Clinical trials: Postpartum Sepsis
Maternal Health Care, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Implementation Models for Blood Pressure Monitoring in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Connected MOM Plus
Quality improvement (QI) initiative to improve uptake and utilization of Connected MOM, particularly among those with limited access to health care
- Trial name
- NCT07691541
- Testing
- Connected MOM +
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Antepartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Strengthening Maternal Neonatal and Child Health Services in a Rural District of Pakistan
The Maternal Neonatal and Child health indicators in District Dadu of Pakistan portrays a dismal pictures and after the floods of 2010-2011 the health infrastructure of this district was badly affected.
- Conditions
- Antepartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Anemia, Eclampsia
- Trial name
- SRC (NCT02797353)
- Testing
- Maternal Neonatal and Child Health Interventions
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Evaluating the Effects of SMS Text Messaging Support System Among Frontline Health Workers in Ghana
Introduction Maternal and neonatal mortality continue to be to be prominent public health issues in sub Saharan Africa including Ghana, with slow progress made towards attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 \& 5.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Neonatal Death, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Pre-eclampsia
- Trial name
- Accelerate (NCT02468310)
- Testing
- Maternal and neonatal emergency protocols
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 65,831 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannah Brown Amoakoh
Prevention of Postpartum Sepsis
Efficacy of Using a Closing Pack to Reduce Postpartum Sepsis
Randomised trial comparing the efficacy and feasibility of using a sterile closing pack to reduce postpartum sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT05632705
- Testing
- Closing pack
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pretoria
Maternal Sepsis During Labor, Hemorrhage, Postpartum
Scaling Up an Integrated Approach to Improve Delivery Care in North Guatemala With Stepped Wedge Design
"¡Que Vivan las Madres!: Venga a tener su parto al CAP" (QVLM) is a guatemalan quasi-experimental study that has been performed from January 2014 to January 2017 by the Epidemiological Research Center in Sexual and Reproductive…
- Conditions
- Maternal Sepsis During Labor, Hemorrhage, Postpartum, Eclampsia; Complicating Pregnancy, Pre-Eclampsia
- Trial name
- QVLM (NCT03151070)
- Testing
- QVLM Intervention package
- Volunteers
- 32,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Juan de Dios Guatemala
Puerperal: [Major Infection] or [Sepsis]
Diagnostic Breath Analysis Study to Detect Sepsis
Analysis of exhaled breath samples using a high-speed gas chromatography medical device will identify Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) that are specifically associated with SIRS and Sepsis.
- Trial name
- NCT02532959
- Testing
- Diagnostic Breath Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Landon Pediatric Foundation
Prevention of Postpartum Sepsis
Kefazolin Versus Kefazolin Plus Metronidazole to Reduce Postpartum Infection
Randomised controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of adding metronidazole pre-operatively to kefazolin in reducing postpartum infection
- Trial name
- NCT04792710
- Testing
- Metronidazole
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pretoria
HIV Infections, Viremia
Enhanced Virologic Monitoring for Pregnant and Postpartum Women With HIV
The goal of this study is to learn about supporting pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV with treatment adherence. The investigators will conduct a pilot study of an intervention that includes peer counseling about viral…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Viremia, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT05845619
- Testing
- Enhanced virologic monitoring
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Cardiovascular Protection After Preeclampsia With Enalapril
The purpose of this study is to learn if postpartum women are willing to be randomized to different blood pressure medicines after delivery and how that affects blood pressure in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy, Hypertension, Gestational Hypertension
- Trial name
- CAPP-E (NCT07222852)
- Testing
- Enalapril, Standard treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy, Pre-Eclampsia, Severe
Low-Sodium Diet for Postpartum Blood Pressure Control
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to learn if a low-sodium diet improves postpartum blood pressure control in adults who were diagnosed with a late-onset hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy, Pre-Eclampsia, Severe, Pre-Eclampsia; Mild, Postpartum
- Trial name
- NCT07752056
- Testing
- Low Sodium Diet
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Puerperal Sepsis, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Assessing Childbirth-related Complications at the Community Level in Kenya
Kenya is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that still experience high maternal mortality. For instance, in 2008/09 maternal mortality ratio was estimated to be 488/100,000 live births.
- Conditions
- Puerperal Sepsis, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Preeclampsia and Eclampsia, Retained Placenta, Without Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01665456
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 585 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wilson Liambila
Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications
Breastfeeding and Postpartum Cardiovascular Health
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are increasingly recognized sex-specific risk factors for premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women.
- Conditions
- Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pre-Eclampsia, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
- Trial name
- sheMATTERS (NCT04580927)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSE)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Chorioamnionitis, Puerperal Endometritis
Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Prelabor Rupture of Membranes at Term
The aims of this study are to determine whether antibiotics administered routinely in women presenting with premature rupture of membranes later than the 37+0 weeks of gestation can alter the rate of maternal and neonatal…
- Conditions
- Chorioamnionitis, Puerperal Endometritis, Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis, Neonatal Meningitis
- Trial name
- NCT01633294
- Testing
- Ampicillin + gentamicin
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal
Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Sepsis
Prevention of Perinatal Sepsis (PoPS): Evaluation of Chlorhexidine Wipes of Birth Canal and Newborn
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether use of the disinfectant chlorhexidine administered to the birth canal during labour and newborn at delivery can protect a woman and her baby from bacterial infections after birth.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Sepsis, Puerperal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00136370
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, Birth canal wipe, sterile water external genital wipe
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Video Education in High Risk Populations
This is a prospective, single-center, randomized control study to determine if video education at the time of postpartum discharge improves patient knowledge on the warning signs for the top three causes of severe maternal…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Sepsis, Postpartum Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- NCT06310720
- Testing
- Video Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Maternal Sepsis, Infections
EnCoRe MoMS: Engaging Communities to Reduce Morbidity From Maternal Sepsis (Aim 1)
Sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal death in the U.S. Labor and postpartum are particularly vulnerable risk periods. The goal of this multi-center, multidisciplinary study is to evaluate a maternal sepsis safety bundle.
- Trial name
- NCT06145724
- Testing
- Maternal Sepsis Safety Bundle
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33,183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy
Remote BP Monitoring in the PP Period
The purpose of this study is to trial remote patient monitoring (RPM) in the postpartum hypertensive population in a randomized control design, with an aim to increase the number of blood pressure measurements taken during the…
- Trial name
- NCT03728790
- Testing
- Remote Patient Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Azithromycin-Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)
Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal deaths, and current antibiotic strategies have not been effective in preventing many of these deaths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Neonatal SEPSIS, Maternal Sepsis During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03871491
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 58,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Postpartum Endometritis, Wound Infection
Chlorhexidine Vaginal Preparation for Reduction of Post-cesarean Endometritis and Sepsis
The study aims to assess the beneficial value of vaginal preparation with chlorhexidine gluconate 0.05% before cesarean delivery of cases in labor in reduction of postoperative endometritis, fever and wound complications compared…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Endometritis, Wound Infection, Chlorhexidine Adverse Reaction, Postoperative Fever
- Trial name
- NCT04385680
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate vaginal solution 0.05%
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University