Clinical trials: Obstetric; Injury
Obstetric; Injury Pelvic Floor
Perineal Massage During Labor for the Prevention of Perineal Trauma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether perineal massage during labor can help prevent perineal trauma, such as lacerations or episiotomies.
- Trial name
- NCT07099690
- Testing
- Perineal massage
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 466 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Pre Eclampsia, Eclampsia, Antepartum
BH4 Blood Levels Variations in Pre Eclamptic Women
tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is degraded by several enzymes, including BH4 oxidase and peroxidases. Several factors can affect its synthesis and degradation.
- Conditions
- Pre Eclampsia, Eclampsia, Antepartum, HELLP Syndrome (HELLP), Unspecified Trimester, Acute Renal Failure
- Trial name
- BH4P (NCT05847361)
- Testing
- BH4 blood level
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Tunis El Manar
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury
Reproducibility of External Anal Sphincter Elastic Properties Assessment Using Elastography During Pregnancy
The risk prediction of obstetric anal sphincter injury couyl be optimized by considering pregnant women's anal sphincter intrinsic viscoelastic properties.
- Trial name
- SEA ELASTO 1 (NCT04350632)
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography assessment of the external anal sphincter
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
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
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Obstetric Perineal Rupture
Diagnosing Perineal Tears, Does Different Assessment Methods Affect the Midwife's Clinical Judgement of Perineal Tears?
This study aims to compare different midwife practitioners assessments of perineal tears.
- Trial name
- NCT01278979
- Testing
- Objective measurements of perineal tears with "Peri-Rule", Visual and digital assessment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold Hospital Trust
Obstetric Pain
Ropivacaine Continuous Wound Infusion Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Postoperative Analgesia After Cesarean Delivery
Cesarean delivery is one of the most common surgical procedures, performed at an increasingly high rate. It is associated with intense postoperative pain that may hamper the rehabilitation process and interfere with patient…
- Trial name
- NCT03502642
- Testing
- wound infusion (Dosi-Pain® Kit, LEVENTON SAU, Spain), Spinal Anesthesia, intrathecal morphine
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saint-Joseph University
Chorioamnionitis, Cerebral Palsy
Early Identification of Brain Insult in Chorioamnionitis
Premature breaking of the amniotic fluids during pregnancy caries high risk for infection of the amniotic fluid. One of the results of chorioamnionitis is brain injury of the fetus.
- Trial name
- NCT01778725
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Prematurity
Impact of Extended CPAP on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare if keeping infants on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) support for an extended period of time until they are 32 weeks corrected gestational age or 1250 grams (approximately…
- Trial name
- NCT05547139
- Testing
- Protocolized weaning of respiratory support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The Role of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Airway Mucins and the Microbiome in the Early Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most common respiratory complication of extremely preterm birth, significantly impacts healthcare with high morbidity and mortality rates.
- Trial name
- INFANCY (NCT06342752)
- Testing
- Breath test, Throat swabs, Placental samples
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Antenatal Phenobarbital to Prevent Neonatal Intracranial Hemorrhage
This large randomized trial tested whether phenobarbital given to a pregnant woman about to deliver a premature infant would prevent brain injuries in their newborns.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Phenobarbital (NCT00009620)
- Testing
- Phenobarbital, Saline
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Delivery Problem, Delivery Fear
The Effect of Feng Shui Delivery Room Design on Maternal and Infant Health
The aim of the study is to compare the births that took place in the Feng Shui Birth unit and those that took place in the standard delivery unit in terms of mother-infant health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Delivery Problem, Delivery Fear, Delivery; Injury, Birth; Prolonged
- Trial name
- NCT05468658
- Testing
- Designing the birthing unit according to the philosophy of Feng Shui
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Premature Birth, Obstructive Lung Disease
Pulmonary Outcomes of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Young Adulthood
Preterm birth alters the normal sequence of lung development with lasting respiratory consequences. It is still unclear whether observed respiratory morbidities in preterm born individuals reflect sequelae from a non-progressive…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Obstructive Lung Disease, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT02820818
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus
NeoDoppler: New Ultrasound Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Circulation Pilot
Non-invasive tools for monitoring of course of disease are important and necessary in the treatment of pre-term/premature infants and sick neonates.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Sepsis, Asphyxia
- Trial name
- CE-NeoDoppler (NCT06646250)
- Testing
- NeoDoppler - CE certified
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Other Obstetric Trauma - Delivered
Safe Delivery Using a Belt on the Belly of Pregnant Woman
Safety of natural, vaginal labor for parturient, fetus and newborn is one of most important goal among obstetricians, midwifes, scientific society all over the world.
- Trial name
- SDB (NCT01566331)
- Testing
- Baby-guardTM
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, VLBW - Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Duodenal Feeds in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Premature infants have high rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) due to prematurity of the participants' lungs and the need for prolonged respiratory support.
- Conditions
- BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, VLBW - Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT04246333
- Testing
- Mode of Delivery of Feeds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Urinary Bladder Trauma
Managment and Outcome of Urinary Bladder Trauma After Gynaecological and Obstetric Operations
We aimed to evaluate the management and outcome of bladder trauma after gynecological and obstetric operations at Assiut university hospital and to evaluate the methods of treatment of these complications.
- Trial name
- NCT06147804
- Testing
- Surgical managment of Urinary bladder trauma after gynaecological and obstetric operation
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Mother to Child Transmission, Breast Feeding
Trauma-informed Obstetric Care for Perinatal Health: a Pilot Study
The study will test trauma-informed obstetric care training and supervision for obstetric clinicians in relation to prenatal mental health and attachment formation (early predictors of child development) in women presenting for…
- Conditions
- Mother to Child Transmission, Breast Feeding, Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT07195058
- Testing
- Trauma Informed Obstetric Care (TIOC)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Delivery, Obstetric
The Occurrence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Among Women Who Experienced Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP's) in connective tissue components are associated with increased risk of pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
- Trial name
- NCT04047433
- Testing
- screening for single nucleotide polymorphism, whole exome sequencing
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Anxiety
An Informative Video About Perineal Tears During Labor for Anxiety Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study evaluates the impact of an informative video about perineal tears on maternal anxiety during labor. Perineal trauma during childbirth, especially severe tears such as obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), is…
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT07064213)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Educational Video
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center