Clinical trials: Childbirth
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section - Effect on Maternal Psychosocial Function
The incidence of caesarean section has reached 15-20% in most developed countries. Encouraging vaginal birth after caesareans section (VBAC) has been considered a key component of a strategy to reduce the caesarean section rate.
- Trial name
- NCT00294411
- Testing
- elective cesarean section
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Premature Birth
Air Pollution and Pregnancy
We are an inter-disciplinary team of UK scientists with expertise in obstetrics, women's and child health, epidemiology, climate science, inflammation, computational modelling, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
- Trial name
- PTB (NCT06340971)
- Testing
- Policy
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Anxiety
Acupuncture in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Does ear acupuncture reduce anxiety in mother of very low birth weight infants?
- Trial name
- NCT01627444
- Testing
- Ear acupuncture
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Preterm Birth
Mitochondrial DNA Signatures of Poor Aerobic Exercise Trainability in Young Adults Born Preterm
Young adults born very preterm (32 weeks gestation or earlier) do not respond well to aerobic exercise training, meeting the recommendations set by the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, where they do not increase their…
- Trial name
- NCT06334107
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Need of Episiotomy
Comparison of Never Performing Episiotomy to Performing it in a Selective Manor
The study hypothesis is that not performing never episiotomies is safe and results are equivalent to performing episiotomies ina selective manor.
- Trial name
- EPISIO (NCT02178111)
- Testing
- Never perform episiotomy, episiotomy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 237 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Delivery of Health Care
Financial Incentives for Care Gaps
This project seeks to understand how individuals respond to financial incentive programs for wellness care. In a randomized controlled trial among customers with care gaps, the investigators will experimentally compare the…
- Trial name
- NCT03715907
- Testing
- Financial Incentives, Information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,042 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Encephalomalacia
Randomized Trial of Hydrocortisone in Very Preterm High-Risk Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of very preterm infants at high-risk for lung and brain injury with low dose hydrocortisone results in improved pulmonary and neurologic outcomes.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Encephalomalacia, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT00167544
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Premature Infants, Very Premature Infants
Anakinra Pilot 2 - A Study to Optimise Dose and Route of Administration of Anakinra in Preterm Infants
A phase 2 randomised, three-arm, parallel-group, dose-ranging trial to determine safety, efficacy and optimal dosing of intravenous anakinra in premature neonates, with subcutaneous pharmacokinetic sub-study.
- Conditions
- Premature Infants, Very Premature Infants, Inflammation
- Trial name
- AP2 (NCT07254000)
- Testing
- Anakinra (Kineret®)
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Monash Medical Centre
Reproductive Performance Following Ovarian Transplantation
Transplantation of Frozen Thawed Ovarian Tissue High Reproductive Performance
Design: prospective cohort study. Setting: Tertiary university-affiliated ART and oncology centers. Patients: 20 cancer survivors who underwent ovarian transplantation of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue, with the aim to conceive.
- Trial name
- NCT02659592
- Testing
- transplantation of ovarian tissue
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
HIV Infection, Tuberculosis
Daily Isoniazid to Prevent Tuberculosis in Infants Born to Mothers With HIV
Tuberculosis (TB) is highly endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The increased burden of TB in settings with high prevalence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is associated with high rates of transmission of Mycobacterium…
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Tuberculosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00080119
- Testing
- Isoniazid (INH), Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX)
- Where
- 6 sites in Botswana, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,354 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth
Personalized Care for Prenatal Stress Reduction & Prevention of Preterm Birth (PTB) Disparities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a personalized prenatal support program [(Personalized Toolkit Building a Comprehensive Approach to Resource optimization and Empowerment in Pregnancy \& Beyond, (PTBCARE+)] works to…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth, Preterm Birth Recurrence, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- PTBCARE+ (NCT06915428)
- Testing
- Care coordination, Electronic massage, support gift #1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Human Microbiota, PreTerm Birth
The Reproductive Microbiome & Perinatal Health Outcomes
Pregnant African American women between 18 and 45 years of age will be enrolled at 20 weeks of gestation or less. Biological specimens (vaginal swabs, rectal swab) will be collected at enrollment, 23-24 weeks, at 28-29 weeks, and…
- Conditions
- Human Microbiota, PreTerm Birth, Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota, Metabolomics
- Trial name
- NCT02948192
- Testing
- Survey, Sample collection
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant
A Dose-Ranging Study to Determine the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AeroFact
The purpose of this two-part Phase 2 study is to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of aerosolized SF-RI 1 (AeroFact) when delivered via nCPAP at two different doses.
- Trial name
- NCT03969992
- Testing
- AeroFact, nCPAP
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 261 people
- Sponsor
- Aerogen Pharma Limited
Child Development
LIFE Child (LIFE Leipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases)
The Leipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases (LIFE) Child Study is a prospective longitudinal population-based study with a life course approach to health and disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02550236
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Labor Pain and Anxiety, Labor Progress
Effects of Dim Light During Labor on Pain, Anxiety, and Labor Progress
The environment of the labor room may influence how women experience childbirth. Light levels, in particular, may affect comfort, stress, and the course of labor.
- Trial name
- DIM-LIGHT (NCT07310602)
- Testing
- Dim Light Exposure During Labor, Routine Labor Room Lighting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pınar Erdoğan
Unintended Pregnancy, Teen Births
The Contraceptive Choice Project
The purpose of this project is to remove barriers to obtaining contraceptive methods, including the most effective and expensive methods.
- Conditions
- Unintended Pregnancy, Teen Births, Abortion, Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT01986439
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Labour, Induced, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
Membrane Sweeping Versus Transcervical Foley Catheter for Induction of Labour in Women With Previous Caesarean Delivery
Nowadays, more and more women embark on pregnancy with previous Caesarean scar. One in five pregnancies requires induction of labour.
- Trial name
- NCT03326557
- Testing
- Membrane Sweeping versus Transcervical Foley Catheter for Induction of Labour in Women with Previous Caesarean Delivery
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Insulin
Control-IQ Technology in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
A prospective, multicenter study of 6 weeks of home use of Control-IQ technology in individuals with type 2 diabetes age 18 and older.
- Trial name
- 2IQ (NCT05111301)
- Testing
- Control-IQ technology 1.5
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
Cesarean Section Complications, Sleep Disturbance
Sleep Quality After Cesarean Delivery
Surgery causes poor sleep quality for several reasons eg. increasing stress hormonal production, pain, starvation, and environmental procedure namely noise, light, and nursing procedures.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section Complications, Sleep Disturbance, Perioperative Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05757401
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Delivery of Health Care, Health Services
The COPACC Study: Utilization, Health and Economic Evaluation of a Community-Based Primary Care Geriatric Hub at Whampoa
This study evaluates the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a model of community-based primary care geriatric hub at Whampoa, Singapore.
- Conditions
- Delivery of Health Care, Health Services, Costs and Cost Analysis, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04594967
- Testing
- Patient-centred care home (PCMH)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
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