Clinical trials: Post-partum
Postpartum Contraception, Family Planning
Labor and Delivery Implant Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A barrier to initiating progestin contraceptives in the early postpartum period is the concern of interference with breastfeeding, specifically lactogenesis.
- Trial name
- LADII (NCT02866643)
- Testing
- Etonogestrel-Immediate, Etonogestrel-Delayed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Health Attitude, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Development and Pilot Test of a Postnatal mHealth Intervention - Phase 2
The goal of the study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the optimized MeSSSSage intervention which was developed and revised based on the results of our initial pilot testing.
- Conditions
- Health Attitude, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Post Partum Depression, Acceptability of Health Care
- Trial name
- MESSAGE (NCT04693585)
- Testing
- MESSSSAGE - live, MESSSSAGE - asynchronous
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Azithromycin-Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)
Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal deaths, and current antibiotic strategies have not been effective in preventing many of these deaths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Neonatal SEPSIS, Maternal Sepsis During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03871491
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 58,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Parenting, Mother-child Relations
Collaborative Perinatal Mental Health and Parenting Support in Primary Care
Treating mothers' perinatal depressive and other mental health symptoms alone does not prevent impaired parenting quality and adverse infant outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02724774
- Testing
- Promoting First Relationships®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Uterine Atony, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Oxytocin Regimen to Prevent Atony and Postpartum Hemorrhage During Vaginal Delivery: 3-arm RCT
This is a double-blind 3-arm randomized clinical trial to determine whether higher dose oxytocin regimens (compared to the standard regimen) reduce the frequency of uterine atony and postpartum hemorrhage after vaginal delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT00790062
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,798 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Complications; Contraceptive, Female Lactation
Early Versus Standard Postpartum Insertion of the Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant
A highly effective single rod contraceptive implant is now available for use in the US. Delays in the insertion of the device until later in the postpartum period may negatively impact initiation rates.
- Trial name
- NCT00847587
- Testing
- Etonogestrel contraceptive implant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Health Attitude, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Postnatal mHealth Intervention Development
This study is a six-week exploratory developmental phase (phase 1) of a larger project to develop an mHealth intervention targeting health education and social support for Indian women in the postnatal period.
- Conditions
- Health Attitude, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Postpartum Depression, Acceptability of Health Care
- Trial name
- MESSAGE (NCT04636398)
- Testing
- MESSAGE - mHealth intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Diastasis Recti
Frequency Specific Microcurrent for the Treatment of Diastasis Recti
Determine if frequency specific microcurrent therapy improves pain management of DRA by 30% or greater.
- Trial name
- NCT04060563
- Testing
- INSPIRSTAR IS02 MICROCURRENT STIMULATOR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Diana Trang
Uterine Atony, Uterine Atony With Hemorrhage
Calcium Chloride for Prevention of Blood Loss During Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Up to 80% of PPH is caused by uterine atony, the failure of the uterine smooth muscle to contract and compress the uterine…
- Conditions
- Uterine Atony, Uterine Atony With Hemorrhage, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Cesarean Section Complications
- Trial name
- CALBLOC (NCT05027048)
- Testing
- Calcium chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities, Pregnancy Related
LaPPS: Labor Podcast for Patient Satisfaction
Patients will be enrolled at 28w0d-36w0d. Randomized to one of two arms: 1. Labor podcasts - Seven labor podcasts that can be downloaded for any podcast app 2. Usual care
- Trial name
- LaPPS (NCT04933708)
- Testing
- Labor Podcast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections
Testing Implementation Strategies to Improve Delivery of PrEP for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Kenya
This study tests strategies for improving PrEP implementation in maternal and child health clinics using an interrupted time series.
- Conditions
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- PrEPARE (NCT05482360)
- Testing
- PrEP Optimization Interventions
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hypertension in Pregnancy, Postpartum Preeclampsia
Oral Combined Hydrochlorothiazide/Lisinopril Versus Oral Nifedipine for Postpartum Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to see if a combined pill of Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (a medication that helps relax your veins and arteries to lower your blood pressure) with diuretics (sometimes called water…
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT05049616)
- Testing
- ACE Inhibitors and Diuretics, NIFEdipine ER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Preeclampsia With Severe Features
Use of Cheetah® Cardiac Monitoring System to Guide Discontinuation of Magnesium Sulfate in Women With Severe Preeclampsia
This is a single site pilot randomized, controlled, trial randomizing patients with PE with severe features to one of 2 groups: 24 hours of postpartum magnesium sulfate (current arbitrary standard of care) Using the Cheetah®…
- Trial name
- NCT04474704
- Testing
- Cheetah® non-invasive cardiac monitoring system, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Depression, Postpartum
Minimum Intervention to Maintain a Postpartum Depression Prevention Program in Clinics Serving Low-income Women
Postpartum depression (PPD) is common and can have lasting consequences for mother and child. ROSE is an intervention to prevent PPD, delivered during pregnancy in outpatient prenatal settings.
- Trial name
- ROSE (NCT03267563)
- Testing
- EIAU, LICF, HICF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Energy Intake, Energy Expenditure
Determinants of Gestational Weight Gain in Obese Pregnant Women
The purpose of this study is to measure energy intake and energy expenditure during and after pregnancy. The investigators hypothesize that obese pregnant women with weight gain above the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines…
- Trial name
- MomEE (NCT01954342)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pain
Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture for Control of Post-partum Pain
We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the addition of battlefield auricular acupuncture to standard of care is effective for control of postpartum pain for mothers in the immediate post-partum period.
- Trial name
- NCT02526186
- Testing
- Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
HIV-1-infection
Postpartum Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Study to Evaluate an Adherence Promotion Package for Postpartum Women on PrEP
The postpartum PrEP study (PPS) seeks to evaluate how best to improve adherence to PrEP in postpartum women and to evaluate how acceptable it is to offer HIV self tests for the participant and partner, and provide enhanced…
- Trial name
- PPS (NCT04897737)
- Testing
- HIVST and enhanced adherence biofeedback, Orasure/UrSure test
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Postpartum Anemia Nos
SMaRT Blood: Single-unit Versus Multiple-unit Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Non-acute Postpartum Anemia
There is a paucity of data on management of non-acute postpartum anemia. Although blood transfusions were historically initiated with 2 units, the most recent recommendation from the American Association of Blood Banks is to…
- Trial name
- SMaRTBlood (NCT03419780)
- Testing
- Blood Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Depression, Postpartum
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SAGE-217 in Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression (PPD)
The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with SAGE-217 reduces depressive symptoms in females with severe postpartum depression (PPD) as compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT04442503
- Testing
- SAGE-217
- Where
- 82 sites in United States, Spain and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Postpartum Depression
Behavioral Change in the Mother-Infant Dyad: Preventing Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is undertreated and the consequences of this are substantial for women and children. Studies show that infant cry/fuss and sleep behavior are associated with PPD, and that parenting interventions can…
- Trial name
- NCT01379781
- Testing
- Behavioral Intervention for PPD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute