Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorder, Fetal
Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight
BEP Supplementation Research in Bangladesh (JiVitA-BEP-IR)
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of fortified balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplementation vs. control (multiple micronutrient supplement, MMS) without targeting and with targeting (either by low…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- Target-BEP (NCT05576207)
- Testing
- Balanced energy and protein supplement for pregnant women, Multiple Micronutrient Supplement for pregnant women
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pregnancy
Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women and Optimization of Prenatal Care Services
A national survey in Niger found that women and children are at risk of undernutrition and that many pregnant women don't visit health centers during pregnancy as often as is recommended.
- Trial name
- NCT01832688
- Testing
- Programmatic prenatal care optimization
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Overweight and Obesity, Insulin Resistance
DHA Supplements to Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Pregnant Women (The Omega-3 Pregnancy Study)
Women with excess adiposity while pregnant are more likely to develop gestational diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy than women of healthy weights.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Gestational, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00865683
- Testing
- DHA Supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Pregnancy, Obesity
An Optimized Programming of Healthy Children (APPROACH)
The Nutrition Research Unit at Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev will during the fall 2013 initiate a randomized and controlled intervention study engaging 390 obese pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Obesity, Gestational Age and Weight Conditions, Maternal Care for Excessive Fetal Growth
- Trial name
- NCT01894139
- Testing
- High-Protein/Low-GI Diet, Low-protein/High-GI Diet
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre-Eclampsia
Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Danish pregnant women are recommended ad daily vitamin D supplement of 10 µg. Despite the fact that 9 out of 10 women take vitamin D supplements, more than 40% of pregnant women are vitamin D deficient, putting them at an…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre-Eclampsia, Fetal Growth Retardation, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- GRAVITD (NCT04291313)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (90µg), Vitamin D3 (10µg)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Obesity
Antecedents of Obesity: Fetal Measures of Adiposity
The purpose of this research is to study whether fetal biometrics obtained by 2-D ultrasound can predict infant adiposity by air displacement plethysmography at birth.
- Trial name
- FEMA (NCT00715754)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Pregnancy, Iron Deficiency
Efficacy and Adverse Side Effects of Two Forms of Iron in Pregnancy
This two-arm, double-blind randomized clinical trial will recruit 172 generally healthy, low-risk pregnant individuals aged 19-42 years living in Vancouver, Canada.
- Trial name
- EASE-Iron (NCT06014983)
- Testing
- Ferrous fumarate, Ferrous bisglycinate
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Contraception, Fetal Growth Retardation
Obesity and Oral Contraceptive Failure
Contraceptive failure is the primary cause of unintended pregnancy in the United States. With obesity rates at epidemic proportions, any association between obesity and strategies that prevent undesired pregnancies constitutes a…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Fetal Growth Retardation, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01944306
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Fetus Fetus, Pregnancy Complications
the Fetal Epicardial Thickness in Obese Pregnant Women (EFT)
the effects of fetal EFT on fetal cardiac function and fetal and maternal outcomes were investigated in obese pregnant women compared with normal-weight pregnant women.
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT05948319)
- Testing
- Doppler ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Childhood Obesity, Maternal Obesity During Childbirth
Prenatal Probiotic Intervention
This study will assess the feasibility of a randomized control trial in which the effects of probiotic supplementation throughout pregnancy on maternal insulin sensitivity and inflammation, as well offspring gene expression and…
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Maternal Obesity During Childbirth, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03240419
- Testing
- Probiotics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Obesity in Pregnancy, Maternal Comfort During Fetal Monitoring
EFFECT OF DİFFERENT POSİTİONS ON PAİN AND COMFORT DURİNG FETAL MONİTORİNG İN OBESE PREGNANT WOMEN
This study was conducted to understand how different body positions during fetal monitoring affect pain and comfort in obese pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT07379307
- Testing
- Maternal Positioning during NST
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Healthy Pregnant Women, Obese Pregnant Women
Pregnancy Cohort Study: Pregnancy as a Window to Future Health
The goal of this observational cohort study is to gain deep insights into how metabolic disorders such as obesity or diabetes during pregnancy affect the metabolic and cardiovascular health of mother and child in the short and…
- Conditions
- Healthy Pregnant Women, Obese Pregnant Women, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- PregWin (NCT06925815)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz