Clinical trials: Obstetrics
Postdural Puncture Headache
Spenopalatine Ganglion Block for Treatment of Post-dural Puncture Headaches
Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a severe, debilitating complication of dural puncture that can arise from insertion of an epidural or spinal needle for labour analgesia.
- Trial name
- SPGB (NCT04515901)
- Testing
- 2% lidocaine
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obese, Cesarean Section
Conventional Palpation Versus Ultrasound Assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Obstetrics
Spinal anesthesia in obese parturients is commonly difficult yet there are no guidelines to direct best practice. The failure leads to suboptimal patient outcomes.
- Conditions
- Obese, Cesarean Section, Anesthesia Spinal
- Trial name
- NCT05846100
- Testing
- Preprocedural spinal ultrasound, fictional preprocedure spinal ultrasound
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Mongi Slim Hospital
Obstetric Ultrasound Biometric Measurements With or Without IA
Comparison of EXperts and IA-assisted Residents
Obstetric ultrasound is the cornerstone of fetal growth assessment. It provides essential biometric measurements for estimating fetal weight, monitoring growth and identifying conditions such as intrauterine growth retardation…
- Trial name
- BIOMEDEXIA (NCT07133165)
- Testing
- standard biometric ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Labor Pain
A Novel Approach to Optimize Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus (PIEB) Delivery for Labour Analgesia
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) for labour analgesia allows an epidural pump to be programmed to deliver small amounts of the local anesthetic and opioid solution at regularly timed intervals.
- Trial name
- NCT03871530
- Testing
- Coordinate A, Coordinate B, Coordinate C
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents and Experts' Knowledge of, Attitudes Toward, Practice Behaviors, and Self-confidence Levels of Caring for Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LBT+) Patients in Turkey; A Descriptive-cross Sectional Study
Obstetrics and Gynecology residents and experts' knowledge of, attitudes toward, practice behaviors, and self-confidence levels of caring for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT+) patients in Turkey; A descriptive-cross…
- Trial name
- NCT05699434
- Testing
- Obstetrics and Gynecology residents and experts'
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Obstetric Pain, Pain
Virtual Reality in Obstetric Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology based distraction) for preventing anxiety and pain scores…
- Trial name
- NCT03495531
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Gynecology
Women's Knowledges About Gynaecological Aftercare
The hypothesis of the investigators is that women don't have all the needfull knowledge to understand the importance of a regular gynaecological aftercare.
- Trial name
- NCT03589352
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Obstetrical Emergency Situations
Cognitive Aids With Roles Defined (CARD) for Obstetrical Crises: A Multisite Cohort Study
Crisis resource management represents the set of non technical skills, such as communication, leadership, delegation, and prioritization, that allow effective teamwork for optimal patient care during an urgent and critical…
- Trial name
- NCT02093078
- Testing
- CARD
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Neonatal Acidemia and Hypoxia
Hypoxia Profiles Identified in Term Newborns With Cord pH <7.00
Severe neonatal acidosis is an identified risk factor for neonatal encephalopathies and severe neurological sequelae such as cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- RCFHypA (NCT07333599)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Analgesia, Obstetrical
Hyoscine ButylBromide for Intrapartum Analgesia
The aim of this study is to assess whether hyoscine butylbromide is as effective as pethidine for analgesia during the first stage of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT02557087
- Testing
- Hyoscine, Pethidine
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Obstetrical Complications, Labor and Delivery Complication
Azithromycin Prophylaxis for PRElabor CEsarean DElivery Trial
This is a phase-III multi-center double-blind randomized controlled trial of 8,000 individuals undergoing a scheduled or prelabor cesarean delivery who are randomized to either adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis or to placebo.
- Conditions
- Obstetrical Complications, Labor and Delivery Complication, Cesarean Delivery
- Trial name
- PRECEDE (NCT06605118)
- Testing
- Azithromycin Injection, Standard of Care Preoperative antibiotics
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Preeclampsia, Severe Preeclampsia
Diastolic Dysfunction 2025
This is a prospective observational study conducted at the Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis to evaluate cardiac diastolic function in women with preeclampsia compared with normotensive pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT07190846
- Testing
- No Intervention (Observational Echocardiographic Evaluation)
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Tunis El Manar
Cardiovascular Disease
Special Drug Use Investigation for ARIXTRA (Fondaparinux) Abdominal (Urology,Obstetrics,Gynecology)
The purpose of this study is to collect and assess information on safety and efficacy of fondaparinux in patients undergoing abdominal surgery in urology, obstetrics and gynecology departments who are at high risk of venous…
- Trial name
- NCT01390883
- Testing
- Fondaparinux Sodium
- Volunteers
- 475 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Uterine Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence
Delivery Method and Risk for Urogenital Prolapse 15-20 Years Later
The lifetime risk for a woman to undergo surgery for either vaginal prolapse or urinary incontinence is high. Previous studies have shown that pregnancy and childbirth are risk factors for developing prolapse.
- Conditions
- Uterine Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence
- Trial name
- uropro (NCT01766193)
- Testing
- vaginal delivery, forceps extraction, vacuum extraction
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,641 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Cesarean Section Complications, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Obstetric Comorbidity Index in Postpartum Hemorrhage
The objective of this study is to examine the predictive capability of the Obstetric comorbidity index in the identification of severe maternal morbidity associated with postpartum hemorrhage in patients undergoing cesarean…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section Complications, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Morbidity;Perinatal
- Trial name
- NCT06431204
- Testing
- Obstetric comorbidity index
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 583 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Delivery; Trauma, Covid19
Delivery During Covid-19 Pandemic: Implications for Obstetrics, Maternal Psychopathology, and Mother-Infant Relationship
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about unprecedented social, economic and mental-health challenges, especially for vulnerable populations such as pregnant and post-partum females.
- Trial name
- NCT04609501
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Preterm Birth
Cervical Pessary to Prevent Preterm Singleton Birth in High Risk Population
DESIGN: Observational prospective study. INCLUSION CRITERIA: All women are 18 years old of age or older with high risk for preterm birth, based on clinical history, and between 18.0 weeks and 23.6 weeks of pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT04147117
- Testing
- Cervical pessary
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Preterm Birth, Immunologic Activity Alteration
Threatened Preterm Birth and Time of Subsequent Delivery -a Prediction Model
This study investigates immunological and clinical markers in threatened preterm birth aiming to create a prediction model for preterm birth.
- Trial name
- NCT03796949
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Education, Obstetrics
'In Situ Simulation' Versus 'Off Site Simulation' in Obstetric Emergencies
Care for pregnant is a field where unexpected emergencies occur, however emergencies are rare and hence competences difficult to learn. Therefore, it can be relevant to use simulation-based medical education.
- Conditions
- Education, Obstetrics, Simulation, 'In Situ Simulation'
- Trial name
- NCT01792674
- Testing
- In situ simulation, Off site simulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Gastroschisis
Randomized Clinical Trial of Early Delivery in Fetal Gastroschisis vs. Routine Care
Primary objective: to test the hypothesis that elective early delivery will protect the fetal bowel from the deleterious intrauterine factors late in the pregnancy and will be associated with improved neonatal outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01884324
- Testing
- Early Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine