Walking versus lying to prevent hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section |
ACTRN12606000391572 |
allan Cyna |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care. Maternal medical conditions |
Pregnant women having spinal anaesthesia prior to caesarean section |
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FOREMOST trial - Fetal intrapartum pulse oximetry: a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
PT0360/NHMRC301050/ACTRN012606000307505 |
Christine East |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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A pilot randomised control trial on maternal antenatal teaching for pushing in second stage of labour PUSH Study |
ACTRN12608000542392 |
hala.phipps@sswahs.nsw.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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CUT Trial - A prospective, randomised study Comparing cUrved versus straighT scissors to reduce episiotomy extension |
ACTRN12612000285853 |
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital angela_swift@health.qld.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Intravenous oxytocin bolus of 2 units is superior to 5 units during elective caesarean section |
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james_sartain@health.qld.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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FOG Trial - Outpatient Foley catheter vs inpatient Prostin gel for induction of labour |
ACTRN12609000420246 |
Royal Hospital for Women amanda.henry@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Oral misoprostol versus intravenous oxytocin for induction of labour following artificial or spontaneous rupture of membranes |
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jodie.dodd@adelaide.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Women > or = 41 weeks booked for delivery at Women's and Children's Hospital; singleton pregnancy; cephalic presentation |
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POP-OUT - Persistent Occiput Posterior: OUTcomes following manual rotation |
ACTRN12612001312831 |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW hala.phipps@email.cs.nsw.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
IMPACT reviewed
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Perineal outcomes and maternal comfort related to the application of perineal warm packs in the second stage of labor: a randomised controlled trial |
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Royal Prince Alfred Women and Babies, NSW |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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FLAMINGO Trial - Fetal lactate measurement to reduce caesarean sections during labour: a randomised trial |
ACTRN12611000172909 |
Royal Women`s Hospital, Vic christine.east@monash.edu |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Magnesium Sulfate for pain relief after Caesarean birth |
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Michael Paech |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Efficacy of ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block following major abdominal surgery (elective caesarean section): a randomised controlled trial |
ACTRN12607000389404 |
St Vincent Hospital michael.barrington@svhm.org.au |
Discontinued
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Twin birth study (TBS): a multicentred randomised controlled trial comparing planned caesarean section with planned vaginal birth for twins at 32-38 weeks gestation |
PT0540/ISRCTN74420086/ACTRN12606000267550 |
University of Toronto Dalah Mason |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Twins where twin A is cephalic, gestational age 32-38 weeks, estimated fetal weight 1500-4000g, both twins alive. |
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Epidural Blood Patch - The Effect of Volume on efficacy- a Multi-National, Multi-Centre, Randomised Controlled Trial |
ACTRN12605000319673 |
University of Western Australia Michael Paech |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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CompleTe Birth Study. Complementary medicine techniques for labour and birth: A mixed methods study. |
ACTRN12611001126909 |
University of Western Sydney, NSW 17164519@student.uws.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Betadine Trial - Does the use of Betadine solution to wound prior to closure of skin at caesarean section affect wound healing and or infection after caesarean section? |
ACTRN12611000379910 |
Department of Obstetrics, Ipswich Hospital kassam_mahomed@health.qld.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Pain versus comfort scores after caesarean section: a randomised trial |
ACTRN12610000890033 |
Department of Women's Anaesthesia, Women's & Children's Hospital Allan Cyna |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
All English speaking women who are scheduled for post-anaesthesia review following caesarean section. |
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MEAN ITCH Trial - Does methylnaltrexone reduce the incidence and severity of itch following spinal anaesthesia with intrathecal morphine in women undergoing caesarean delivery |
ACTRN12612000572864 |
Dept of Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine,<br>King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women michael.paech@health.wa.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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CLOSURE - Skin and subcutaneous fascia closure at caesarean section: a randomised controlled trial |
ACTRN12608000143325 |
Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women's and Children's Hospital rosalie.grivell@adelaide.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Women undergoing a caesarean section by transverse suprapubic incision |
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A comparison of fentanyl with pethidine for pain relief during childbirth |
ACTRN126090001027202 |
Flinders University/Flinders Medical Centre
Julie Fleet |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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HATCh - The effects of antenatal hypnosis on pain relief in labour |
ACTRN12605000018617 / NCT00282204 |
Women's & Children's Hospital Allan Cyna |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Previous hypnosis for childbirth; woman definitely wants an epidurtal or hypnosis; Not singleton live fetus before 34 weeks gestation; Other conditions causing pain; Active psychiatric illness. |
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Open versus specific questioning to assess pain during anaesthetic follow-up after caesarean birth: a randomised trial |
ACTRN12609000121268 |
Women's & Children's Hospital Allan Cyna |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Women within 72 hour of their caesarean section |
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OSCAR - Women undergoing combined spinal epidural for elective caesarean section, ondansetron 8mg versus placebo to prevent perioperative shivering |
ACTRN12609000445279 |
Fremantle Hospital roger.browning@health.wa.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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MILO - Oral misoprostol for the induction of labour at term |
PT0361/ACTRN012606000156583 |
Women's and Children's Hospital , SA jodie.dodd@adelaide.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Singleton pregnancy, at a gestational age of 37 weeks or more, planned induction of labour for defined obstetric and medical conditions - prolonged pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, hypertensive disoreders, antepartum haemorrhage (ecluding placenta praevia), oligohydramnios, IUGR, or abnormal glucose tolerance. |
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Carbetocin vs oxytocin at emergency caesarean section |
ACTRN12612000466842 |
Women's Health Unit, Frankson Hospital, Vic Prof Amar Trivedi |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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Balloon Trial - Caesarean section following induction of labour in nulliparous women with an unfavourable cervix: a comparison of three ripening agents - PGE2 Gel, single or double balloon catheter. |
ACTRN12609000186257 |
King Edward Memorial Hospital craig.pennell@uwa.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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COMMAND Trial - Parecoxib, celecoxib and paracetamol for pain management following caesarean delivery. |
ACTRN12609001041246 |
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women michael.paech@health.wa.gov.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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The use of acupressure wristbands to prevent nausea and vomiting in labour and delivery |
ACTRN12607000585426 |
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth Michael Paech |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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SWITCh - A randomised, controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal Sterile Water Injection Technique for relief of Continuous lower back pain during labour |
ACTRN12609000964213 |
Mater Mothers' Hospital nigel.lee@mater.org.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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The prophylactic use of a Bakri balloon for women undergoing caesarean section for placenta praevia - a randomised controlled trial Bakri |
ACTRN12613000348752 |
Mater Mothers' Research Centre/Mater Health Services Michael Beckmann |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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ARRIVaL - Artificial Rupture of membranes versus Repeat Intra-Vaginal prostaglandins for induction of labour: a randomised controlled trial |
ACTRN12613000370707 |
Mater Mothers` Research Centre, Mater Health Services michael.beckmann@mater.org.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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BAC - Birth after Caesarean. Planned vaginal birth or planned caesarean section for women at term with a single previous caesarean birth |
ISRCTN53974531/NHMRC349460 |
Maternal Perinatal Clinical Trials Unit, Adelaide Women's and Children's
Pat Ashwood |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Women with a single prior caesarean presenting in their next pregnancy with a single live fetus in cephalic presentation who have reached 37 weeks gestation, and who don't have a contraindication to a planned VBAC. |
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A double-blind randomised controlled trial of oxytocin bolus plus placebo infusion versus oxytocin bolus plus oxytocin infusion at elective caesarean section |
ACTRN12607000631404 |
Monash Medical Centre joanne.mockler@med.monash.edu.au |
Discontinued
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Singleton pregnancy, gestation 37 - 41 weeks, elective lower segment caesarean section, regional anaesthesia (spinal, epidural, combined spinal epidural (CSE)) |
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The ICE Pilot - Inadvertent dural puncture in labour: Intrathecal catheter versus epidural |
ACTRN12608000009314 |
allan Cyna |
Discontinued
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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The influence of acupuncture on the induction of labour for women with a post date pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial. |
PT0348 / ACTRN12606000494538 |
caroline.smith@uws.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
Women > or = 41 weeks; singleton pregnancy; cephalic presentation |
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Expulsion of a retained placenta using acupuncture: a randomised controlled trial |
PT0347 |
caroline.smith@uws.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Labour and intrapartum care |
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PINK - Pregnancy iodine and neurodevelopment in kids |
ACTRN12610000411044 |
jo.zhou@adelaide.edu.au |
Discontinued
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Iodine, pregnancy, child development |
Mothers and children |
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Helping indigenous women to stop smoking during pregnancy |
NHMRC320851; ACTRN12609000929202 |
Sax Institute Sandra Eades |
Recruitment complete
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Indigenous maternal/perinatal health. Smoking in pregnancy |
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PIFI - Parent Infant Feeding Initiative: a study to enhance breastfeeding duration |
ACTRN12614000605695 |
Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. Prof Jane Scott jane.scott@curtin.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Health promotion/education; Breastfeeding |
Expectant couples (mothers and fathers) |
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A randomized controlled trial of a specialized health coaching intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in women: the HIPP study |
ACTRN12611000331932 |
School of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125
Professor Helen Skouteris, Helen.skouteris@deakin.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention, health coaching |
Pregnant women (n=262) less than 18 weeks gestation (at recruitment), are 18 years of age or older, English speaking, with a pre-pregnancy BMI > 18.5kg/m2, and have no history of disordered eating or diabetes |
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txt4two - Testing the feasibility of an intervention program to promote healthy nutrition, physical activity and weight gain in pregnant women |
ACTRN12614000288628 |
Dr Jane Wilcox, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University jwillcox@deakin.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Gestational weight gain, mHealth, nutrition
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Eligible women were identified at their first hospital antenatal visit to a university-affiliated maternity hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Eligibility criteria included women with a singleton, live gestation between 10+0-17+6 weeks; self-reported pre-pregnancy BMI>25kg/m2; able to speak, read and write English; and owned a mobile phone. |
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USES Trial - Women's Opinions and Experiences of Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome |
PT0355 |
caroline.crowther@adelaide.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Fetal surveillance. Fetal anomaly |
Women at less than 14 weeks gestation who have not had a dating scan or nuchal translucency screening |
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Fetal Middle Cerebral Artery Doppler (MCA) velocimetry to determine the timing of second and subsequent fetal blood transfusions in the treatment of fetal anaemia secondary to red cell alloimmunisation - a randomised controlled trial |
ACTRN12608000643370 |
The University of Adelaide, SA jodie.dodd@adelaide.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Fetal surveillance |
Pregnant women whose fetus has anaemia secondary to red cell alloimmunisation (due to any red cell antibody alone or in combination) as indicated by the need to have performed a single intra-uterine fetal blood transfusion |
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STRIDER (NZAus)- A randomised placebo-controlled trial of a new therapy (sildenafil) to help growth in severely growth restricted fetuses at very early gestations |
ACTRN12612000584831 |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland Laura Mackay (Trial Manager) laura.mackay@auckland.ac.nz; Dr Katie Groom (Chief Investigator) k.groom@auckland.ac.nz |
Recruitment complete
IMPACT reviewed
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Fetal growth. Preeclampsia. Pterterm birth - prevention and treatment |
Women with pregnancies complicated early onset fetal growth restriction. Abdominal circumference ≤3rd centile at 22-28 weeks or EFW <700g at 28-80 weeks |
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EPPI Trial - Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine growth restriction ? a pilot randomised placebo-controlled trial |
ACTRN12609000699268 |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Auckland. Laura Mackay (Trial Manager) laura.mackay@auckland.ac.nz; Dr Katie Groom (Chief Investigator) k.groom@auckland.ac.nz |
Recruitment complete
IMPACT reviewed
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Fetal growth. Preeclampsia |
Women with previous pregnancy complicated by early onset preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction |
View |
PLUTO - Percutaneous shunting for lower urinary tract obstruction |
ISRCTN53328556 |
The Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham. Professor Mark Kilby (Chief Investigator) m.d.kilby@bham.ac.uk |
Recruitment complete
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Fetal anomaly |
women with pregnancy with a male fetus complicated by isolated lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) |
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WEAVE - Women's Evaluation of Abuse and Violence Care in General Practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial |
ACTRN12608000032358 |
University of Melbourne Lorna J O'Doherty |
Recruitment complete
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Family violence |
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MOVE Study - Improving maternal and child health care for women experiencing violence: collaborative development, implementation and effectiveness of a good practice model |
ACTRN12609000424202 |
Mother & Child Health Research, La Trobe University r.walter@latrobe.edu.au |
Recruitment complete
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Family violence |
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Gestational Diabetes: pregnancy outcomes in treatment with metformin compared with insulin MIG |
PT0521: ACTRN012605000266662 |
Janet Rowan |
Recruitment complete
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Diabetes. Newborn ? developmental |
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Effect of different diets on gestational diabetes. Can a low glycemic index (GI) diet during pregnancy reduce prevalence of large for gestation age (LGA) amongst gravidas with gestational diabetes (GDM) - a randomised controlled trial |
ACTRN12608000218392 |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital |
Recruitment complete
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Diabetes. Maternal nutrition |
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