Study Results
The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.
Basic Information
Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.
COMPLETED
NA
75 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-05-31
2015-02-28
Brief Summary
Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.
Related Clinical Trials
Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.
The Efficacy of Early Amniotomy for Induction of Labor
NCT00133016
EPidural's Impact on Contractions and Fetal REsponse
NCT06860854
Patient Support During Surgical Abortion
NCT01937988
Doula Combined Latent Phrase Epidural Analgesia in Primiparous Women
NCT00664118
Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Women With History of Premature Labor in Previous Pregnancy
NCT01375439
Detailed Description
Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.
Women with the support of a doula have been shown to have shorter labor, and rate birth as less difficult and more satisfying, than do mothers without doula support. They also report a greater ability to cope with labor and require less epidural and IV pain medication. In recent years, the term full spectrum doula has emerged to describe doulas who extend their supportive services to women at any stage of a pregnancy, including the management of a miscarriage or undesired pregnancy ending in abortion. The Doula Project, created in 2007 in New York City, and the Bay Area Doula Project, founded in 2011in San Francisco, were two of the first organized efforts to train doulas to provide abortion care and are now the largest in the United States. Scientific research on the impact of doulas during abortion and miscarriage management has been limited, but anecdotal reports from patients and providers suggest a positive impact on patient satisfaction. In this study we aim to test the impact of doulas on the physical, emotional, and overall experience among women undergoing a MVA for an early pregnancy failure or undesired pregnancy at the Penn Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Center. We also aim to assess the impact of doula support from the medical assistants perception.
Conditions
See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.
Study Design
Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.
RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.
Doula
Patients will have a doula support person during their procedure.
Doula
A specially trained support person or doula will accompany the patient to offer physical and emotional support during the procedure.
Routine care/No Doula
Patients will have routine care with clinical staff only.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.
Doula
A specially trained support person or doula will accompany the patient to offer physical and emotional support during the procedure.
Eligibility Criteria
Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.
Inclusion Criteria
* Pregnancy is not because of an incident of sexual assault or rape.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.
University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
Responsible Party
Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.
Courtney Schreiber
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Principal Investigators
Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.
Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Pennsylvania
Locations
Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.
Penn Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.
Other Identifiers
Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.
819173
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
More Related Trials
Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.