Clinical trials: Birth Weight
Sleep, Pregnancy
Ghana PrenaBelt Trial: A Positional Therapy Device to Reduce Still-Birth
Every day in Ghana, 47 babies are stillborn (SB) and 232 babies are born with low birth-weight (LBW) - many of whom will die in infancy or suffer lifelong consequences.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02379728
- Testing
- PrenaBelt, Body Position Sensor
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Obesity, Morbid, Spinal Anesthesia
ED90 for Hyperbaric Bupivacaine in Super Obese Parturients
The aim of this study is to determine the ED90 of hyperbaric intrathecal bupivacaine for the super obese population undergoing cesarean section under a combined spinal epidural technique.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Spinal Anesthesia, Cesarean Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT03781388
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
Evaluation of an Enhanced Delivery Model for Go NAPSACC
This study will compare the effectiveness and cost of Basic and Enhanced delivery models for Go NAPSACC on child care centers' use of evidence-based nutrition and physical activity practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03938103
- Testing
- Enhanced Go NAPSACC, Basic Go NAPSACC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hypertriglyceridemia, Hyperglycemia
Intravenous Fat Emulsions and Premature Infants
The purpose of this study is to study the tolerances of Extremely Low Birthweight Infants who are born at less than 750 grams who are started at a higher infusion rate of intravenous lipid emulsions (2 gm/kg/day).
- Trial name
- NCT01096446
- Testing
- Intravenous Fat Emulsions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- OSF Healthcare System
Postoperative Pain, Pregnancy
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block After Cesarean Delivery
Since there have been no published dose-response studies investigating the effective analgesic dose of ropivacaine for use in a TAP block for post-Cesarean delivery analgesia, the investigators propose a study primarily examining…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Pregnancy, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01170702
- Testing
- 0.9% Normal Saline, 0.2% Ropivacaine, 0.5% Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight
KBTH-GIRHL Healthy Birth Weight Study: A Cross-Section
This study was designed and conducted in an effort to establish a comparison group for the Ghana PrenaBelt Trial (NTC02379728). The Ghana PrenaBelt Trial examined the effect, on birth weight, of a belt-like device to help…
- Conditions
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy, Sleep
- Trial name
- KBTH-HBWS (NCT03062228)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy
Comparison of Two Screening Strategies for Gestational Diabetes (GDM2)
This is a single site blinded RCT of 920 pregnant women with singleton gestation designed to compare the Carpenter-Coustan and IADPSG criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy, Glucose Intolerance
- Trial name
- GDM2 (NCT02309138)
- Testing
- Gestational diabetes screening with fasting 3 hour 100 gm, Gestational diabetes screening with fasting 2 hour 75g
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 921 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esa M Davis, MD MPH FAAFP
Obesity, Morbid, Wound Infection
Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Morbidly Obese Women After Cesarean Delivery
Obese women are more likely have a cesarean delivery and develop subsequent wound complications than normal weight women. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been shown to improve surgical wound healing, but this device…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Wound Infection, Wound Complication
- Trial name
- NCT03269968
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound therapy (PREVENA Incision Management Therapy System), Standard dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Low Birth Weight
DarDar Nutrition Study in HIV Breastfeeding Women
This study being conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to determine if a protein-calorie supplementation (PCS) and micronutrient supplement (MNS) will have an impact on health outcomes for HIV-infected pregnant women and their…
- Trial name
- DarDar2B (NCT01461863)
- Testing
- Porridge protein calorie supplement, multivitamin
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
Happy Mother-Healthy Baby: An Anxiety-focused Early Prenatal Intervention
In the proposed study the investigators will develop an early prenatal preventive intervention targeting anxiety and conduct a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan to test its efficacy in reducing generalized anxiety disorder…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Preterm Birth, Anxiety
- Trial name
- HMHB (NCT03880032)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Anxiety
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Obesity, Morbid, Cesarean Section Complications
Traxi Panniculus Retractor for Cesarean Delivery
This prospective, open-label, randomized-controlled trial is designed to evaluate the use of the Traxi panniculus retractor-- a commercially available Class I FDA-exempt device will improve surgical outcomes, cardiopulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT03651076
- Testing
- Traxi panniculus retraction (Clinical Innovations, LLC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Neonatal Sepsis, Low Birth Weight
Safety of Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine in Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to examine if single skin cleansing with 0.25% chlorhexidine affects skin condition, temperature, and bacterial colonization in stable preterm (28-36 weeks gestational age) low birth weight (1001-2000…
- Trial name
- NCT00947518
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, Normal saline
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Obesity
ESSENTIAL Trial™ Sham Cross-over
This is a multicenter, un-blinded, open label, pivotal supplemental study to G130163 intended to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treating previous sham subjects in the Essential pivotal trial (IDE#G130163) with the active…
- Trial name
- NCT02279420
- Testing
- g-Cath EZ™ Suture Anchor Delivery Catheter
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- USGI Medical
Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Other Preterm Infants
Surfactant Positive Airway Pressure and Pulse Oximetry Trial
This study compared the use of continuous positive airway pressure initiated at birth with the early administration of surfactant administered through a tube in the windpipe within 1 hour of birth for premature infants born at 24…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Other Preterm Infants, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- SUPPORT (NCT00233324)
- Testing
- Surfactant, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Supplemental oxygen with target saturation of 85 to 89%
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,316 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Sepsis, Necrotising Enterocolitis Neonatal
Integrated Predictive Monitoring for Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Behind the scenes pilot trial in the computer lab involving chart review to use neonatal intensive care unit data to create computer models predicting sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in very small premature infants
- Trial name
- PREMO (K) (NCT07254559)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Laparotomy vs. Drainage for Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis
This study will compare the effectiveness of two surgical procedures -laparotomy versus drainage - commonly used to treat necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or isolated intestinal perforations (IP) in extremely low birth weight…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT01029353)
- Testing
- Laparotomy, Drainage
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Human Milk, Neonate
Targeted Breast Milk Fortification for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the NICU
This study evaluates the effectiveness of individualized human milk fortification for very low birth weight (<1500 g) babies in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to optimize their growth.
- Conditions
- Human Milk, Neonate, Breast Milk
- Trial name
- NCT04025021
- Testing
- Targeted Fortification, The Miris Human Milk Analyzer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
Prevention of Wound Complications After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Wound complications after Cesarean section (C-section) are common in obese women. Approximately 25% of obese women having a C-section will have a wound complication.
- Trial name
- NCT00654641
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound closure, Standard wound closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Sepsis
Impact of Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring in Neonates
Hypothesis: Fewer neonates managed using information from heart rate characteristics (HRC) will require intubation and mechanical ventilation as a result of sepsis and sepsis-like illness.
- Trial name
- HeRO (NCT00307333)
- Testing
- HeRO heart rate characteristics monitor
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,003 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Birth Defect, Spontaneous Abortions
Nplate® Pregnancy Exposure Registry
US study to estimate the prevalence at birth of major birth defects (ie, those that cause significant functional or cosmetic impairment, require surgery, or are life-limiting) in children born to mothers who have received Nplate®…
- Conditions
- Birth Defect, Spontaneous Abortions, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NPER (NCT02090088)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen