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Behavioural Intervention

Postpartum Follow-Up Card for Enhancing Postpartum Care

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Research Sponsored by Medstar Health Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Subjects >=18 years of age

Delivered via vaginal delivery or c-section within the past 48 hours

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

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Study Summary

This trial will test if postpartum cards with patient's name & tasks will help them complete postpartum health tasks more often.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals who are at least 18 years old, can consent for themselves, and can read English or Spanish. They must have delivered a baby via vaginal delivery or c-section within the past 48 hours at a Medstar facility and plan to continue their care within the same system.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if personalized postpartum follow-up cards given at discharge improve completion of health tasks like blood pressure checks and glucose tolerance tests. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either this card with tailored appointments or standard education provided upon discharge.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-medical interventions (follow-up cards), there are no direct medical side effects associated with it. However, participants may experience stress or anxiety related to following up on their healthcare tasks.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.

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I gave birth in the last 48 hours.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Blood pressure check

Two hour glucose tolerance test

Secondary outcome measures

Cervical cancer screening

Primary care

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Follow up cardsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects will receive a personalized postpartum health card with recommendations for follow up based on their comorbid conditions in pregnancy. They will receive education about these comorbid conditions when they receive their cards.

Group II: Standard educationPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Subjects will receive standard postpartum education as it is routinely performed by nurses prior to discharge.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Medstar Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor

189 Previous Clinical Trials

115,333 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many participants are allowed to join this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. According to details on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research project has been accepting participants since May 22nd 2023 and is still recruiting now. A total of 240 individuals need to be recruited from a single site."

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Is this research endeavor still open to recruitment?

"Data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this medical research is still open to participants, with the trial initially posted on May 22nd 2023 and last updated September 19th of the same year."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Reshaping Postpartum Follow-up

2023. "Reshaping Postpartum Follow-up". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06054841.