Clinical trials: Stillbirth and Fetal Death
Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality, Perinatal Mortality
Perinatal Mortality Outcomes Through Household Infection Pathways
The goal of this trial is to learn if replacing household soil floors with concrete floors can prevent deaths of infants around the time of birth, including stillbirths and deaths in the first month of life in rural Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality, Perinatal Mortality, Infant Mortality, Child Mortality
- Trial name
- POTH (NCT07620613)
- Testing
- Concrete household floor
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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
Preterm Delivery, Obstetrical Complications
Aspirin Dose Escalation for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Delivery Trial
This is a phase-III multi-center double-blind randomized clinical trial of 1,800 individuals with a history of prior preterm birth at less than 35 weeks gestation who are randomized to either 162 mg aspirin or 81 mg aspirin…
- Trial name
- ADEPT (NCT06980025)
- Testing
- 162mg Aspirin, 81mg Aspirin
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Integrated Community Engagement and Audit Systems
The goal of this implementation research project is to determine the feasibility of establishing and implementing an acceptable and robust audit system with community representation at secondary health facilities to improve…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT05640050
- Testing
- Audit Implementation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preeclampsia
Association of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Parameters With the Perinatal Outcome
The goal of this prospective cohort study is to examine how different parameters of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are associated with the perinatal outcome in individuals with singleton or multiple gestations.
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preeclampsia, Stillbirth, Placenta Previa
- Trial name
- NCT06918236
- Where
- 6 sites in Bulgaria, Greece and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 12,084 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal Death
Environmental Factors and Embryonic Development Project
The Environmental Factors and Embryonic Development Project was set up to investigate environmental exposures and behavioral factors responsible for embryonic dysplasia and gestational complications in pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal Death, Stillbirth, Birth Defects
- Trial name
- EFED (NCT04182503)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 19 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinling Hospital, China
Intra-Uterine Death
Analysis of All Stillbirths in Stockholm County 2017, a Multidisciplinary Audit
All stillbirths in Stockholm during 2017 were analysed according to the primary outcomes which were preventable/non-preventable deaths and the level of delay.
- Trial name
- NCT04281368
- Testing
- Analysis of IUFD
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy, High Risk Pregnancy
University Hospital Advanced Age Pregnant Cohort
The University Hospital Advanced Age Pregnant (UNIHOPE) Cohort is the major part of the National Key Research and Development Program on Reproductive Health \& Major Birth Defects Control and Prevention Project, which is funded…
- Conditions
- Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy, High Risk Pregnancy, Perinatal Death, Maternal Death
- Trial name
- UNIHOPE (NCT03220750)
- Where
- 9 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 22,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Spontaneous Abortion, Malaria
Study of DDT and Loss of Clinically-Recognized Pregnancies in South Africa
Background: In some countries, such as South Africa, the pesticide DDT is an important chemical for control of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. However, there is little evidence about the effects that it might have on human health.
- Conditions
- Spontaneous Abortion, Malaria, Pregnancy Outcome, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT00878098
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 513 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Genetic Screening, Hereditary Disease
Study on Early Genetic Screening and Precise Strategy of Neonatal Critical Illness
The researchers hope to establish an overall program of early genetic screening for neonatal critical illness in China, and to develop precise intervention strategies to assist clinical diagnosis and treatment of hereditary…
- Conditions
- Genetic Screening, Hereditary Disease, Newborn, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT04905537
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Misoprostol for Treatment of Fetal Death at 14-28 Weeks of Pregnancy
The purpose of the proposed study is to test - in a randomized, blinded trial - two different doses of the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol administered buccally as a treatment for fetal death at 14 - 28 weeks, inclusive, of…
- Trial name
- NCT00671060
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Stillbirths and Infant Mortality
Oral Azithromycin to Prevent Stillbirths and Infant Mortality in Mali
The double blind randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of oral azithromycin administered to pregnant women and/or infants during routine care in preventing stillbirths and mortality through 6-12 months of age in…
- Trial name
- SANTE (NCT03909737)
- Testing
- Azithromycin to pregnant women, Azithromycin to infants, No intervention to pregnant women
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 99,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stillbirth
Family Planning Intentions and Practices Among Women With Poor Obstetric Outcome
Women who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death are at higher risk of repeated poor neonatal outcomes if they have short interpregnancy intervals.
- Trial name
- NCT02674542
- Testing
- In-depth interviews, Focus Group
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anembryonic Pregnancy, Gestation Abnormality
Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Fetal Demise
This is a pilot clinical trial to evaluate whether the medical management of early pregnancy failure with mifepristone and misoprostol is an effective and acceptable treatment.
- Conditions
- Anembryonic Pregnancy, Gestation Abnormality, Intrauterine Fetal Demise Term
- Trial name
- MIMID (NCT00177372)
- Testing
- mifepristone/misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy of Maternal Deaths, Stillbirths, and Neonatal Deaths in BetterBirth
The purpose of this study is to conduct Verbal Autopsies of deaths ( stillbirths and neonatal deaths together) identified in the BetterBirth trial to identify their potential causes, timing, and social determinants.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Death, Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT03213509
- Testing
- Interview (Social and Verbal Autopsy)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Bile Acid Effects in Fetal Arrhythmia Study
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a liver disorder of pregnancy that typically presents in late pregnancy with generalised itching.
- Conditions
- Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Obstetric Cholestasis
- Trial name
- BEATS (NCT03519399)
- Testing
- Monica AN24
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Lactation Suppressed
Cabergoline for Lactation Inhibition After Second-Trimester Abortion or Loss
This research study investigates the use of a drug, cabergoline, given immediately after second-trimester abortion or perinatal loss to decrease breast engorgement.
- Trial name
- LISTA (NCT04701333)
- Testing
- Cabergoline 1 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities in the Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The objective of our study is to investigate the association of umbilical cord abnormalities with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The umbilical cord parameters that will be investigated as part of this study include the umbilical…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Stillbirth, Admission to Neonatal Unit
- Trial name
- ULOOP (NCT05901688)
- Testing
- Umbilical cord measurements & observations
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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
Stillbirth, Fetal Death
Investigating the Structured Use of Ultrasound Scanning for Fetal Growth
Fetal growth restriction during pregnancy represents one of the biggest risk factors for stillbirth (Gardosi et al, 2013), with 'about one in three term, normally formed antepartum stillbirths are related to abnormalities of…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Fetal Death, Fetal Growth Retardation, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- OxGRIP (NCT03662178)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust