Clinical trials: Stillbirths and Infant Mortality
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
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
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
Stillbirths, Sudden Infant Death
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study
The aim of this project is to establish whether magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can provide a minimally invasive approach for post-mortem assessment of the fetus, infant and child, with similar detection rates for anomalies and…
- Trial name
- MARIAS (NCT01417962)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Thayyil, Sudhin
Stillbirth, Infant Mortality
Impact of Smoke-free Legislation on Early-life Mortality and Low Birth Weight in England
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in low birth weight and perinatal and infant mortality following the July 2007 introduction of a ban on smoking in public places and workplaces in…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Infant Mortality, Sudden Infant Death, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02039583
- Testing
- Smoke-free legislation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10,291,118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Perinatal Mortality
Global Network Implementation of Helping Babies Breathe (HBB)
The primary purpose of this pre-post evaluation is to test the impact on perinatal mortality (fresh stillbirths or early neonatal deaths) among births > 1500g of training birth attendants at health facilities in the Helping…
- Trial name
- NCT01681017
- Testing
- HBB/ENC Training and Equipment, HBB/ENC supplies
- Where
- 3 sites in India, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 70,704 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Pregnancy Related, Delivery of Health Care
Evaluating the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2
The purpose of this study is to learn about the implementation of NHS England's Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2 to reduce perinatal mortality.
- Trial name
- eVOLVE (NCT06453954)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,773 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Walk With Me (WWM) for Perinatal Grief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Along With Me web-based intervention works to decrease posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidal ideation among bereaved parents following pregnancy and early infant loss.
- Conditions
- Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicidal Ideation, Miscarriage
- Trial name
- PeriGrief-II (NCT07011940)
- Testing
- Along With Me, Peer Guide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
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
Prenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care: The Power of Peers for Increasing Skilled Birth Attendance in Achham, Nepal
In rural Nepal, the major drivers of underutilization of skilled birth attendance are poverty, poor social support and inadequate birth planning.
- Trial name
- NCT02330887
- Testing
- Group Antenatal Care, Individual Antenatal Care
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Premature Birth, Perinatal Mortality
Assessing the Impact of Smoke-free Legislation on Perinatal Health in the Netherlands
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in perinatal outcomes following the phased smoking ban introduction (January 2004 for workplaces; July 2008 for bars and restaurants) workplaces in the…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Perinatal Mortality, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT02189265
- Testing
- Smoke-free legislation
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,069,695 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Stillbirth, Newborn Death
The Paediatric Virtual Autopsy Trial
In light of declining autopsy rates around the world, post-mortem MR imaging is a promising alternative to conventional autopsy in the investigation of infant death.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Newborn Death, Sudden Infant Death
- Trial name
- NCT01888380
- Testing
- Minimally invasive, virtual autopsy, Conventional autopsy
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich