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Filter by:Back pain is one of the most common complaints in pregnancy. It is caused by the growing pregnant abdomen which then strains the lower back and pelvis. Often Obstetricians recommend rest, Tylenol, pelvic support belts, or exercise. Typically, these do not provide the patient much relief. A physical therapy treatment known as soft tissue mobilization (tSTM) has been shown to be helpful in treating various types of pain. This study will explore whether tSTM can improve back pain in pregnancy.
Clearblue Connected Ovulation Test System (COTS) has been designed for home use by women who are either planning or trying for a pregnancy. This study will determine the difference in pregnancy rate of female volunteers seeking to get pregnant who use COTS in comparison to those not using an ovulation product to assist with conception.
Induction of labor is associated with increased cesarean delivery rates, particularly in women with an unfavorable cervix. Both pharmacologic and mechanical methods are utilized for cervical ripening and labor induction. Evidence on the safety and effectiveness of various mechanical and pharmacologic methods of cervical ripening and labor induction is abundant, and yet the majority of clinical trials evaluate time to delivery, rather than mode of delivery. This is a prospective, cluster-randomized clinical trial to compare a standard method of induction at our institution (oral misoprostol) with an alternative, commonly used combination method of oral misoprostol and transcervical foley bulb in women with term pregnancies requiring induction of labor.
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of use of mobile technology by community-based health workers on health-promoting behaviors among women related to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in Bihar, India. The intervention was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and in collaboration with CARE was implemented from 2012 to 2014. Health sub-centers in the catchment areas of four blocks (sub-districts) of the district of Saharsa were randomly assigned to treatment or control arms (35 sub-centers were assigned to each). Data were collected in the Intervention and Control areas from mothers of infants 0-12 months at baseline and at 2-year follow-up, to assess the intervention's effects on quality and quantity of FLW home visits, postnatal health behaviors, and among older infants/toddlers, complementary feeding and vaccination. Difference in difference analyses were used to assess outcome effects in this quasi experimental study. The ICT-CCS intervention was implemented in areas where the BMGF-funded Ananya program (official title: Bihar Family Health Initiative) was also being implemented. Thus, the impact is of the [ICT-CCS intervention + Ananya] versus [Ananya alone]. The Ananya program was developed and implemented via a partnership of BMGF, CARE, and the Government of Bihar. The ultimate purpose of Ananya was to reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality; fertility; and child undernutrition in Bihar, India. Ananya involved multi-level interventions designed to build front line health worker (FLW) capacities and reach to communities and households, as well as to strengthen public health facilities and quality of care to improve maternal and neonatal care and health behaviors, and thus survival. It was implemented from 2012 to 2014. Eight focal districts in western and central Bihar received Ananya, while 30 districts did not.
This study aimed to compare the effects of three commonly used combination doses on the onset time and adverse reactions.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of ultrasound in term pregnant patients posted for elective lower segment cesarean sections and compared them with non pregnant females posted for elective surgeries.
Background and rationale: B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) is a potent B cell survival factor that has been found to be elevated in patients with inflammatory conditions, such as systemic lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the immunologic changes associated with pregnancy, including changes in levels of T and B lymphocytes, it is postulated that BLyS levels would be altered in pregnancy compared to the non-pregnant state. Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to assess the levels of BLyS in each trimester of pregnancy. Secondary objectives include evaluation of an association between BLyS levels and adverse pregnancy events; comparison of BLyS levels between healthy pregnant women and pregnant women with a medical or obstetric conditions; and, assessment of APRIL levels and comparison between APRIL levels and BLyS levels in study subjects. Study population: Pregnant and non-pregnant women receiving care in the outpatient Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics at LAC+USC Medical Center. Study methodology: Peripheral blood samples will be drawn from pregnant women and non-pregnant controls. Pregnant women will have blood drawn each trimester, at delivery, and postpartum, and control subjects will have blood drawn once, upon enrollment in the study. Study outcomes: BLyS and APRIL levels during each trimester, postpartum and in cord blood will be compared between healthy pregnant women, pregnant women with a medical condition, and healthy non-pregnant controls. Additionally, pregnancy outcomes will be recorded to determine whether BLyS or APRIL levels correlate with adverse events. Statistics: Continuous data will be analyzed by Student t-test or logistic regression, where appropriate. Categorical data will be analyzed using Chi square.
Assessing the role of moderate exercise in newborn intrapartum variables have showed to be crucial not only on prescribing exercise safely, but also on understanding its impact on the prevention of some cardio-metabolic diseases after labor. Clarify this concept will be essential on reducing human risk for some chronic diseases through implementing supervised exercise programs during such a critical period.
This clinical trial is performed as proof of pharmacological action investigation by demonstration of ovulation inhibition (dose-response study) under treatment with three Test vaginal rings releasing varying doses of estriol (E3) and trimegestone (TMG). Blood samples for determination of estradiol (E2) and progesterone (PG) levels will serve as pharmacodynamic surrogate parameters for characterization of the treatment effect on the endogenous hormones. Blood samples for determination of E3 and TMG in plasma will be collected in order to characterize pharmacokinetic parameters. Additionally, local tolerability characterized by gynecological inspection of the vaginal mucosa prior to and after insertion of the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMPs) is planned to be assessed
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of 12 knowledge transfer clips of maternal and neonatal health in order to generate knowledge appropriation. Methodology: Randomized cross-over clinical trial with a non-probabilistic sample of intentional feature of 150 subjects: pregnant women, non-pregnant women and men. Participants will be evaluated during the observation of 13 clips (one of them is the control clip) in which sequence will be assigned randomly. The level of attention will be assessed by means of eye tracking, to see the ocular gaze and fixation in relation to the content of clips, and emotional reaction through the psychophysiological record (galvanic skin response). In addition, recall of information will be assessed through the application of questionnaires at the end of each video. The analysis will focus on identifying differences in the three outcomes between intervention clips and the control clip, and between the three groups, and determine the clips and segments that generate greater emotional response, attention and recall.