Condition (MeSH)
Fetal Distress
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 35 trials for Fetal Distress or a narrower condition beneath it. Raydiant Oximetry, Inc. has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 4.
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Trials per phase
35 of the 35 trials are tagged with Fetal Distress itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Fetal Distress trials start? (18)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 4
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
Showing 10 of 18 earlier years.
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 2.2 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 2 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Fetal Distress trials in? (5)
Shown in this order: phase order.
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| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 2 |
| Not applicable | 19 |
| Observational | 11 |
How many Fetal Distress trials are recruiting? (5)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 2 |
| Recruiting | 4 |
| Completed | 19 |
| Terminated | 4 |
| Unknown status | 6 |
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Fetal Distress trials? (2)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| Raydiant Oximetry, Inc. | 4 |
| NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health | 1 |
Which drugs are being tested for Fetal Distress? (2)
Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| SILDENAFIL | 2 |
| Terbutaline | 2 |
Interventions as named in the registry (4)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Medicinal gas - oxygen (Nippon Gases 200 bar) | 2 |
| dark chocolate | 1 |
| 21% Oxygen | 1 |
| Room Air | 1 |
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which publications cover Fetal Distress? (87)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neonatal outcomes associated with time from a high fetal blood lactate concentration to operative delivery. | Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica | 2023 | Yes |
| Epidural analgesia during labour and stress markers in the newborn. | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2021 | Yes |
| General versus regional anaesthesia for caesarean section indicated for acute foetal distress: a retrospective cohort study. | BMC anesthesiology | 2021 | Yes |
| Evaluation of an external fetal electrocardiogram monitoring system: a randomized controlled trial. | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology | 2020 | Yes |
| Medical and non-medical reasons for cesarean section delivery in Egypt: a hospital-based retrospective study. | BMC pregnancy and childbirth | 2019 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 87 publications.
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Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.