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Childbirth Support for Pregnancy in Incarceration

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Led By Melissa Zielinski, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Arkansas

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

18 years or older

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 12 months after delivery

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study the outcomes of pregnant women who were incarcerated in Arkansas over a five-year period, and will supplement administratively-collected data with in-person data collection.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for women over 18 who are currently incarcerated in Arkansas state prisons, either pregnant or have given birth within the past year. They must be able to give informed consent. Women under 18 years of age cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study aims to understand health outcomes for incarcerated pregnant/postpartum women and their children in Arkansas by examining historical data and evaluating a new childbirth support program's feasibility and acceptability.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this study does not involve medical treatments but rather evaluates support services, there are no direct side effects like those associated with drugs or medical procedures.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 12 months after delivery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 12 months after delivery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 12 months after delivery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Program Acceptability

Program Utilization

Secondary outcome measures

Childbirth Complications

Depressive Symptoms

Drug Use

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Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Childbirth SupportExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Women who enroll in the intervention portion of this study will receive the childbirth support elements for which they are eligible in and elect to participate. Possible program elements include prenatal education classes, support group, lactation program, doula support, and parenting classes.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ArkansasLead Sponsor

486 Previous Clinical Trials

150,343 Total Patients Enrolled

Melissa Zielinski, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Arkansas

Media Library

Childbirth Support Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04421235 — N/A

Pregnancy Complications Research Study Groups: Childbirth Support

Pregnancy Complications Clinical Trial 2023: Childbirth Support Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04421235 — N/A

Childbirth Support 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04421235 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What are the overarching aims of this clinical research?

"This clinical trial's primary outcome, to be measured for up to a year after treatment, is Program Utilization. Additionally, it will assess Social Support (as indicated by self-reported scores on the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support), Health-Related Quality of Life (through respondents' EQ-5D-5L scores) and Parental Sense of Competence (with the aid of participants' answers in the Parenting Sense of Competence scale)."

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Are individuals currently being accepted for the clinical trial?

"As indicated on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not actively accepting patients at present. This experiment was posted online in November 2021 and updated most recently in November 2022. Despite this, there are 423 other studies with open participant recruitment slots currently available to interested parties."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Expanding Knowledge About and Evaluating Services for Incarcerated Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Arkansas

2021. "Expanding Knowledge About and Evaluating Services for Incarcerated Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Arkansas". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04421235.