Clinical trials: Postpartum
Postpartum Depression
Escitalopram (Lexapro) for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to determine whether women with postpartum major depressive disorder (MDD) will experience a significant decrease in depressive symptoms from baseline over an eight-week treatment intervention with…
- Trial name
- LexaproPPD (NCT00833469)
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Major Puerperal Infection, Postpartum, Wound Complications
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Cesarean Delivery
This study is aimed at determining whether or not the use of a wound suction device placed on the cesarean incision instead of a standard sterile dressing will decrease the prevalence of wound complications and wound infections…
- Conditions
- Major Puerperal Infection, Postpartum, Wound Complications, Wound Seroma, Caesarean Section Wound Separation
- Trial name
- NCT01637870
- Testing
- Prevena negative pressure wound system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks
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
Postpartum Depression
Ketamine to Prevent PPD After Cesarean
The investigators plan to randomise participants to receive ketamine or placebo control subcutaneously or by 40-minute intravenous infusions and will follow them up for 42 days to assess the incidence of postpartum depression.
- Trial name
- PoCKet (NCT04227704)
- Testing
- Ketamine 50 MG/ML, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
Happy Mother-Healthy Baby: An Anxiety-focused Early Prenatal Intervention
In the proposed study the investigators will develop an early prenatal preventive intervention targeting anxiety and conduct a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan to test its efficacy in reducing generalized anxiety disorder…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Preterm Birth, Anxiety
- Trial name
- HMHB (NCT03880032)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Anxiety
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Post Partum Depression
Efficacy And Tolerability Of Sub-Anesthetic Ketamine In Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is a non-psychotic major or minor depressive episode that occurs during pregnancy or within 12 months of post-partum period.
- Trial name
- NCT04011592
- Testing
- Ketamine 0.5 mg/kg, Ketamine 0.2 mg/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Preeclampsia
ToRsemide for pOstpartum HYpertension
Currently there is no intervention to prevent persistent postpartum hypertension in preeclamptic women. Physiologically, the use of a pharmacokinetically predictable loop-diuretic is a reasonable intervention to increase…
- Trial name
- TROPHY (NCT02813551)
- Testing
- Torsemide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Post-operative Pain, Post-partum Pain
Increased Ketorolac Administration After Cesarean Section and Its Effect on Opioid Use: a Randomized Control Trial
To evaluate the efficacy of increased ketorolac in reducing opioid use after cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Pain, Post-partum Pain, Cesarean Section Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03678675
- Testing
- Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Postpartum Smoking Relapse
Perinatal Attentional Retraining Intervention for Smoking for Minority Women
The proposed research intends to randomize 50 abstinent pregnant Black or Hispanic smokers to receive either the attentional retraining (AR) or control VP task.
- Trial name
- PARIS (NCT04114877)
- Testing
- Attentional retraining (AR), Visual probe (VP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Preeclampsia Postpartum, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
A Community Health Worker Intervention to Address Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
United States maternal mortality and preterm birth rates are among the highest among high-income countries due in part to a combination of racial, regional and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and overall health.
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT06353256)
- Testing
- usual postpartum care, usual postpartum care + community health worker intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pregnancy Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention
Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial to Limit Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Prevent Obesity
Healthy for Two, Healthy for You (H42/H4U) is an innovative evidence-based pregnancy/postpartum health coach intervention that is remotely-delivered (phone coaching using motivational interviewing, web-based platform, mobile…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, Childhood Obesity, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- H42/H4U (NCT04724330)
- Testing
- Healthy for Two/Healthy for You
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Pregnant, Postpartum
Feasibility of Remote Data Collection With a Point of Care Device to Measure HbA1c
Conduct a pilot study to test feasibility of doing remote data collection with a point of care device that measures HbA1c.
- Trial name
- NCT05725746
- Testing
- Point of care device to measure HbA1c
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Estimating Rates of Expulsion
Postplacental Mirena IUD Insertion and Estimating Expulsion Rates.
This study aims to demonstrate that the expulsion rate is increased but acceptable when inserting Mirena IUDs immediately postpartum, termed 'postplacental IUD insertion'.
- Trial name
- NCT01230242
- Testing
- Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rebecca Hunt
Pre-Eclampsia, Gestational Hypertension
Neonatal Sleep Intervention to Improve Postpartum Hypertension
The investigators are conducting a single center, randomized controlled trial testing the impact of a neonatal sleep intervention, the SNOO, on reducing maternal blood pressure (BP) in the postpartum period in women with…
- Conditions
- Pre-Eclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT04864249
- Testing
- SNOO, Safe sleep education in the postpartum period
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Alisse Hauspurg
Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity
Improving Women's Health Through Coordinated Postpartum Planning
The purpose of the study is to design, implement, and evaluate a holistic postpartum women's health care system for women who have cardiovascular risk factors for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) including chronic hypertension…
- Trial name
- NCT05430815
- Testing
- Enhanced Postpartum Care System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Effect of Adjunctive Misoprostol Treatment on Blood Loss at Vaginal Delivery
This document defines the Clinical Investigation Protocol for a study designed to determine whether blood loss after spontaneous vaginal delivery is altered by the addition of misoprostol administration to the standard use of…
- Trial name
- NCT02411916
- Testing
- misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Severe Postpartum Hypertension
Oral Nifedipine Versus Oral Labetalol
This study's aim is to determine whether oral extended release nifedipine is superior to oral labetolol for the management of postpartum severe hypertension, specifically time to achieve goal blood pressure, and shortening…
- Trial name
- NCT02168309
- Testing
- Labetalol, Nifedipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Headache
Treatment of Post-dural Puncture Headache in Postpartum Patients: Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block to Epidural Blood Patch.
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of a sphenopalatine ganglion block to an epidural blood patch for post-dural puncture headache relief in randomized postpartum parturients over a 48 hour period.
- Trial name
- NCT02962427
- Testing
- Sphenopalatine ganglion Block, Epidural blood patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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