Clinical trials: Retardation, Fetal Growth
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease
Altered Cerebral Growth and Development in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent inborn defect with an incidence of 1 in 100 newborns per year, i.e. 800 children born in Switzerland per year.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease, Brain Injuries, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT04233775
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Fetal Growth Retardation, Preeclampsia
The Role of Pro-angiogenic Immune Cells in Human Pregnancies
Identification of the presence of proangiogenic immune cells in normal human placentas may enable predication of some pregnancy disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT01177020
- Testing
- Biological specimen
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR), Oxidative Stress in Neonates
Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Intrauterine Fetal Death
This study investigated whether delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord after birth can reduce harmful oxidative stress in newborns, especially in those who did not grow well during pregnancy (intrauterine growth restriction…
- Conditions
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR), Oxidative Stress in Neonates, Umbilical Cord Clamping Time
- Trial name
- NCT07031583
- Testing
- Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping (DCC), Early Umbilical Cord Clamping (ECC)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Arel University
Healthy Volunteers
Early Environmental and Maternal Determinants of Airway Inflammation in Wheezing Disorders in Infants
This study collects data on microbiological, genetic and environmental factors, as well as lung function parameters (e.g. spirometry, body plethysmography, lung-MRI) to assess the complex interaction of predisposing risk factors…
- Trial name
- NCT04286464
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Stillbirth
Revealed Versus Concealed Cerebroplacental Ratio
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of an integrated strategy at selecting fetuses for delivery at term based on a combination of fetal biometry and cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) to reduce stillbirth rate and adverse…
- Trial name
- NCT02907242
- Testing
- Revealment
- Where
- 9 sites in Chile, Czechia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 11,582 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre-Eclampsia
Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Danish pregnant women are recommended ad daily vitamin D supplement of 10 µg. Despite the fact that 9 out of 10 women take vitamin D supplements, more than 40% of pregnant women are vitamin D deficient, putting them at an…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre-Eclampsia, Fetal Growth Retardation, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- GRAVITD (NCT04291313)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (90µg), Vitamin D3 (10µg)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Pre-eclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Placental Biology in Health and Disease
Pre-eclampsia (PET) is a condition characterised by high blood pressure and damage to other organs, and is a leading cause of maternal and fetal complications such as fetal growth restriction (FGR).
- Conditions
- Pre-eclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)
- Trial name
- NCT07470320
- Testing
- There are no interventions for this study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight
BEP Supplementation Research in Bangladesh (JiVitA-BEP-IR)
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of fortified balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplementation vs. control (multiple micronutrient supplement, MMS) without targeting and with targeting (either by low…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- Target-BEP (NCT05576207)
- Testing
- Balanced energy and protein supplement for pregnant women, Multiple Micronutrient Supplement for pregnant women
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Speckle Tracking, Fetus Fetus
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Infants, Prenatally and Postnatally
Comparison of prenatal and postnatal cardiac function assessed by echocardiography using pulsed wave Doppler, Tissue Doppler and speckle tracking (strain and strain rate) between foetuses/neonates with a structural heart disease…
- Conditions
- Speckle Tracking, Fetus Fetus, Neonate, Structural Heart Disease
- Trial name
- STIPP (NCT05601375)
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Prenatal Disorder, Premature Birth
Develop a Multi-disciplinary Approach for a Personalized Prenatal Diagnostics and Care for Twin Pregnancies
Different screening modalities evaluation to develop algorithms to predict pregnancy complications in twin pregnancies, and evaluation of serologic response to BNT162b2 Pfeizer/BioNTech vaccination.
- Conditions
- Prenatal Disorder, Premature Birth, Twin Pregnancy With Antenatal Problem, Twin; Pregnancy, Affecting Fetus or Newborn
- Trial name
- PRETWINSCREN (NCT04595214)
- Testing
- TTTS cases are treated by intra-uterine laser for separation.
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Randomized Clinical Trial: Expectant Management vs Laser Treatment of Monochorionic Twins With Severe Selective Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Absent or Reverse Diastolic Flow in the Umbilical Artery
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) occurs in approximately 3 to 10% of singleton pregnancies, in 9.1% of all twins and 9.9% of monochorionic twins.
- Trial name
- NCT01177553
- Testing
- selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels, Expected Management
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Fetal Growth Retardation, Fetal; Slow Growth
Third Trimester Screening of Fetal Growth Restriction
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy of two screening protocols for the detection of fetal growth disorders. In Italy at the moment the screening protocol should not be universal but only on clinical indications.
- Trial name
- RELAIS (NCT05787054)
- Testing
- Third trimester ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 813 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Disease
Fetal Autonomic Nervous sysTem Evaluation
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is involved in cardiovascular, metabolic and cognitive processes, so its study in the fetus can provide relevant functional diagnostic and prognostic information.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Disease, Pregnancy Complications, Pre-Eclampsia
- Trial name
- FANTE (NCT06330987)
- Testing
- electrocardiograph
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Fetal Growth Retardation
Fetal Cardiac Function
The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of PE and FGR on fetal cardiac function. Pregnancies with preeclampsia and FGR, and preeclampsia with normal fetal growth are evaluated by echocardiography and compared with…
- Trial name
- NCT06381258
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Gestational Diabetes, High Blood Pressure
Social Deprivation and Pregnancy
Social deprivation during pregnancy is associated to adverse perinatal outcomes. However, prenatal screening of social deprivation by reliable measurement is not performed.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Prematurity, Fetal Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT03121196
- Testing
- Epices score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 615 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Threatened Abortion, Pre-Eclampsia
Progesterone for First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether treatment with progesterone for patients with first trimester vaginal bleeding will alter the rates of obstetrical complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
- Conditions
- Threatened Abortion, Pre-Eclampsia, Abruptio Placentae, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT01501890
- Testing
- dihydroxyprogesterone caproate
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Chorioamnionitis, Chorioamnionitis Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Amniotic Fluid & the Preterm Gut
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis in preterm infants have been linked to intestinal immaturity and preclinical gut microbiota alterations.
- Conditions
- Chorioamnionitis, Chorioamnionitis Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn, Neonatal Sepsis, Early-Onset
- Trial name
- AMFIBIE (NCT07152106)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maxima Medical Center
Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Effect of Low Dose Aspirin on Birthweight in Twins: The GAP Trial.
Low-dose aspirin started in the first-trimester has been associated with a decrease of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and preterm birth in high-risk pregnancies.
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Fetal Growth Retardation, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- GAP (NCT02280031)
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Fetal Distress With Antenatal Problem, Fetal Growth Retardation
Validation of Sensors for Long-term Non-Invasive Fetal Monitoring
A multidisciplinary team of a doctor and engineers have developed a new sensor that will be able to detect mothers' and babies' heartbeat and babies movements in late pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT06952777
- Testing
- Non-adhesive capacitively-coupled sensors
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Obesity, Small for Gestational Age
Maternal Obesity and Small for Gestational Age Infants
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00371657
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences