Clinical trials: Stillbirths
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
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)
Stillbirth
The Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of stillbirth in Europe, with more than 4,000 stillbirths every year; which equates to more than 11 deaths every day.
- Trial name
- MiNESS (NCT02025530)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,030 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Obstetric Labor Complications, Stillbirth
The PartoMa Project: For Improving Monitoring, Action and Triage During Labour
OVERALL OBJECTIVE In an East African referral hospital, to develop and analyze the effect of locally agreed and achievable guidelines and a continual in-house training program for strengthening partogram-based…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Stillbirth, Maternal Death
- Trial name
- PartoMa (NCT02318420)
- Testing
- The PartoMa intervention
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 3,087 people
- Sponsor
- Ib Christian Bygbjerg
PTSD
Yoga Online Feasibility to Reduce PTSD
Each year more than 26,000 pregnancies in the United States end in stillbirth (late fetal death at >20 weeks of gestation). A 2011 issue of the Lancet, dedicated entirely to stillbirth, recognized it as a "too-often-ignored"…
- Trial name
- NCT02925481
- Testing
- Moderate Online yoga participation, Stretching and toning, Low dose online yoga participation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Cytomegalovirus Congenital, Hearing Loss
Epidemiology of Congenital Cytomegalovirus in a High HIV Prevalence Setting, South Africa
The aim of this project is to determine the epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and incidence of subsequent permanent neurological sequelae in a high HIV prevalent setting in Soweto, Johannesburg.
- Conditions
- Cytomegalovirus Congenital, Hearing Loss, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Immunogenicity
- Trial name
- NCT03722615
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
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
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)
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
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor
Strengthening Facility-based Intrapartum/Immediate Newborn Care to Reduce Mortality of Preterm Infants in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combination of evidence-based strategies can improve intrapartum and newborn care in facilities to reduce mortality among preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi-KE-UG (NCT03112018)
- Testing
- data strengthening, modified Safe childbirth checklist - control, modified Safe childbirth checklist - enhanced
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 102,988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Unexplained Stillbirth
Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Pregnancies With Unexplained Stillbirths
Bemiparin for pregnant women with abnormal umbilical artery Doppler ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT03601338
- Testing
- Bemiparin, multivitamins and routine antenatal follow up
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawler Medical University
Stillbirth
Saving Babies' Lives Project Impact and Results Evaluation: a Mixed Methodology Study
The study is a multicentre evaluation of maternity care delivered through the Saving Babies' Lives care bundle using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
- Trial name
- SPiRE (NCT03231007)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 20 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,952 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
TTP and aHUS in Complicated Pregnancies
A single site observational study aiming to: (i) Identify cases of previously undiagnosed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and atypical haemolytic syndrome (aHUS) in a cohort of women with complicated pregnancies (ii)…
- Conditions
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Pre-Eclampsia, HELLP Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03605511
- Testing
- ADAMTS 13, complement and angiogenic biomarkers
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Intermittent Auscultation Using Handheld Doppler: a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Perinatal Outcomes in Uganda
A novel handheld Doppler has been developed which is rugged and is powered only by a hand crank. This study aims to test the use of this Doppler versus the Pinard horn to monitor the fetal heart rate in labour in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT02273037
- Testing
- Fetal heart rate Doppler, Partograph
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Decreased Fetal Movements Affecting Care of Mother, Pregnancy
Promoting Awareness Fetal Movements to Reduce Fetal Mortality Stillbirth, a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial.
Rates of stillbirth in Scotland are among the highest in resource rich countries. The majority of stillbirths occur in normally formed infants, with (retrospective) evidence of placental insufficiency being the commonest clinical…
- Conditions
- Decreased Fetal Movements Affecting Care of Mother, Pregnancy, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- AFFIRM (NCT01777022)
- Testing
- A package of interventions
- Where
- 29 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 430,830 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Pre-eclampsia, Obesity
ESTEEM - Effect of Simple, Targeted Diet in Pregnant Women With Metabolic Risk Factors on Pregnancy Outcomes
Obesity is a growing problem in East London and every other woman who enters pregnancy is obese or overweight. In addition to obesity, other metabolic risk factors such as raised lipids, high blood pressure and diabetes increase…
- Conditions
- Pre-eclampsia, Obesity, Raised Lipids, High Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- ESTEEM (NCT02218931)
- Testing
- Targeted ESTEEM diet, Non-randomised cohort
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,442 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Accelerating Newborn Survival in Ghana Through a Low-dose, High-frequency Health Worker Training Approach
This study assesses the effect of a low-dose, high-frequency training approach on long-term evidence-based skill retention among skilled birth attendants and impact on adverse birth outcomes at hospitals in Ghana.
- Trial name
- NCT03290924
- Testing
- Low dose high frequency health worker training approach, Active Comparison
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Fetal Distress, Stillbirth
Introducing Fetal Scalp Stimulation as an Adjunct to Intermittent Auscultation in Low-Resource Settings.
This study is a pilot study taking place in Moshi, Tanzania at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC). The study aims to introduce fetal scalp stimulation into the intermittent auscultation protocols at KCMC, and to…
- Conditions
- Fetal Distress, Stillbirth, Birth Asphyxia, Acidosis
- Trial name
- NCT02862925
- Testing
- Fetal Scalp Stimulation
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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