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WeCAB Intervention for Maternal Health (WeCAB Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Aimee Afable, PHD
Research Sponsored by State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
aged 18-49 years (childbearing age)
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 13 weeks until 3 months postpartum
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WeCAB Trial Summary

This trial tests a behavior intervention to help Black pregnant women in Brooklyn get postpartum care. Researchers will compare those with the intervention to those without to see if it helps.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Black pregnant women, aged 18-49, living in Central Brooklyn who speak English or Haitian Creole. They must plan to deliver at University Hospital at Downstate and can join from 13 weeks gestation up until delivery, allowing follow-up to three months postpartum.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The WeCAB intervention is being tested against usual care. It includes a community health worker trained in digital care navigation for the participants. The study aims to see if this leads to better use of postpartum care services.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this is a behavioral intervention involving digital care navigation rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected as part of this trial.

WeCAB Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 18 and 49 years old.

WeCAB Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~13 weeks until 3 months postpartum
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 13 weeks until 3 months postpartum for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Initiation of postpartum care
Secondary outcome measures
Maternal death

WeCAB Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: WeCAB InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

State University of New York - Downstate Medical CenterLead Sponsor
66 Previous Clinical Trials
12,519 Total Patients Enrolled
Aimee Afable, PHDPrincipal InvestigatorSUNY Downstate
~53 spots leftby Jun 2025
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