Clinical trials: Prenatal Exposure
Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Euglycemia After Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids, the E-ALPS Study
Annually in the U.S 300,000 neonates are born late preterm, defined as 34 weeks 0 days - 36 weeks 6 days. The Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids (ALPS) Trial demonstrated that maternal treatment with betamethasone in the late…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia Drug Induced
- Trial name
- E-ALPS (NCT03076775)
- Testing
- Maternal glycemic control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
RESPECT-PLUS: Services for Infants With Prenatal Opiate Exposure
The impact of parental opioid use disorder and other substance use exposure on child welfare and the healthcare system is undeniable.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Child Development, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- RESPECT-Plus (NCT02334111)
- Testing
- RESPECT-Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy
Prenatal Tobacco Exposure and Newborn Outcomes: A Maternal Urinary Cotinine Study
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke, through either active maternal smoking or secondhand exposure, has been associated with impaired fetal oxygenation, metabolic stress, and adverse early neonatal outcomes.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Maternal Exposure During Pregnancy, Infant, Newborn, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Trial name
- NCT07201181
- Testing
- Maternal Urinary Cotinine Assessment
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Anthropometric Outcomes of a Mobile Health Intervention for Eating Behaviour and Lifestyle in Infancy
Lifestyle, activity, and feeding behaviours during early childhood set the foundation for subsequent lifelong metabolic health as an adult.
- Trial name
- NCT06457750
- Testing
- Feeding, Lifestyle, Activity Goals (FLAGs) Digital Health Application
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Lung; Premature, Pollution; Exposure
Ultrafine Particles and Fetal Contamination
The objective of this study is to evaluate the transplacental passage of fine and ultrafine particles (nanoparticles) inhaled by the mother.
- Trial name
- FOETOPUF (NCT04068389)
- Testing
- Pulmonary Tissue Collection
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Cigarette Smoking
Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Minority Women
The long-term goal of this research is to reduce tobacco-related disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes by improving smoking cessation and relapse prevention interventions for minority pregnant and postpartum women…
- Trial name
- NCT02195570
- Testing
- Quit Smoking Now (QSN), Prize-based Contingency Management (CM)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Cadmium, Placenta
Cadmium Exposure During Pregnancy and Fetal Growth
Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal naturally present in the environment, whose human exposure has increased over recent decades due to diffuse anthropogenic contamination, particularly related to industrial activities and the use of…
- Conditions
- Cadmium, Placenta, Fetal Growth, Birth Weight
- Trial name
- CADNAT (NCT07855237)
- Testing
- maternal blood samples, Placental tissue samples, maternal urine samples
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Brain Mechanisms in Young Adults
The goal of this study is to use [C-11]NPA and amphetamine (oral, 0.5 mg/kg) to measure striatal dopamine transmission in prenatal cocaine exposed subjects (PCE) and comparison subjects (COMP)
- Trial name
- MHP (NCT03606473)
- Testing
- d-amphetamine, [C-11]NPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Gale Richardson
Fetal Developmental Abnormality, Fetal Development
Scottish Advanced Fetal Research Study
In-utero exposure to drugs and chemicals through maternal smoking, alcohol use, drug abuse, prescription medicines and occupational/lifestyle exposures is widespread.
- Conditions
- Fetal Developmental Abnormality, Fetal Development, Human, Life Style
- Trial name
- SAFeR (NCT04613583)
- Testing
- SAFeR fetuses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
HIV, Pregnancy
Maternal Determinants of HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed Fetal Growth, Birth Outcomes and Early Infant Growth
The purpose of this study is to understand how differences in the nutritional status and concentration of hormones and cytokines associated with cachexia in HIV+ and HIV- pregnant women living in a semi-rural and rural region of…
- Conditions
- HIV, Pregnancy, Malnutrition, Cachexia
- Trial name
- NCT01647841
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Non-Opiate Treatment After Prenatal Opiate Exposure to Prevent Postnatal Injury to the Young Brain
The long term goals of our research are to establish the best pharmacological treatment for NAS and determine how pharmacologic treatment of NAS affects long-term developmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- No-POPPY (NCT03396588)
- Testing
- Clonidine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Henrietta Bada
General Anaesthesia During Pregnancy
Intelligence and Neurodevelopmental Disorders After Prenatal Exposure to General Anaesthesia
Every year in the European Union, thousands of babies are exposed to anaesthesia before they are born because their mothers need surgery during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- PAE-IQ (NCT06633406)
- Testing
- Age-appropriate Wechsler Intelligence Test, Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale, Social Responsiveness Scale
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Maternal Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Exposed Infant
Maternal Buprenorphine-naloxone Treatment and the Infant
The purpose of this mechanistic study is to evaluate the effects that maternal buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance have on the neurobehavioral development of the fetus and infant.
- Trial name
- NCT03291847
- Testing
- fetal monitoring, Buprenorphine Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HIV Infections, Pregnancy
The Safety and Effectiveness of Zidovudine in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Their Infants
To determine whether the rate of HIV transmission from mother to infant can be reduced by continuous oral zidovudine (AZT) treatment to HIV infected pregnant women, intravenous AZT during childbirth, and oral AZT treatment of the…
- Trial name
- NCT00000960
- Testing
- Zidovudine
- Where
- 62 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 1,496 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Preterm Labor, Fetal Glucocorticoid Exposure
The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroids on the Fetal Thymus - a Possible Role in Fetal Immune Programming
Administration of corticosteroids is standard practice for pregnant patients at risk of preterm labour to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT03057717
- Testing
- 2D ultrasound assessment
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Pregnancy; Spina Bifida, Fetal, Environmental Exposure
Understanding Effects of Folic Acid on the Methylosome and Transcriptome of Women With Spina Bifida Affected Pregnancies
Folic acid is currently considered to be the standard of care for primary and secondary prevention of spina bifida, but the mechanisms underlying folic acid's benefits are unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT05500690
- Testing
- Folic Acid Tablet
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Prenatal Antibiotics and Breast Milk / Neonatal IgA
In this biological study, the investigators will evaluate the levels of breast milk IgA, neonatal fecal IgA, and the composition of breast milk and fecal microbiota throughout the first 12 months of life in neonates born to…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Dysbiosis, Neonatal Infection
- Trial name
- PAIGAN 1 (NCT05813184)
- Testing
- Antibiotics
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Pregnancy, Epidural Analgesia, Obstetric
Intelligence and Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Prenatal Exposure to Labour Epidural Analgesia: a Sibling Matched Clinical Ambidirectional Cohort Study
In Belgium, labour epidural analgesia (LEA) has been used for decades in the vast majority of vaginal deliveries (up to 83% of deliveries).
- Trial name
- NCT07014956
- Testing
- Labour epidural analgesia
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Microcephaly, Mental Retardation
Neurodevelopment Outcome of Newborns Exposed to Zika Virus (ZIKV) in Utero
This prospective cohort study will determine the natural history of fetal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) and its effects on the fetus and newborn with emphasis on neurodevelopment outcome.
- Trial name
- ZENI (NCT02943304)
- Testing
- Symptomatic pregnant women with positive RT-PCR ZIKV in serum or urine, or a positive serologic test specific for ZIKV
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Industrial de Santander