Clinical trials: Maternal Behavior
Breastfeeding, Maternal Behavior
Breastfeeding Myths and Mothers' Motivation
Breast milk is a unique and irreplaceable source of nutrition for infants, offering protection against many common childhood diseases due to its natural sterility, accessibility, and immune-boosting antibodies.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Maternal Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT07067554
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Language Delay, Language Development
Combined Oral Motor Stimulation and Language on Preterm Infant Feeding
This is a randomized controlled trial to study an oromotor stimulation in combination with a reading curriculum in the NICU among preterm infants using oral muscle exercises, Language Environment Analysis (LENA) recordings…
- Conditions
- Language Delay, Language Development, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Mother-Infant Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT05861531
- Testing
- Oromotor stimulation, Reading curriculum, LENA recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Maternal Behavior, Postpartum Mood Disturbance
Mississippi Delta Community Care Home Visits Program
Maternal mortality in the United States is higher than in peer nations and has not decreased since 1990. Beyond mortality, severe maternal mortality impacts far too many women.
- Trial name
- Time4Mom (NCT07006324)
- Testing
- The PEN-3 Intervention Model
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Jackson State University
Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior
Brain Probiotic and LC-PUFA Intervention for Optimum Early Life
Probiotics is suggested to play several roles in promoting health, including alleviating disease symptoms, protection against atopic disease, and modulating the immune system by improving the beneficial gut microbiota…
- Conditions
- Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior, Infant Development, Child Development
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT03851120)
- Testing
- Probiotics and LC-PUFA (480 mg DHA), Psychosocial stimulation and healthy eating education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Maternal Health, Prenatal Care
Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Infant Feeding Practices
The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with maternal healthcare services utilization and infant…
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Prenatal Care, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- HTHMCH (NCT06601439)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Parent-Child Relations, Maternal Behavior
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Mother-Infant Synchrony Among Women With Childhood Adversity
Childhood adversity affects almost two-thirds of the US population, is a major risk factor for the leading causes of disease and increases US economic health burdens.
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Maternal Behavior, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04818112
- Testing
- ATVV, Attention control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Maternal Behavior, Injuries
The Mother in Norway Study
The Norwegian government is implementing the Nurse Family Partnership program (NFP) to combat child abuse and social inequality. This study will examine NFP with an individually randomized controlled parallel-group trial.
- Conditions
- Maternal Behavior, Injuries, Violence, Mental Health Wellness
- Trial name
- MiNS (NCT05895604)
- Testing
- Nurse-Family Partnership
- Where
- 5 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Health Problems in Pregnancy, Childbirth Problems
Expanding Knowledge About and Evaluating Services for Incarcerated Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Arkansas
The number of women who are incarcerated in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the past 20 years-over 750%, or from 13,258 in 1980 to 111,616 in 2016.
- Conditions
- Health Problems in Pregnancy, Childbirth Problems, Maternal Care Patterns, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04421235
- Testing
- Childbirth support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Maternal Health Services, Infant, Newborn
Comparing Integrative Midwife-led vs. Fragmented Inpatient Postpartum Care: Impact on Satisfaction and Transition to Motherhood
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different forms of postnatal care to find out which is most beneficial for mothers and their children after birth and with which they are most satisfied.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health Services, Infant, Newborn, Postnatal Care, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- SMILE (NCT07077941)
- Testing
- Integrative care
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Pain, Breast Feeding
Non-Pharmacological Methods for Reducing Pain During Vaccination in Infants
Pain management in infants is a medical responsibility of all members of the healthcare team, and nurses hold a privileged role in this regard.
- Conditions
- Pain, Breast Feeding, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06886412
- Testing
- Maternal Holding Intervention Group, Breast Feeding Intervention Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH)
This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL, Maternal Behavior, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT05824741)
- Testing
- Infant Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Promotion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Contraception, Contraception Behavior
A Randomized-Controlled Trial to Increase the Uptake of LARCs in Cameroon
Cameroon exhibits a high and non-decreasing level of maternal mortality (roughly 600 per 100,000 live births), partially related to its relatively high total fertility rate (roughly 4.6).
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraception Behavior, Contraceptive Usage, Contraceptive Method Switching
- Trial name
- HGOPY (NCT03733678)
- Testing
- Price discounts for SARCs, Price discounts for LARCs, Sequential vs. simultaneous recommendations
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Bank
Maternal-Fetal Relations, Mother-Child Relations
Neurobehavioral Effects of Prenatal Mindfulness Training on Maternal Presence and Compassionate Love
This study investigates how prenatal mindfulness training fosters prosocial qualities a mother brings to parenting-specifically, her ability to be present with and experience compassionate love for her child.
- Conditions
- Maternal-Fetal Relations, Mother-Child Relations, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05241600
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting, Non-Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Class
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidemarie Laurent
Child Malnutrition, Behavior, Maternal
Mobile Gaming App to Improve Child Nutrition in Nigeria
Undernutrition among children born to teenage mothers deserves urgent attention in Nigeria, where 27.2% of girls (15-19 years) living in rural areas have begun childbearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05181293
- Testing
- Mobile Gaming App for Nutrition Intervention
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Maternal Behavior, Maternal Addiction
Oxytocin and Brain Responses in Maternal Addiction
A prior study by the principal investigator of this project identified dopamine- and oxytocin-related brain pathways that showed a diminished response when addicted mothers viewed the faces of their own vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02979093
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Functional MRI scanning
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lane Strathearn, MBBS PhD
Maternal Behavior, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Exercise Program to Increase Breast Milk
In this study, the effects of an exercise program aimed at increasing breast milk on breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding success, and breast milk quantity will be evaluated.
- Conditions
- Maternal Behavior, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Breast Milk Expression
- Trial name
- NCT06723613
- Testing
- Exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Maternal Behavior, Alcohol Drinking
Adapting and Testing a Behavioural Intervention to Prevent FASD and Adverse Infant Outcomes
South Africa (SA) has a long history of social and health disparities, resulting in the world's highest rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD; 111.1 per 1,000), where lifelong negative cognitive and physical effects…
- Conditions
- Maternal Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Fetal Conditions
- Trial name
- MaRISA+ (NCT05747599)
- Testing
- Intervention with contingent incentives and text-based support
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety
Improving Maternal Sleep and Mental Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a Smart Bassinet to prevent/mitigate postpartum mood disorders by augmenting maternal sleep and/or enhancing infant sleep.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Sleep Disturbance, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT06544941)
- Testing
- Smart Bassinet, HALO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Maternal Behavior
Intranasal Oxytocin and Maternal Neglect
The investigators plan to conduct functional MRI scanning with a group of mothers who are blindly and randomly assigned either intranasal oxytocin or a placebo.
- Trial name
- OT-MOM (NCT02737436)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin, Functional MRI scanning
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Nutrition, Healthy, Maternal Behavior
Improving the Cardiovascular Health of High-Risk Families Through an Innovative Home Visitation Intervention
The purpose of this study is to conduct formative work with relevant stakeholders, including families and home visitation program staff involved in previous studies and/or future projects, to understand facilitators, barriers…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Maternal Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05839691
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham