Clinical trials: Perinatal
Prenatal Care, Maternal Health Services
Faith Leaders Advocating for Maternal Empowerment (FLAME)
In 2015, the average Ethiopian woman had a 1 in 64 lifetime risk of death due to complications of childbirth and 87,414 newborns died before their 28th day of life.
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care, Maternal Health Services, Perinatal Care
- Trial name
- NCT04039932
- Testing
- FLAME
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Intimate Partner Violence
Dyadic, Skills-Based Primary Prevention for Partner Violence in Perinatal Parents
Couple CARE for Parents is a couple-focused intervention that addresses interpersonal processes within relationships and promotes relationship and parenting skills among couples with a newborn.
- Trial name
- NCT02009111
- Testing
- Couple CARE for Parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 706 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy to Assess Early Neonatal Death and Stillbirth
The NICHD Global Network (GN) for Women's and Children's Health Research, a multi-site, international research network, provides a unique infrastructure to implement an expanded perinatal verbal autopsy study using the FIRST…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death, Cause of Stilbirth
- Trial name
- VA (NCT00640055)
- Testing
- Coordinator, Physician-assigned cause of death
- Where
- 4 sites in Guatemala, Pakistan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant
Trial to Compare BCG-Bulgaria and BCG-Denmark
The trial will be a two-year outcome assessor-blinded RCT at the maternity ward of Hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM) in urban Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to compare vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Danish strain (AJ Vaccines…
- Conditions
- Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant, Morbidity;Newborn, Morbidity;Infant
- Trial name
- BCGSTRAIN IV (NCT05397678)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark, BCG-Bulgaria
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Fetal Clavicle Length, Fetal Scapular Width
Ultrasound Assessment of Fetal Growth Parameters
The goal of this observational study is to establish reference value ranges for normal fetal biometric parameters at different gestational weeks for the domestic population, and evaluate their clinical application to predict…
- Conditions
- Fetal Clavicle Length, Fetal Scapular Width, Fetal Sternal Length, Fetal Scapular Length
- Trial name
- NCT07018362
- Testing
- restricted fetal growth
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke
Single-session tDCS in Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to characterize individual responses to a single application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), and to test which electrode configuration…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke, Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Trial name
- NCT03635775
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Iron Deficiency
Pregnancy Outcome in Women With an Iron Deficiency in the First Trimester
The primary aim of this retrospective, monocentric study with two parallel groups is to investigate pregnancy outcome in women with iron deficiency in the first trimester.
- Trial name
- NCT05262634
- Testing
- Data collection (laboratory and obstetric results)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 713 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Complications
Resources, Inspiration, Support and Empowerment (RISE) for Black Pregnant Women
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) encompass a range of mental health disorders that occur during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. Approximately 13% of women experience PMADs.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy, High Risk, Depression
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT05552053)
- Testing
- MWSH plus Candlelit Care, MWSH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pre-Eclampsia, Depression
Preeclampsia Research on Vitamin D, Inflammation, & Depression
This study is designed to comprehensively investigate the anti-inflammatory role of vitamin D in reproductive aged women, and its association with preeclampsia and depression.
- Conditions
- Pre-Eclampsia, Depression, Inflammation, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- PROVIDE (NCT03018132)
- Testing
- mental health screening, education and referral program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Development, Infant, Perinatal Disorder
Early Childhood : Action Research in the Lunévillois Area (PERL)
The PERL project is a research in prevention in perinatality. The objective of this research is to offer preventive and regular care at familie's home in the Lunévillois area, while integrating it into the existing practices of…
- Trial name
- PERL (NCT03506971)
- Testing
- Psychologist's evaluation, Pediatric Nurse's interventions, Joint home visits
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy
Sleep, Pregnancy
Perinatal Effects of Mindfulness Phone App Use in Pregnancy (PaMPPr Study)
There is evidence to show that mindful meditation has a positive impact on health. To date, all the studies done to investigate the effect of mindfulness on pregnancy outcomes have been done through a traditional 8-10 weeks…
- Trial name
- PaMPPr (NCT03802734)
- Testing
- Mindful meditation phone app
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Perinatal Depression
Exposures to Perinatal Adverse Experiences: Multimodal Omics Signature of Stress Vulnerability and Resilience and Preventive Strategies
The study aims at identifying: 1. specific biological and molecular alterations associated with development of depression in pregnancy or risk of it. 2.
- Trial name
- PRESeNT (NCT05951738)
- Testing
- Blood and saliva collection, Psychometric scales, Smartphone app
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Depressive; Episode, Major, Depression, Postpartum
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Stepped Screening Protocol and Its Screening Tools in the Perinatal Period.
It is known that 1 in 5 women experience psychological difficulties during their pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth.
- Conditions
- Depressive; Episode, Major, Depression, Postpartum, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Trial name
- DAS (NCT05961306)
- Testing
- SCID 5
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Pre-Eclampsia, Premature Birth
PREPARE, Prematurity Reduction by Pre-eclampsia Care
Investigators will test a novel system of integrated care, to promote the use of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Guidelines for the management of pre-eclampsia and initiate the use of a structured risk assessment strategy to reduce…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT03073317)
- Testing
- FullPIERS and sFlit/PLGF (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1-to-Placental Growth Factor Ratio)
- Where
- 8 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Fernandes Figueira
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Longitudinal FolloW-up of Antimicrobial Resistance From Perinatal Acquisition (LWAPA): A SHARE Study ASSESSING AND PREVENTING Antimicrobial Resistance in the Perinatal Period
In 2022, in collaboration between the Botswana Ministry of Health (MOH), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control \& Prevention, and the Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP), a program was launched called, "Surveillance of…
- Trial name
- LWAPA (NCT06617260)
- Where
- Botswana
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Postpartum Depression, Anxiety
Mothers and Babies Qatar (MB-Q): A Postpartum Depression Intervention
Qatar Mothers and Babies is a 4-year collaboration between Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Sidra Medicine in Doha, Qatar that will generate and evaluate a cultural and contextual adaptation of the Mothers…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, Diabetes
- Trial name
- MB (NCT04442529)
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies (MB)
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidra Medicine
Fetal Growth Restriction, Perinatal Outcome
Relationship of DV Doppler Parameters to Perinatal Outcomes in IUGR vs Non-IUGR
This observational study investigates whether blood flow in the ductus venosus, a small fetal vein measured by Doppler ultrasound, is related to pregnancy outcomes.
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction, Perinatal Outcome, Pregnancy, High Risk
- Trial name
- DV-FGR (NCT07190157)
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir City Hospital
Childbirth Problems, Perinatal Depression
Daring Birth - Digital Coaching Solution to Improve Childbirth Experience
The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of the Daring Birth digital coaching solution (the Natal Mind app) in enhancing the experience of childbirth.
- Conditions
- Childbirth Problems, Perinatal Depression, Anxiety in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT06585839
- Testing
- Digital coaching solution to improve childbirth experience, Application for the control group
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalto University
Perinatal Depression, Post Partum Depression
Characterizing the Neural Substrates of Irritability in Women: an Experimental Neuroendocrine Model
The proposed study involves experimentally manipulating reproductive hormones in nonpregnant, euthymic women to create a scaled down version of the changes that occur during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Post Partum Depression, Depression, Postpartum, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04051320
- Testing
- Leuprolide Acetate 3.75 MG/ML, Estradiol 2 Mg tablet, Micronized progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PREGNANCY
Induction Versus Expectant Management With Abnormal Maternal Biochemical Markers
Induction of labor at term versus expectant management among women with abnormal maternal biochemical markers. A randomized controlled trial
- Trial name
- NCT02754635
- Testing
- Induction of labour, Expectant management
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel