Clinical trials: Prenatal Disorder
Patient Empowerment
Mobile Video Education to Improve Patient Clinician Communication During Prenatal Clinic Visits
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an animated video delivered by text message in patients whose pregnancies are complicated with fetal anomalies.
- Trial name
- NCT06323343
- Testing
- Video Intervention, Webpage links
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity
BetterBirth: A Trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of a checklist-based childbirth safety program (the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program) on reduction of severe maternal, fetal, and newborn harm in institutional deliveries in…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- BetterBirth (NCT02148952)
- Testing
- WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 157,689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Anhydramnios, Potter Syndrome
Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy
Early pregnancy renal anhydramnios (EPRA) is a condition where a pregnant woman does not have any amniotic fluid around her fetus because of a problem with the fetus's kidneys.
- Conditions
- Anhydramnios, Potter Syndrome, Lung Hypoplasia, Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
- Trial name
- RAFT (NCT03101891)
- Testing
- Serial amnioinfusions with isotonic fluid, Spinal needle, Isotonic fluid
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Aneuploidy
National Prevalence and Impact of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
Information on pregnant women undergoing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) at one of the Obstetrix Medical Groups Outpatient Centers between January 2012 and June 2014 will be retrospectively gathered and an analysis of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02284399
- Testing
- non-invasive prenatal testing
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Obstetrix Medical Group
HIV Infections
A Stigma Reduction Intervention at Time of Entry Into Antenatal Care to Improve PMTCT Services in Tanzania
This study will pilot test a brief, scalable intervention called Maisha (Swahili for life), to address HIV stigma for women presenting to antenatal care in Tanzania and male partners who accompany them.
- Trial name
- Maisha (NCT03600142)
- Testing
- Mashia
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Villitis
Predicting Placental Pathologies by Ultrasound Imaging
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is caused when the placenta cannot provide enough nutrients to allow normal growth of the fetus during pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Villitis, IUGR
- Trial name
- NCT04506970
- Testing
- Comprehensive Doppler Ultrasound of the Placenta, Verasonics Ultrasound scanner (ultra-sensitive Doppler imaging)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Genetic Diseases, Genetic Syndrome
Perinatal Precision Medicine
This study will seek to determine if rapid genomic sequencing improves outcomes for acutely ill infants. The investigator will enroll up to 1,000 acutely ill infants in a prospective, randomized, blinded study to either rapid…
- Conditions
- Genetic Diseases, Genetic Syndrome, Mendelian Disorders
- Trial name
- NSIGHT2 (NCT03211039)
- Testing
- Genomic sequencing and molecular diagnostic results, if any.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Rady Pediatric Genomics & Systems Medicine Institute
Stillbirth
The Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of stillbirth in Europe, with more than 4,000 stillbirths every year; which equates to more than 11 deaths every day.
- Trial name
- MiNESS (NCT02025530)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,030 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Attachment Disorders
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Attachment-Focused Intervention in Preschool Children With FASD
Study Summary: This study is being conducted in order to rigorously evaluate the real-world effectiveness of a publicly-funded, home-based, attachment-focused intervention Circle of Security (COS) Family Intervention Model…
- Trial name
- NCT01536184
- Testing
- Circle of Security (COS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Fetal Growth Retardation, Fetal; Slow Growth
Third Trimester Screening of Fetal Growth Restriction
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy of two screening protocols for the detection of fetal growth disorders. In Italy at the moment the screening protocol should not be universal but only on clinical indications.
- Trial name
- RELAIS (NCT05787054)
- Testing
- Third trimester ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 813 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Structural Anomalies, Cardiac Anomalies
Clinical Utility of Prenatal Whole Exome Sequencing
The investigator aims to examine the clinical utility of WES, including assessment of a variety of health-related and reproductive outcomes in undiagnosed prenatal cases.
- Conditions
- Structural Anomalies, Cardiac Anomalies, Central Nervous System Anomalies, Thorax Anomalies
- Trial name
- PWES (NCT03482141)
- Testing
- Whole Exome Sequencing (WES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Depression, Preterm Delivery
Comparing Effectiveness of Treating Depression With & Without Comorbidity to Improve Fetal Health
Depression during pregnancy is prevalent (15-20%) and has an adverse impact on fetal outcomes including preterm delivery (PTD) and low birthweight (LBW).
- Trial name
- PCORIPTD (NCT02371356)
- Volunteers
- 91,084 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
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
Anxiety
Happy Mother - Healthy Baby: Supplement Study on Biological Processes Underlying Anxiety During Pregnancy
As a supplement to the ongoing randomized evaluation of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) anxiety prevention intervention in Pakistan (R01-MH111859), the investigators propose to explore potential biological mechanisms…
- Trial name
- HMHB-Bio (NCT04566861)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety during pregnancy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Chorioamnionitis, Brain Injury
Safety of N-acetylcysteine in Maternal Chorioamnionitis (NAC in Chorio)
The purpose of this trial was to find the best dose of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to decrease brain injury in babies exposed to intrauterine infection without causing significant side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00724594
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Fetal Hypoxia, Fetal Distress
Trans-abdominal Fetal Pulse Oximetry
The Raydiant Oximetry Sensing System (Lumerah) is a non-invasive fetal pulse oximeter that measures fetal arterial oxygen saturation using safe, non-invasive, transabdominal near-infrared spectroscopy.
- Conditions
- Fetal Hypoxia, Fetal Distress, Fetal Acidemia, Fetal or Neonatal Effect of Complication of Labor
- Trial name
- NCT05147584
- Testing
- Dual fetal oxygen sensors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raydiant Oximetry, Inc.
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture, Labor, Induced/IS
Foley Catheter for Labor Induction in Women With Term and Near Term Membrane Rupture
In women undergoing labor induction for membrane rupture at or near term, we are investigating the addition of a foley catheter placed in the cervix to standard therapy (oxytocin administration) to decrease the time from the…
- Trial name
- NCT00290199
- Testing
- Transcervical Foley catheter
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fetus or Neonate Affected by Maternal Epidural Anesthesia During Labor and Delivery
Pulse Pressure and Post-epidural Fetal Heart Rate Changes
Epidural anesthesia, the most common method of pain control in labor, can contribute to alterations in maternal blood pressure and/or fetal heart rate changes.
- Trial name
- NCT02565485
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer's
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Infant, Newborn, Hypoxia, Brain
Optimizing (Longer, Deeper) Cooling for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy(HIE)
The Optimizing Cooling trial will compare four whole-body cooling treatments for infants born at 36 weeks gestational age or later with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: (1) cooling for 72 hours to 33.5°C; (2) cooling for 120…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Hypoxia, Brain, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain, Encephalopathy, Hypoxic-Ischemic
- Trial name
- NCT01192776
- Testing
- Whole-body Cooling
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS
Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and New-born Outcomes (Philani Ndiphile)
This study aims to evaluate different screening strategies to decrease the burden of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among pregnant women, and reduce adverse birth outcomes.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS, Cost-effectiveness, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT04446611
- Testing
- First antenatal care + test-of-cure, First antenatal care + week 30-34 gestation (no test-of-cure)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd