Clinical trials: Mortality
Perinatal Problems, Still Births
Community-based Perinatal and Newborn Care in Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan: an AKU-AKHSP Collaboration
There is limited evidence from community-based interventions to guide the development of effective maternal, perinatal and newborn care practices and services in developing countries.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Problems, Still Births, Neonatal Deaths
- Trial name
- NCT02412293
- Testing
- Health Education & Promotion, Training of Health Workers, Community Mobilization
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pesticide Exposure
Incidence and Mortality of Childhood Cancer Among Children of Farmer Pesticide Applications
Previous studies have estabished pesticide exposure as a possible risk factor for childhood cancer. The Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a prospective cohort study of pesticide exposure among 51,000 pesticide applicators in North…
- Trial name
- NCT00339378
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21,985 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Trauma (Including Fractures), Trauma ICU Patients
Mortality of Trauma in the Intensive Care Unit.
In this study, it was planned to establish the factors associated with severe trauma discharged from the intensive care unit and mortality.
- Conditions
- Trauma (Including Fractures), Trauma ICU Patients, Trauma Injury, Trauma Patients in ICU
- Trial name
- MOTRAM-ICU-COL (NCT07208110)
- Testing
- Exposed to trauma, Not exposed
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio
Hypertension
Congenital Malformations and Maternal Use of Anti-hypertensive Medication in the United Kingdom
Assess Fetal Mortality and Malformations in Women treated with antihypertensive medication during preganancy. Mother - Child pairs will be analysed in a cohort selected from the UK in the CPRD database.
- Trial name
- NCT02459990
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22,000 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Neurodevelopment, Neonatal Mortality
Newborn Kit to Save Lives and Brains in Kenya
Each year, more than 3 million neonatal deaths occur worldwide and greater than 200 million children under the age of 5, almost all in low- and middle-income countries, are not fulfilling their developmental potential.
- Trial name
- NCT02208960
- Testing
- Neonatal Kit, Neonatal Stimulation
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,294 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Mortality, Morbidity
Impact of the WHO Recommended Vitamin A Supplementation at Immunisation Contacts
High-dose vitamin A to children above 6 months of age reduces all-cause mortality by 23-30%. The WHO recommends vitamin A supplementation (VAS) with the first vaccine after 6 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00514891
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 9,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Vitamin A Deficiency
Retinol Status in Preterm Infants and Mothers
Retinol and retinol binding protein were studied in the umbilical cord blood of 44 preterm infants with gestation age of < 30 weeks. Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Trial name
- NCT04780958
- Testing
- Serum retinol and RBP levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease
Do Hostility and Stress Predict Cardiovascular Mortality in MRFIT?
To test the hypothesis that high levels of hostility, depressive symptoms, and stressful life events would be associated with all cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality after 16 years of follow-up in the Multiple Risk…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00005498
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
End-Stage Renal Disease
Morbidity, Mortality, Short and Long-term Survival of Hemodialysis End-stage Kidney Disease Patients in Central Tanzania
Background: In the last 2 decades, Tanzania made great improvements in the renal replacement therapy infrastructure and services.
- Trial name
- NCT03988491
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Mkapa Hospital
Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant
Trial to Compare BCG-Bulgaria and BCG-Denmark
The trial will be a two-year outcome assessor-blinded RCT at the maternity ward of Hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM) in urban Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to compare vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Danish strain (AJ Vaccines…
- Conditions
- Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant, Morbidity;Newborn, Morbidity;Infant
- Trial name
- BCGSTRAIN IV (NCT05397678)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark, BCG-Bulgaria
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
Impact of Nurses' Behavior Change and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation on Quality Indicators in Intensive Care Units in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Study title: Impact of nurses' behavior change and implementing evidence-based practice to improve quality indicators in intensive care units in low-and middle-income countries Background and Rationale: Quality care is crucial…
- Conditions
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, Pressure Ulcers (Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries), Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay
- Trial name
- NCT07397364
- Testing
- Evidence based practices bundles of care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Perinatal Mortality
Saving Babies Lives
The central hypothesis of this study is that a neonatal healthcare programme that has a significant impact on neonatal mortality and which spans the healthcare journey from village to referral hospital can be developed and…
- Trial name
- SBL (NCT04663620)
- Testing
- Saving Babies Lives Programme, No Saving Babies Lives Programme
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 24,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Disorder of Transplanted Kidney
Plasma Marine n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Patient and Graft Survival
This study will evaluate the association between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and patient and graft survival. The association between other fatty acids and mortality and graft loss endpoints will also be evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT02017990
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,002 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delivery, Obstetric
Reduction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With a Smartphone Application in Ghana
The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Safe Delivery smartphone application by midwives can reduce excess blood loss from bleeding, and infant death during childbirth in Ghanaian women.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delivery, Obstetric, Stillbirth, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT02185625
- Testing
- Safe Delivery smartphone application
- Where
- 15 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,773 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Death, Death, Infant
Coupons for Safe Water Project
Guaranteeing access to safe drinking water is still a challenge in rural households in developing countries, and unsafe water sources are responsible for millions of deaths each year around the world.
- Conditions
- Death, Death, Infant, Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Infantile
- Trial name
- Coupons (NCT05766826)
- Testing
- Coupons for safe water program: Treatment, Coupons for safe water program: Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Asphyxia Neonatorum
First Breath: Neonatal Resuscitation in Developing Countries
In developing countries, neonatal death from birth asphyxia is a major problem. This study will be conducted in several countries to determine if the combined Neonatal Resuscitation Program/Essential Newborn Care Program compared…
- Trial name
- NCT00136708
- Testing
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 120,009 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Mortality, Morbidity
Sex-Differential Health Interventions In Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Our group has consistently found that the major interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality in low-income countries have sex-differential effects.
- Conditions
- Mortality, Morbidity, Growth, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00625482
- Testing
- OPV, OPV plus BCG
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
Follow-up of Patients Bound for PCI After Implementation of a Helicopter Emergency Medical System
This study compares patients bound for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) who were transported by either ground ambulance or emergency medical helicopter.
- Trial name
- NCT02512991
- Testing
- Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
- Volunteers
- 1,604 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Immunosuppression, Leukemia
Stem Cell Transplantation and T-Cell Add-Back to Treat Bone Marrow Malignances
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of stem cell transplantation in which the donor s T cells (a type of lymphocyte, or white blood cell) have been removed and then added back.
- Trial name
- NCT00353860
- Testing
- SOLEX 300i Stem Cell Selection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular Mortality in Firefighters
To study prospectively the interrelationships among physical fitness, activity, other measured risk factors, coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality in a cohort of 3,403 firefighters.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT00005540
- Volunteers
- 3,403 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California