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WeCAB Intervention for Maternal Health (WeCAB Trial)

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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 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 13 weeks until 3 months postpartum

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

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

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

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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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

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What are the prerequisites for partaking in this clinical experiment?

"For admittance to this trial, applicants must demonstrate good maternal health and be in the 18-49 age range. A total of 80 people will be admitted into the study."

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What is the upper limit of participants in this research?

"Affirmative. The information made available on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this research is actively recruiting participants, with the first posting dating back to November 20th of 2023 and last update being December 5th of the same year. This project requires 80 patients from a single medical centre."

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Does this research endeavor permit the enrollment of individuals above 40 years old?

"The requirements to be included in this research dictate that the age of potential participants must lie between 18 and 49."

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Is recruitment still active for this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov has evidence that this scientific trial, which was first established on November 20th 2023, is presently calling for participants. 80 patients need to be enrolled at 1 medical site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

We Care About Brooklyn - A Digital Behavioral Intervention to Optimize Engagement in Maternal Healthcare

2023. "We Care About Brooklyn - A Digital Behavioral Intervention to Optimize Engagement in Maternal Healthcare". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05916534.