Clinical trials: Maternal Death
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Impact of Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Bangladesh
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether providing women with a weekly oral supplement of vitamin A, either preformed or as beta-carotene, at a dosage equivalent to a recommended intake from early pregnancy through three…
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00198822
- Testing
- Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplements
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 59,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality
Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package
Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum \& neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through…
- Conditions
- Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT01389219
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pregnancy, Preterm Labor
Biomarkers in Obstetrical Complications
Objective: To study the natural history of normal pregnancy and the most frequent pregnancy complications responsible for the excessive rate of perinatal morbidity and mortality, in order to develop models to predict the…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Preterm Labor, Maternal Fetal Factors, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- NCT03480139
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 746 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Maternal Death, Newborn Death
Replicating MamaToto in Rural Tanzania
This study aimed to adapt and implement a district-led, policy-based, low cost Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) intervention package using the MamaToto process, proven successful in Uganda, in rural Tanzania.
- Trial name
- NCT02506413
- Testing
- MamaToto Package
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 8,323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Asphyxia Neonatorum
First Breath: Neonatal Resuscitation in Developing Countries
In developing countries, neonatal death from birth asphyxia is a major problem. This study will be conducted in several countries to determine if the combined Neonatal Resuscitation Program/Essential Newborn Care Program compared…
- Trial name
- NCT00136708
- Testing
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 120,009 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
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
Hypoxic Brain Injury, Maternal Death
High Flow Nasal Cannula to Prevent Deoxygenation During Induction of General Anesthesia in Cesarean Section
Transnasal humidified rapid-insufflation ventilatory exchange (THRIVE) using high flow oxygen therapy for preoxygenation and oxygen supplementation during apnoea has shown promising results
- Trial name
- NCT04438798
- Testing
- F Group, H Group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Maternal Mortality, Perinatal Mortality
Evaluation of a Smartphone Application to Reduce Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Ethiopia
The purpose of this trial is to determine if the safe delivery smartphone application distributed to health workers in Ethiopia will decrease perinatal mortality and the incidence of postpartum haemorrhage.
- Trial name
- NCT01945931
- Testing
- Safe Delivery Smartphone Application
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,601 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Childbirth Process
Changes in Pain Level With the Use of the Regulated Expiratory Method.
Historically, pain management during childbirth has been a primary concern in the obstetric community. In recent decades, childbirth care providers have been witnessing, especially in developed countries, a real revolution in…
- Trial name
- NCT04302090
- Testing
- Regulated expiratory method
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Tunis El Manar
Pregnancy, Maternal Health
Wired Mothers - Use of Mobile Phones to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Health in Zanzibar
Reducing maternal and newborn mortality remains a global challenge. Because obstetric complications cannot be predicted, skilled attendance at the time of delivery and access to emergency obstetric care remain the most effective…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Maternal Health, Newborn Death, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT01821222
- Testing
- Wired mothers
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 2,550 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obstetric Labor Complications, Stillbirth
The PartoMa Project: For Improving Monitoring, Action and Triage During Labour
OVERALL OBJECTIVE In an East African referral hospital, to develop and analyze the effect of locally agreed and achievable guidelines and a continual in-house training program for strengthening partogram-based…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Labor Complications, Stillbirth, Maternal Death
- Trial name
- PartoMa (NCT02318420)
- Testing
- The PartoMa intervention
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 3,087 people
- Sponsor
- Ib Christian Bygbjerg
Neonatal Death, Maternal Death
Safe Motherhood Promotion and Newborn Survival
Primary objective of the study is to measure the impact of a comprehensive package of interventions introduced by the Safe Motherhood Promotion and Newborn Survival project on neonatal mortality in three Upazila of Chandpur…
- Trial name
- SMPNS (NCT03032276)
- Testing
- Safe motherhood and newborn health promotion package
- Volunteers
- 50,400 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Pre-eclampsia, Hypertension, Pregnancy Induced
Community Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia
This project is being undertaken to test the hypothesis that implementing a community based package of care for women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy will result in overall improvement in maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Trial name
- CLIP (NCT01911494)
- Testing
- Community Engagement, PIERS on the Move mHealth decision aid, Magnesium Sulfate
- Where
- 4 sites in India, Mozambique and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 87,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Maternal Death, Maternal Behavior
Effectiveness of Health Education Provided to Couples on Utilization of Maternity Waiting Homes in Rural Ethiopia
Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) were identified as a solution to improve pregnancy outcomes by bringing women living in geographically isolated areas closer to a healthcare facility.
- Trial name
- NCT05015023
- Testing
- Behavioral intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Vaginal Infection
Impact of Maternity Napkins on the Incidence of Vaginal Infections in the Post-partum Period
This randomized controlled trial will compare the incidence of vaginal infections in the post-partum period in women using sanitary napkins, with women using their current methods of managing lochia.
- Trial name
- NCT05806879
- Testing
- Maternity Napkin
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
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
Maternal Death, Newborn Morbidity
Feasibility of Introducing Midwifery-embodied Community Clinic Model
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Maternal and neonatal mortality continue to be a serious public health problem in Bangladesh. Facility-based healthcare services reduce the probability of preventable causes of maternal and neonatal…
- Trial name
- NCT06466512
- Testing
- Midwifery-embodied care
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Maternal Death, Cardiac Arrest
Assessing a New Proforma for Maternal Cardiac Arrest
During the Multidisciplinary Obstetric and Midwifery Simulation (MOMS) course, groups of delegates manage simulated clinical emergencies, whilst the remaining delegates observe the scenario via a video link.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT04260386
- Testing
- Non-Interventional
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Cervical Pregnancy, Maternal Care for Late Fetal Death
Medical Management of Late Intrauterine Death.
The purpose of this study is to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of isosorbide dinitrate-oxytocin in combination in the management of late intrauterine foetal death.
- Trial name
- INPer (NCT02488642)
- Testing
- Isosorbide Dinitrate, Misoprostol, Oxytocin
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Perinatology
Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction
The Combined First Trimester Screening
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter pilot project. The project is focus on setting up the combined first trimester screening in the Czech Republic.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia (PE), Fetal Growth Restriction, Congenital Abnormalities, Preterm Labor
- Trial name
- NCT07015203
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic