of Knee
Evaluation of Static Postural Balance in Children With Hemophilia and Its Relationship With Joint Health
Hemophilia is a rare hematological disorder characterized by a partial or complete deficiency of clotting factor VIII or IX.Bleeding disorders mainly affect the musculoskeletal system.
- Conditions
- Hemophilia, Arthropathy of Knee, Arthropathy of Ankle or Foot
- Trial name
- NCT04406519
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Pain, Acute, Child Behavior
Investigation of the Effect of White Noise Listening on Pain and Comfort During Invasive Interventions in Newborns
Comfort, distress and the absence of pain can be described as free from anxiety, somewhat enjoyable and ease (peaceful) situation.
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Child Behavior, Newborn
- Trial name
- IEWNLPCDIIN (NCT05103800)
- Testing
- invasive interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Batman University
Fetal Macrosomia, Gestational Diabetes
Regulation Of Maternal Fuel Supply And Neonatal Adiposity
The purpose of this study is to determine whether unrecognized maternal hyperglycemia and postprandial lipemia early or late in gestation predicts excess neonatal adiposity.
- Trial name
- NCT00826904
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
18 Years and Over, Newborn Health
Multıdımensıonal Effects Of Delayed Cord Clampıng and Mılkıng on Placental Processes
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of delayed cord clamping and milking the umbilical cord of term babies after 90 seconds during vaginal birth on the newborn and the mother and to determine whether it is a suitable…
- Conditions
- 18 Years and Over, Newborn Health, 37 or More Completed Weeks of Gestation
- Trial name
- DCC&MILKHEM P (NCT06865391)
- Testing
- Delayed cord clamping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
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
Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
Measuring Heart Health in Both Term, Preterm and Unwell Newborn Babies With an Advanced Ultrasound Method: Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
This study aims to improve how neonatologists check the heart function of newborn babies, especially those who are sick. While standard heart ultrasound scans are useful, a more advanced and sensitive technique called 2D speckle…
- Conditions
- Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn, Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT07364682
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust
In Utero Drug Exposure
Cardiometabolic Health of Children Exposed to Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) in Utero
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been recently linked to increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and its risk factor, hypertension, are very high in African…
- Trial name
- ARTMOMSBABES (NCT04763668)
- Testing
- Pregnant HIV positive women on ARTs, Babies born to HIV positive mothers on ARTs
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Sisulu University
Moral Distress
The Interplay Between Moral Distress, Moral Resilience, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Neonatal Care Providers
Due to highly specialized medical care neonatal care providers are faced with numerous responsibilities which makes neonatal care a particularly challenging and stressful work environment.
- Trial name
- MoD (NCT06836323)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Labor Complication
Study of the Fluid Intake Effect During Labour
Ingestion during labor is an issue that has attracted the attention of the scientific community in recent decades, with different practices occurring in different countries.
- Trial name
- NCT06371742
- Testing
- Liquid ingestion during labour
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Maternal Mortality, Access to Health Care
Project to Use Community Health Workers to Reduce Maternal Deaths
The purpose of this trial is to establish if several interventions will help women in rural Tanzania access health care services during pregnancy and at the time of delivery.
- Trial name
- EWH (NCT03024905)
- Testing
- Village meeting and travel vouchers, Birth kit with misoprostol
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma
Measures of Respiratory Health (MRH)
The Lung Clearance Index, measured by multiple breath washout, is a measure of lung function that is considered a research tool in Canada as the device used to measure it is not approved by Health Canada.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Sickle Cell Anemia, Bronchiolitis Obliterans
- Trial name
- MRH (NCT02657837)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Periodontal Disease, Gingivitis and Periodontal Diseases
Salivary Biomarkers in Periodontal Disease Progression
This study aims to evaluate salivary biomarkers associated with bone remodeling during the transition from periodontal health to disease.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Disease, Gingivitis and Periodontal Diseases, Periodontitis
- Trial name
- PERIO-BIO (NCT07661784)
- Testing
- Saliva Sampling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Myopathy, Muscular Dystrophies
Muscle Health Measurements Using Electrical Impedance Myography
This study is being done to further develop a device, the mScan, to measure muscle health as compared to measurements of muscle health using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
- Conditions
- Myopathy, Muscular Dystrophies, Myositis, Myofibrillar Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07502989
- Testing
- Electrical Impedance Myography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Premature Birth, Birth Weight
Fresh RX: NHS 2020
This study is an evaluation of the Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts program administered by Operation Food Search, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Birth Weight, Post Partum Depression, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT04845230
- Testing
- FreshRx Nourishing Healthy Starts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome Metabolic Health Study
The purpose of this research study is to determine which measures best capture cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk in children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT01821300
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
ADPKD
Genetic Testing in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Individuals with a diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) often have a family history of the condition although up to 10-15% of cases are sporadic mutations.
- Trial name
- NCT06085807
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco