Clinical trials: Labor, active
Preterm Labor, Preterm Birth
Cervical Stiffness in Women With Threatened Preterm Labor
Women giving birth prematurely due to spontaneous preterm labor may exhibit signs and symptoms of preterm labor (PTL) which are mostly nonspecific.
- Trial name
- CZECH-TPTL (NCT07840235)
- Testing
- Pregnolia System
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Pregnolia AG
Labor Pain
Initiation Ropivacaine Dose for Labor Analgesia Via Double Dural Puncture Epidural Technique
This study aims to determine the 90% effective dose (ED₉₀) of an initial regimen of 0.1% ropivacaine combined with 0.3 μg/mL sufentanil, administered via the double dural puncture epidural technique for epidural labor analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT07882004
- Testing
- 0.1% Ropivacaine
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Labor Analgesia, Labor Pain
Effect of Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia on Oxytocin in Early vs Late Labor
Oxytocin is a key hormone that regulates uterine contractions during labor. Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia (DPEA) is a modern technique for labor pain relief that provides faster onset and more reliable analgesia than standard…
- Conditions
- Labor Analgesia, Labor Pain, Oxytocin
- Trial name
- DPEA-OXY (NCT07873814)
- Testing
- Dural Puncture Epidural Analgesia (DPEA)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Labor and Delivery
Effect of a Vertical Birthing Chair on Labor
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether the use of a vertical birthing chair during the active second stage of labor improves fetal head descent and rotation.
- Trial name
- NCT07874243
- Testing
- Using a vertical birthing chair during the active second stage of labor
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kartal City Hospital
Pregnancy - Labor Monitoring, Labor and Childbirth
Wearable Ultrasound Patch in Parturients
This study will assess an investigational ultrasound patch placed on the maternal abdomen to noninvasively monitor uterine activity, obtain fetal images and physiologic measurements in labor.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy - Labor Monitoring, Labor and Childbirth, Fetal Heart Rate Tracing
- Trial name
- NCT07871903
- Testing
- wearable ultrasound patch
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Labour Analgesia
A Digital Educational Resource to Improve Preparedness for Shared Decision Making About Labour Analgesia
Labour analgesia decisions are often made under time pressure, while in pain, which may lead patients to feel unprepared or uninformed.
- Trial name
- PrepDM (NCT07516171)
- Testing
- Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale, Questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Labor Pain and to Reduce Pain, Birth Beliefs
THE EFFECT OF LISTENING TO SURAH ABESE (VERSES 19-20) DURING CHILDBIRTH ON VAGINAL BIRTH SELF-EFFICACY, BIRTH BELIEFS, AND PAIN PERCEPTION
We are planning this study to determine the effect of listening to verses 19-20 of Surah Abasa during labor on vaginal birth self-efficacy, birth beliefs, and pain perception.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain and to Reduce Pain, Birth Beliefs, Childbirth Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT07865637
- Testing
- LISTENING TO VERSES 19-20 OF SURAH ABESE
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Labor Stage, First, Prolonged Labor
Maternal Maneuvers During Prolonged Labor
This pilot, randomized control trial will test whether or not a specific circuit of position changes improves maternal outcomes in cases of prolonged labor.
- Trial name
- CIRCUIT (NCT06636149)
- Testing
- Circuit of maternal position changes during labor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pain Management, C Section
Pain After Scheduled Cesarean Delivery: Spinal Morphine With or Without Levobupivacaine Wound Infiltration
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether injecting a numbing medicine (levobupivacaine, a local anesthetic) into the surgical wound at the end of a cesarean delivery improves pain control in women who also receive…
- Conditions
- Pain Management, C Section, Obstetric Pain, Levobupivacaine
- Trial name
- LEVO-CS (NCT07859956)
- Testing
- Levobupivacaine, Intrathecal Morphine
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
Labor Pain and to Reduce Pain
Does the Volume of Medication Affect the Success of Labor Epidural Analgesia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether changing the volume and concentration of a medication affects the quality of pain relief and the side effects associated with labor epidural analgesia.
- Trial name
- EpiVol (NCT07684365)
- Testing
- administration of bupivacaine 7.5 mg and fentanyl 24 mcg every 40 minutes
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gynecological; Surgery (Previous), Causing Obstructed Labor
Impact of Early Physiotherapy on Pain, Quality of Life, Pelvic Floor Function, and Sexual Health Post-Episiotomy
Surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall during a vaginal delivery (episiotomy) is among the most common surgical procedures performed in obstetrics.
- Trial name
- NCT06568406
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, Urogynaecology
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Induced Labor, Cervical Ripening
Safety and Feasibility of the INGA Sensor System for Fetal and Uterine Monitoring During Cervical Ripening
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety and performance of the INGA Sensor System when used with the INGA balloon catheter during cervical ripening for labor induction in pregnant individuals at term.
- Conditions
- Induced Labor, Cervical Ripening, Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor, Balloon Catheter for Labor Induction
- Trial name
- INGA-SENPe (NCT07846111)
- Testing
- Cervical ripening, labor Induction, uterus and fetal monitoring
- Where
- Estonia
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalto University
Ophthalmic Artery, Labor and Delivery
The Ophthalmic Artery Doppler Evaluation Prior to Labor Induction and Adverse Intrapartum Fetal Outcomes
The ophthalmic artery Doppler has been recently proposed as a potential "soft marker" for placental insufficiency in retrospective and observational studies, with similar clinical significance with respect to Uterine Artery (UA)…
- Conditions
- Ophthalmic Artery, Labor and Delivery, Induction of Labor, Intrapartum Fetal Distress
- Trial name
- OPHELIA (NCT07846137)
- Testing
- Ophthalmic Artery Doppler
- Volunteers
- 1,477 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Labor Pain
Pain Selective Anesthesia for Labor Mobility (PSALM Study): a Randomized Controlled Trial of Combined Lidocaine - Chlorprocaine for Labor Epidural Analgesia
The current "gold standard" epidural analgesia for labor is associated with unwanted side effects, such as motor block (affecting ambulation and the ability to push) and sympathetic blockade (causing maternal hypotension).
- Trial name
- PSALM (NCT06302257)
- Testing
- Chlorprocaine, Lidocaine, Lidocaine-chlorprocaine combination
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Primiparous Pregnant Women, Yoga
The Effects of Innatal Yoga Practices on Pain, Comfort, and Satisfaction in Primiparous Women
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of prenatal yoga practices on labor pain, comfort level during labor, and overall birth satisfaction in primiparous pregnant women in Turkey.
- Conditions
- Primiparous Pregnant Women, Yoga, Labor Pains
- Trial name
- NCT07839962
- Testing
- innatal yoga group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Handan ASATEKİN
Labor Analgesia
The Impact of Needle Manipulation and Accuracy Between Hand Held Automatic and Traditional Ultrasound Device
In this double blinded randomized controlled trial, the investigators would like to compare the effects on needle manipulation when relatively inexperienced sonographist (< 1 year of ultrasound experience) perform ultrasound…
- Trial name
- NCT05909085
- Testing
- Traditional ultrasound, Automated ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Labor Epidural Analgesia, Perfusion Index
Perfusion Index Variability During Epidural Labor Analgesia
This prospective, single-centre observational study evaluates changes in the peripheral Perfusion Index (PI) - a non-invasive parameter derived from the pulse-oximetry photoplethysmographic waveform - in women receiving epidural…
- Conditions
- Labor Epidural Analgesia, Perfusion Index, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07831967
- Testing
- Epidural (or opioid-only combined spinal-epidural) labor analgesia
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Analyzing Retinal Microanatomy in Retinopathy of Prematurity to Improve Care
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of development of the retina and its vasculature that can impact vision in vulnerable preterm neonates for a lifetime.
- Trial name
- (BabySTEPS3) (NCT07738874)
- Testing
- Ultra-widefield Optical Coherence Tomography (UWF-OCT), Wide-field ophthalmic imaging system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Postpartum Depression, Preterm Labor
Maternal Stress on Human Milk and Infant Outcomes
The overarching purpose of this study is to determine if a modified 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (with a focus on self-compassion; MBSC) or 8 weeks of 2000 IU vitamin D supplementation will reduce stress and increase…
- Trial name
- NCT04821544
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based intervention (with a focus on self-compassion; MBSC), Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Idaho
Pregnancy Related, Epidural; Anesthesia, Headache
Inertial Sensors for Obstetrical Walking Epidural Tracking
Freedom of movement and the ability to walk are crucial during the first stage of labor, potentially reducing labor duration, cesarean section risk, epidural analgesia use, and bladder catheterization.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Epidural; Anesthesia, Headache, Labor Complication
- Trial name
- MOTION-EASE (NCT06471790)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon