Study Summary
This trial explores how healthcare quality interventions and doula care can affect maternal health by observing participants' experiences with Medicaid policy changes. #maternalhealthcare
Eligible Conditions
- Severe Maternal Morbidity
- Maternal Death
Treatment Effectiveness
Phase-Based Effectiveness
N/A
Study Objectives
1 Primary · 4 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Delivery date through one year after delivery
Week 20
Severe maternal morbidity (SMM)
Year 1
Follow up for chronic conditions
Delivery date through one year after delivery
All cause mortality
Year 1
Provision of evidence care in pregnancy and postpartum
Year 3
Medicaid managed care administrator perspectives on policy interventions
Year 2
Assess the changes in effects of the Medicaid healthcare quality interventions on beneficiaries' experiences
Trial Safety
Phase-Based Safety
Awards & Highlights
No Placebo Group
All patients enrolled in this trial will receive the new treatment.
Trial Design
1 Treatment Group
Standard Care
1 of 1
Active Control
10000000 Total Participants · 1 Treatment Group
Primary Treatment: Treatment · No Placebo Group · N/A
Standard CareNoIntervention Group · 1 Intervention: Standard Care · Intervention Types:
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: delivery date through one year after delivery
Who is running the clinical trial?
University of PittsburghLead Sponsor
1,647 Previous Clinical Trials
6,311,749 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH
542 Previous Clinical Trials
281,436 Total Patients Enrolled
Eligibility Criteria
Age Any Age · All Participants · 1 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:You are a Medicaid beneficiary who identifies as Black and/or lives in specific areas of Pennsylvania called Health Equity Zones.