Clinical trials: Fetal Death in Utero
Perinatal Mortality, Stillbirth
Impact of Prenatal Vitamin/Mineral Supplements on Perinatal Mortality
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily prenatal supplement of iron plus folic acid or a daily prenatal supplement with multiple vitamins and minerals given to women from their first prenatal visit through…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Stillbirth, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00133744
- Testing
- folic acid, folic acid plus iron, supplements with multiple vitamins and minerals
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 18,962 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cardiovascular Diseases
Continuation of the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in U.S. women at all ages, and large knowledge gaps exist in CVD predictive and preventative strategies for women.
- Trial name
- nuMoM2b-HHS2 (NCT05472597)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,048 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care: The EmONC Trial
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing access to and improving the quality of obstetric and neonatal care for pregnant women in study clusters.
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01073488)
- Testing
- Community Mobilization, HBLSS and facility improvement
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 267,181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Fetal Demise, Fetal Growth Restriction
Dose Adjusting Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis Dosage According to Anti-factor Xa Plasma Levels Improve Pregnancy Outcome
The risk of venous thromboembolism increases in pregnancy. Thrombophilia whether genetic or acquired, is a hypercoagulable disorder that may increase the risk of venous thromboembolic events.
- Conditions
- Fetal Demise, Fetal Growth Restriction, Preeclampsia, Abruptio Placentae
- Trial name
- NCT01068795
- Testing
- enoxaparin
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Maternal Death, Infant Death
Effects of a Health Workforce Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Intervention in Kinshasa
The aim of the study is to evaluate a health workforce capacity building and quality improvement intervention focused on integrated day-of-birth and post-pregnancy care at 16 hospitals in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Infant Death, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT03363308
- Testing
- training for health care workers supplmented by QI teams
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Stillbirth
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Associated Stillbirths in a High Burden Setting
This is a descriptive study to determine the role of fetal GBS disease as a cause for stillbirths
- Trial name
- Stillborn (NCT02339077)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Labor Induction
A Randomized Trial of Two Regimens of Misoprostol for Second Trimester Termination for Intrauterine Fetal Death
Misoprostol (Cytotec®) is a synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog that has been marketed in the United States since 1988 as a gastric cytoprotective agent.
- Trial name
- NCT00141895
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Stillbirth, Perinatal Death
A Feasibility Randomised Control Trial to Evaluate Early Perinatal Bereavement Counselling for Parents Who Have Experienced a Perinatal Death
The goal of this feasibility randomised control trial is to determine if a trial to evaluate perinatal bereavement counselling for parents who have experienced a perinatal death is feasible.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Perinatal Death, Psychological, Grief
- Trial name
- PEARL-C (NCT07494760)
- Testing
- Bereavement Counselling, Usual bereavement care
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
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)
Stillbirth, Delivery Complication
The PartoMa Project: Enabling Best Post Possible Childbirth Care in Tanzania.
Introduction Childbirth care remains suboptimal in many low-resource settings, causing unacceptable maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Delivery Complication, Delivery Delayed, Apgar; 4-7 at 1 Minute
- Trial name
- NCT04685668
- Testing
- The PartoMa guidelines and training
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 65,181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
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
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan.
Vitamin D deficiency is wide spread in South Asian population and is contributing to burden of disease in this region including Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia, Stillbirths, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT01229189
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Stillbirth, Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Antenatal Detection of Fetal Growth Restriction and Stillbirths Rate.
The main objective is to assess the role of antenatal detection of fetal growth restriction (FGR) on stillbirth, by a case-control study in a population-based sample of small for gestational age (SGA) livebirths and stillbirths…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- REPERE (NCT01995968)
- Testing
- Antenatal identification of fetal growth restriction
- Where
- 21 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Misoprostol for Treatment of Fetal Death at 14-28 Weeks of Pregnancy
The purpose of the proposed study is to test - in a randomized, blinded trial - two different doses of the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol administered buccally as a treatment for fetal death at 14 - 28 weeks, inclusive, of…
- Trial name
- NCT00671060
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Intra Uterine Fetal Death
Misoprostol for Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination
The majority of second-trimester pregnancy termination performed in the United States are performed surgically by dilation and evacuation. The frequency of induction of abortion increases as gestational age advances.
- Trial name
- MIS (NCT02669420)
- Testing
- termination of second trimester pregnancy
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancies With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Antenatal Myo-inositol Supplementation in Pre-existing Diabetes
This feasibility pilot study aims to gather data that can guide the design of a larger, more comprehensive trial to establish the effects of myo-inositol supplementation on supporting healthy outcomes in pregnancies complicated…
- Trial name
- AMulet (NCT07241221)
- Testing
- Myo-inositol and folic acid supplement, Folic acid supplement
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
COVID-19, COVID-19 Pneumonia
Effect of Covid 19 Infection on Fetomaternal Outcome
The novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was discovered for the first time in December 2019 in Wuhan (China) and the disease it causes is called coronavirus disease 2019…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, COVID-19 Pneumonia, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT05160649
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University
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
Stillbirth, Neonatal Respiratory Depression
Newborn Heart Rate as a Catalyst for Improved Survival
Heart rate (HR) is not routinely assessed during newborn resuscitations in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs). Many non-breathing newborns classified as fresh stillbirths have a heartbeat and are live born.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Neonatal Respiratory Depression, Neonatal Bradycardia, Neonatal Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT03799861
- Testing
- Epoch 2: HBB with NeoBeat, Epoch 3: HR-guided HBB
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 24,034 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Fetal Growth Retardation, Stillbirth
Prediction of Late Fetal Growth Restriction Using Cerebroplacental Ratio
To investigate the screening performance of CPR and biophysical profile score for the prediction of composite of adverse neonatal morbidity and mortality and operative delivery (CS or instrumental) for intrapartum fetal distress…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Stillbirth, Neonatal Respiratory Failure, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- NCT04640467
- Testing
- Biophsical profile, Cerebroplacental ratio
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University