Clinical trials: PostPartum
Hypertension
Monitoring and Testing of Blood Pressure in Postpartum Women
The purpose of this research study is to find out the usefulness of checking a woman's blood pressure remotely (at home) for 3 weeks after being discharged from the hospital after having a baby (or babies).
- Trial name
- SMART-BP (NCT05236725)
- Testing
- Remote Blood Pressure Cuff, Blood pressure monitoring smart phone app, BabyScripts™, Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,607 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Weight Loss, Weight, Body
Sleep Goal-focused Online Access to Lifestyle Support
The overall goal of the study is to develop a novel weight loss intervention for postpartum people by providing strategies to improve sleep, diet, and physical activity behaviors.
- Trial name
- SGOALS (NCT05942326)
- Testing
- Sleep GOALS, Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sexually Transmitted Infection, Alcohol Use Complicating the Puerperium
Technology-Based Intervention for Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections and Substance Use During Pregnancy
This proposed study is to test whether Health Check-up for Expectant Moms (HCEM), a computer-delivered screening and brief intervention (SBI) that simultaneously targets sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk and alcohol/drug…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, Alcohol Use Complicating the Puerperium, Alcohol Use Complicating Pregnancy, Unspecified Trimester, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03826342
- Testing
- Health Check-up for Expectant Moms, Time, attention, and information-matched control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
PostPartum Depression
The Effect of Exercise on Preventing PostPartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of an exercise intervention for the prevention of postpartum depression.
- Trial name
- NCT00961402
- Testing
- Wellness Control, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Intrauterine Device Expulsion
Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion at Cesarean Delivery
The purpose of this study is to determine the expulsion rates of copper Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) placed at time of Cesarean Delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT01439802
- Testing
- Copper IUD placement at time Cesarean Delivery (Copper T 380A)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dyspareunia, Perineal Tear
Rapidly Absorbing Polyglactin 910 Versus Poliglecaprone 25 for Laceration Repair
To evaluate the rates of dyspareunia with rapidly absorbing polyglactin 910 compared to poliglecaprone 25 using a validated sexual function questionnaire.
- Conditions
- Dyspareunia, Perineal Tear, Sutured Laceration
- Trial name
- NCT03184077
- Testing
- Laceration Repair with Polyglactin 910, Laceration Repair with poliglecaprone 25
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Pregnancy
Efficacy of Labor Epidurals for Postpartum Tubal Ligation
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of continuous postpartum epidural saline infusion on the reactivation of labor epidurals for postpartum tubal ligation surgery following vaginal delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT02564016
- Testing
- Normal Saline Infusion, Capped Epidural
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Barriers to Adherence to Recommended Follow-up in Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to find out whether women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) will make healthier lifestyle choices, achieve weight goals, and complete postpartum care assessments after receiving two…
- Trial name
- NCT01681147
- Testing
- 2 online nutrition and exercise education classes, Self monitoring of blood glucose levels
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Atony
Uterine Cooling During Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Blood Loss and Incidence of Postpartum Hemorrhage
The objective of the study is to demonstrate whether cooling the uterine smooth muscle during cesarean section (following delivery of the fetus) will promote better uterine contraction and involution resulting in lower blood…
- Trial name
- NCT02229513
- Testing
- Uterine Cooling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Cystitis, Cystitis;Puerperium
Management of Sub-Clinical Bacteriuria in Pregnancy
The purpose of the study is to determine if treatment of pregnant women with urine cultures with a low level of bacteria (less than 100,000 colony forming units (CFU)) may decrease adverse pregnancy outcomes.
- Conditions
- Cystitis, Cystitis;Puerperium, Pyelonephritis
- Trial name
- NCT03275623
- Testing
- Antibiotic, Standard Prenatal Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
HPV-Related Malignancy
Postpartum HPV Vaccination
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers are on the rise in the United States. Furthermore, greater than 90% of cervical cancer cases are attributable to HPV, and cervical cancer disproportionately affects women of color in…
- Trial name
- NCT03451071
- Testing
- Gardasil9
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Osteoporosis, Obesity
Breastfeeding and Exercise for Healthy Infants and Postpartum Moms Too!
Approximately 8 million American women suffer from osteoporosis, and one out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic-related fracture in their lifetime (42).
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- BEHIP (NCT00966381)
- Testing
- Exercise and weight loss intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety
Healing Touch After Cesarean
Pain and anxiety are the most common complications after cesarean birth, and impair the mother's ability to optimally care for herself and her newborn.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety, Postpartum Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05053360
- Testing
- Healing Touch, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Contraception
Breastfeeding Etonogestrel Implant Study
The investigators are studying the effect of placing the etonogestrel implant (Nexplanon) in the first 24 hours after birth on breastfeeding.
- Trial name
- LACTO-Rod (NCT03978598)
- Testing
- Etonogestrel, Nexplanon
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety
Virtual Group Psychoeducational Discussions With Spanish-Speaking Mothers of Infants in Pediatric Primary Care
The goal of the proposed research is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual group session which is intended to be offered universally to Spanish-speaking parents of newborns/infants attending pediatric primary…
- Trial name
- NCT05423093
- Testing
- Single-Session Virtual Group Psychoeducational Session about Postpartum Depression
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Postpartum Depression
Evaluate SAGE-547 in Female Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression
This is an open-label proof-of-concept study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of SAGE-547 Injection in adult female participants diagnosed with severe postpartum depression (PPD).
- Trial name
- NCT02285504
- Testing
- SAGE-547
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Postpartum Depression
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of SAGE-547 in Participants With Severe Postpartum Depression (547-PPD-202B)
The purpose of this study was to determine if SAGE-547 Injection infused intravenously at up to 90 micrograms per kilogram per hour (μg/kg/h) for 60 hours reduces depressive symptoms in participants with severe postpartum…
- Trial name
- NCT02942004
- Testing
- SAGE-547 60 μg/kg/h, SAGE-547 90 μg/kg/h
- Where
- 32 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Unplanned Pregnancy
A Pilot Study of Early Postpartum Intrauterine Contraception
This is a prospective clinical trial of ultrasound guided intrauterine contraception insertion 10 minutes - 48 hours after vaginal delivery of single infant.
- Trial name
- ImmPPIUD (NCT00997932)
- Testing
- Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Contraceptive System (LNG-IUS), 52 Mg, 5 Year Duration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Opioid Use, Postpartum Disorder
Prevention of Persistent Opioid Use in Mothers
Our previous work has identified the group of women at risk for prolonged pain, opioid use and poor functional recovery after childbirth. The optimal intervention to mitigate this risk is unknown.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Postpartum Disorder, Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03472521
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Bowel Dysfunction
Gastrointestinal Activation Post-elective CS (Cesarean Section) :A Comparison of Paula Method to Standard Care
Women generally report discomfort and a delay in GI motility after CS. The Paula method, circular exercises of ring muscles has been shown to increase GI motility. This method had not been studied in women post CS.
- Trial name
- NCT03761147
- Testing
- Paula exercises
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization