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Cesarean Delivery clinical trials and research

• 15Clinical trials
• 9NIH research projects
• 7Countries

Newest Cesarean Delivery clinical trials

All recruiting trials (15)

• Cesarean Anesthesia Blood Gas

  This study tests and compares blood gas parameters in moms and babies when cesarean deliveries are done with spinal vs general anesthesia.

  Recruiting Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital · Istanbul, Istanbul · NCT07861633

• Buprenorphine vs morphine for pain control after cesarean delivery

  This study tests whether intrathecal buprenorphine provides better postcesarean pain relief than morphine for women undergoing a planned cesarean delivery.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, New York · NCT07786012

• Restrained vs Gripping Wrist Restraints for Cesarean Delivery

  This study tests whether a soft wrist-level gripping restraint reduces anxiety for adults having an elective cesarean delivery under spinal or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia.

  Recruiting Ohio State University · Columbus, Ohio · NCT07772219

• Pupil light reflex to predict low blood pressure after spinal anesthesia in cesarean deliveries

  Doctors want to see if a quick eye-pupil test done before spinal anesthesia can predict who might develop low blood pressure after a cesarean delivery.

  Recruiting Al-Azhar University · Damietta · NCT07678723

• Dexmedetomidine or Clonidine added to spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery

  This study tests whether adding dexmedetomidine or clonidine to spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery improves intraoperative comfort and analgesia.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Columbia University · New York, New York · NCT07567495

• Dexmedetomidine or Clonidine added to spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery

  This study tests whether adding dexmedetomidine or clonidine to spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery improves intraoperative comfort and analgesia.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Columbia University · New York, New York · NCT07567495

• Arm versus ankle mean arterial pressure during elective cesarean delivery

  This study will see if a blood pressure cuff on the ankle gives similar mean arterial pressure readings to a standard arm cuff in pregnant people having a planned C-section under spinal anesthesia.

  Recruiting St. Justine's Hospital · Montreal, Quebec · NCT07422766

• Topical tranexamic acid to cut blood loss during cesarean delivery

  This study tests whether spraying tranexamic acid onto the uterine incision during cesarean delivery can reduce bleeding compared with placebo.

  Recruiting Early Phase 1 Wolfson Medical Center · Holon, Central District and 3 other locations · NCT07362992

• Norepinephrine versus ephedrine for blood pressure control during cesarean with spinal anesthesia.

  This test will see if norepinephrine or ephedrine better keeps blood pressure and cardiac output stable during spinal anesthesia for healthy women having a scheduled full‑term cesarean.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Mansoura University · Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate · NCT07322419

• Inducing labor at 39 weeks versus later induction or waiting in low‑risk pregnancies in China.

  This study will test whether inducing labor at 39 weeks, compared with inducing at 41 weeks or waiting, reduces cesarean deliveries and improves outcomes for low‑risk pregnant women in China.

  Recruiting Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · NCT07082530

• Understanding nausea and vomiting after elective C-sections under spinal anesthesia

  This study looks at how often women feel nauseous or vomit after having a planned C-section with spinal anesthesia and what might cause it.

  Recruiting University of Liege · Chenée and 1 other locations · NCT06927830

• Complex cesarean delivery with an intraoperative transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block

  This study tests whether giving a TAP nerve block with bupivacaine during complex cesarean deliveries lowers the amount of opioid pain medicine patients need after surgery.

  Recruiting Phase 4 University of Tennessee · Memphis, Tennessee · NCT06925152

• Using azithromycin to prevent infections after cesarean delivery

  This study is testing if giving azithromycin along with standard antibiotics can help prevent infections after cesarean deliveries for women and their babies.

  Recruiting at 14 sites Phase 3 The George Washington University Biostatistics Center · Birmingham, Alabama and 13 other locations · NCT06605118

• Improving the appearance of cesarean section scars

  This study is testing two different ways to close the skin after a cesarean delivery to see which one makes the scar look better.

  Recruiting Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, North Carolina · NCT06412978

• Registry for general anesthesia use in cesarean deliveries

  This study looks at how general anesthesia is used during cesarean deliveries to see what factors affect its use and how it impacts mothers and babies.

  Recruiting at 34 sites Yale University · Little Rock, Arkansas and 34 other locations · NCT06030063

NIH-funded research (9)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Ketamine to reduce postpartum depression and pain after cesarean delivery

  This grant explores a ketamine approach to help new mothers after cesarean delivery feel better sooner and with less pain.

  NIH research Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah · Salt Lake City, United States · NIH-11509433

• Preventing Mood and Anxiety Problems After Cesarean Delivery

  A low-cost, one-hour intervention given to pregnant patients having a cesarean delivery to help reduce mood, anxiety, and trauma symptoms later on.

  NIH research University of Colorado Denver · Aurora, UNITED STATES · NIH-11394478

• Calcium given during cesarean to reduce severe bleeding

  A simple, patient-friendly trial will test whether giving calcium through an IV at cesarean delivery can lower the risk of heavy bleeding after birth for mothers.

  NIH research George Washington University · Washington, United States · NIH-11373268

• Adding azithromycin before a planned cesarean to lower infection risk

  Giving azithromycin along with the usual antibiotic to people having a scheduled C-section to lower the chance of infections after delivery.

  NIH research George Washington University · Washington, United States · NIH-11309992

• Using ketamine to help mothers with depression and pain after cesarean delivery

  This study is looking at how ketamine can help new moms feel better by reducing postpartum depression and pain after a cesarean delivery, and it aims to find the best dose to improve their mood and manage pain safely.

  NIH research University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, United States · NIH-11086759

• Investigating the long-term effects of azithromycin on childhood obesity and neurodevelopment after cesarean delivery

  This study is looking at how giving the antibiotic azithromycin to mothers during childbirth affects their children's growth and brain development, especially for those born by cesarean section, and it compares these kids to others who didn't get the antibiotic to see if there are any long-term effects.

  NIH research University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United States · NIH-11070334

• Using azithromycin to prevent infections after cesarean deliveries

  This study is looking at whether adding a common antibiotic called azithromycin to the usual antibiotics given before a cesarean delivery can help prevent infections after surgery, and it’s for women who are having a scheduled or pre-labor cesarean.

  NIH research George Washington University · Washington, United States · NIH-11037929

• Reducing complications from cesarean deliveries by preventing adhesions

  This study is testing a new sprayable gel called AeroVeil to see if it can help prevent painful scar tissue from forming after cesarean deliveries, especially for moms in minority communities, to make their recovery easier and healthier.

  NIH research Luna Labs USA, LLC · Charlottesville, United States · NIH-10931679

• Effects of azithromycin given during cesarean delivery on children's lung and gut health.

  This study is looking at how giving a common antibiotic called azithromycin to moms during C-sections might affect their children's lung and gut health as they grow up, comparing those kids to others who didn't get the antibiotic, to see if there are any long-term benefits or downsides.

  NIH research University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United States · NIH-10910978

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Quick answers

How many Cesarean Delivery clinical trials are recruiting right now?

15, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 7 countries. The most sites are in United States (8 trials), Canada (2 trials), Egypt (2 trials), Belgium (1 trial), China (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 4: 5, Early Phase 1: 1, Phase 3: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

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