Clinical trials: Pregnancy
HIV Infections, Pregnancy
Intracellular Pharmacokinetics of Zidovudine Triphosphate in Maternal and Infant Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells.
To determine the levels of zidovudine triphosphate ( AZT-TP ) in maternal and fetal cord blood mononuclear cells. To determine the ratio of AZT-TP to endogenous nucleoside triphosphate levels in maternal and fetal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00000830
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pregnancy
Maternal Glucose Measurement in Pregnancy Using a Continuous Ambulatory Subcutaneous Monitor
This proposal is a pilot study to describe the variations of blood sugar in pregnant women with various degrees of glucose intolerance, and how they relate to standardized meals.
- Trial name
- NCT00011622
- Testing
- Continuous ambulatory subcutaneous glucose monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Pregnancy, Smoking
Ultrasound and Motivational Enhancement for Prenatal Smoking Cessation
The primary purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of motivational enhancement (ME) therapy combined with biologic feedback (fetal ultrasound) for increasing smoking quit rates among low-income pregnant…
- Trial name
- NCT00013793
- Testing
- Motivational enhancement and ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Increased Access to Emergency Contraceptive Pills
This study will evaluate the effect of easy access to emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) on the rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
- Trial name
- NCT00060463
- Testing
- Increased access to emergency contraceptive pills
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pregnancy
Prenatal Testing: Amniocentesis Versus Transabdominal Chorionic Villus Sampling (TA CVS)
Prenatal diagnosis can provide information to parents about specific fetal disorders. However, invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures are associated with risks to the fetus.
- Trial name
- NCT00065897
- Testing
- Amniocentesis, Transabdominal chorionic villus sampling (TA CVS)
- Volunteers
- 6,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Contraception, Pregnancy
Emergency Contraception (ECP): Reducing Unintended Pregnancies
Emergency contraception is a method of birth control that can be used up to three days after sexual intercourse. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) can be given to a woman before she needs them (advance provision) or when she…
- Trial name
- NCT00067509
- Testing
- emergency contraception (estrogen/progesterone)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)