Clinical trials: Postpartum Care
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth
Group Antenatal/Postnatal Care in Rwanda
The focus of this work is to improve antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) at the health center level in five districts in Rwanda (Bugesera, Burera, Nyamasheke, Nyarugenge, and Rubavu).
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi Rwanda (NCT03154177)
- Testing
- Group ANC/PNC, Ultrasound+Pregnancy Testing
- Where
- 2 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 26,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Contraceptive Usage
Increase First-time Mothers' Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Bangladesh: The Connect Project
While a growing body of programs have shown promise to increase uptake of contraception among FTMs, difficulties remain in scaling beyond small pilot areas and institutionalizing within existing systems.
- Trial name
- Connect BD (NCT06666036)
- Testing
- Connect
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Depression, Anxiety, Antenatal Depression
Integration of Stepped Care for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among Women Attending MCH Clinics
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD), defined as depression and anxiety during pregnancy or up to 1 year postpartum, account for substantial morbidity and mortality among birthing people globally especially in low- and…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Antenatal Depression, Postnatal Depression
- Trial name
- IPMH (NCT06456307)
- Testing
- Integrated Perinatal Mental health program (systematic screening for PMAD, PM+ and tele-psychiatry)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,970 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kenyatta National Hospital
Bladder Care
Women's Experiences of Maternity Bladder Care
Background. Although a healthy urinary system is a vital aspect in every woman's life, bladder management is an aspect of maternity care, which is, or perceived as, being poorly managed by health care professionals.
- Trial name
- NCT03084354
- Testing
- Semi-structured interviews
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Kangaroo Care, Attachment
The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Father-Baby Attachment
The aim of the research is to evaluate the attachment level of fathers who received kangaroo care training in the antenatal period and applied kangaroo care in the postpartum period to their babies in the first and fourth…
- Trial name
- NCT06266884
- Testing
- Kangaroo care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
18 Years and Older, Term Pregnancy
The Effect of the World Health Organisation-Based Intrapartum Care Model on Labour Pain, Comfort, Satisfaction and Postpartum Depression
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of the World Health Organization-based intrapartum care model on labour pain, labour comfort, childbirth satisfaction, and postpartum depression.
- Trial name
- WHO-ICARE Tria (NCT07451691)
- Testing
- WHO-ICARE Trial
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Postnatal Complication
Family Led Postnatal Care in Ethiopia
Family-led Postnatal Care-FPNC A midwife involves families and uses a visual checklist to assess and counsel. The midwife then gives families the checklist along with information on how to retrieve a "homecare kit" that has a…
- Trial name
- FPNC (NCT05563974)
- Testing
- Family led postnatal care
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Postpartum Perineal Pain
AI-Supported Video Education in Episiotomy Care
Although the postpartum period is generally considered a positive experience, obstetric interventions such as episiotomy may lead to significant maternal health problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07453979
- Testing
- Control, AI-Assisted Episiotomy Care Video Group
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Preeclampsia
Postpartum Video Education
This is a prospective, single-center, randomized control study to determine if video education at the time of postpartum discharge improves patient knowledge on the warning signs for the top three causes of severe maternal…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Preeclampsia, Postpartum Sepsis, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05159726
- Testing
- Video Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Postpartum Infection, Neonatal Infection
Intervention Zambia Rural L&D Infection Study
This is the intervention phase of a study to investigate the impact of low-cost bundled interventions on improving the infection control practices in the labor and delivery units in rural healthcare settings in Zambia.
- Trial name
- NCT03809741
- Testing
- Bundled L&D Infection Prevention Interventions
- Where
- 5 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Podcast, Postpartum Woman
The Effect of Podcast Education on Postpartum Depression, Maternal Attachment, and Self-Care Agency in the Early Postpartum Period: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The population of the study, planned as a randomized controlled experimental design, consists of primiparous women who gave birth in the delivery unit of Istanbul Esenler Women's Health and Pediatric Diseases Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT07460921
- Testing
- Providing discharge education via podcasts
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Breastfeeding, Kangaroo Mother Care
The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Applied to the Healthy Newborns on Breastfeeding
This study aims to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) applied to the healthy newborns in the early postpartum period on breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Kangaroo Mother Care, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
- Trial name
- NCT04619459
- Testing
- Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahi Evran University Education and Research Hospital
Postpartum, Pregnancy Related
Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy as Part of the Postpartum Care Continuum
Data shows us that injury risk increases in the first year postpartum. There is a paucity of literature regarding MSK injuries in postpartum military women.
- Trial name
- NCT06560190
- Testing
- Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Obstetric Care of the Giving Birth
Effect of Online Information Cards Education on Women's Perception of Family Planning Behaviors in the Postpartum Period
It is emphasized that the contraception knowledge of women in Turkey is insufficient and the rate of use of modern family planning methods should be increased.
- Trial name
- NCT06052215
- Testing
- Online Information Cards Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Medipol University
Maternal Death, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy
Assessing the Maternal Outcome Monitoring Systems
Pregnancy-related death is a growing public health issues, which are of particular concern to minority groups, including African-Americans and Spanish-speaking Latinas.
- Trial name
- MOMS (NCT06415942)
- Testing
- Maternal Outcome Monitoring and Support system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Postoperative Period
Fast-track Discharge After Elective Cesarean Section
Cesarean section (CS) is a procedure with prolonged hospital stay compared to the routine for normal vaginal delivery in multiparas.
- Trial name
- NCT02911727
- Testing
- Fast-track discharge
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herning Hospital
Puerperium, EFTs
Fatigue, Anxiety, and Mother-Baby Bonding and Emotional Freedom Technique
Fatigue, Anxiety, and Mother-Baby Bonding and Emotional Freedom Technique
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT06997211)
- Testing
- EFT
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy
NICU Utilization of Remote Voice Technology to Improve mateRnal Experience (NURTURE)
The study's objective is to conduct a Phase II randomized controlled trial examining the preliminary efficacy of the VoiceLove app compared to usual care on maternal postpartum depression in mothers with infants admitted to the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy, Parental Anxiety, Engagement, Patient
- Trial name
- NURTURE (NCT07214597)
- Testing
- VoiceLove mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postpartum Care, First Birth
Meleis's Transition Theory on Postpartum Difficulties and Quality of Life in Primipara Mothers
The randomized controlled experimental study sought to determine the impact of the training structured according to Meleis's Transition Theory on postpartum difficulties and quality of life in primipara mothers.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Care, First Birth, Cesarean Section
- Trial name
- NCT05533021
- Testing
- Training and Consultancy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Postpartum Complication, Health Care Seeking Behavior
Community Health Worker Assessment for Postpartum Health
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the CAREPATH intervention with standard of care on postpartum outcomes among up to 500 postpartum individuals.
- Trial name
- CAREPATH (NCT07572604)
- Testing
- CAREPATH, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas