Reduction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With a Smartphone Application in Ghana
NCT ID: NCT02185625
Last Updated: 2016-05-19
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
3773 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-07-31
2014-09-30
Brief Summary
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Fifteen hospitals in Greater Accra, Ghana, will be cluster randomized to either use the Safe Delivery application (intervention), or to no intervention (control). In the intervention hospitals, midwives will be educated in the use of Safe Delivery. Pregnant women will be enrolled at delivery and followed until 7 days postpartum. Data collection will begin July 2014 and is expected to be finished by October 2014.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Safe Delivery smartphone application
Safe Delivery smartphone application
The intervention is the use of a smartphone application called Safe Delivery, designed by University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Maternity Foundation Denmark. The application contains animated videos aimed to train midwives in the prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage and the treatment of neonatal resuscitation. The instructions in the videos are based on WHO recommendations, and the application is designed to be an on-going tool for midwives, so that they can drill themselves in the emergencies of postpartum hemorrhage and neonatal resuscitation.
Control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Safe Delivery smartphone application
The intervention is the use of a smartphone application called Safe Delivery, designed by University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Maternity Foundation Denmark. The application contains animated videos aimed to train midwives in the prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage and the treatment of neonatal resuscitation. The instructions in the videos are based on WHO recommendations, and the application is designed to be an on-going tool for midwives, so that they can drill themselves in the emergencies of postpartum hemorrhage and neonatal resuscitation.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* The hospital should have at least 10 midwives employed.
* The patient flow for each midwife should be at least 10 deliveries per month.
* The annual average number of deliveries should be at least 1,200.
* Should have no leave or vacation from June 17th to September 17th 2014.
* Should have a full time employment at the delivery ward (conducting deliveries 100% of the work time).
* Should be willing and available to participate in an information meeting at the hospital where the balloting among eligible midwives will take place.
* Should give an informed consent to participate in the study.
* Should be willing and available to participate in a workshop July 14th 2014 (this is the day of randomization, and intervention midwives will receive smartphone training).
* Should be willing and available to participate in a workshop September 17th 2014 (to complete an end of study questionnaire, the key feature questionnaire, and control midwives will receive smartphones).
* Should be proficient in English to understand the spoken instructions in the animated videos.
* Should be in active labor.
* Should give informed consent to participate in the study.
* Should give birth vaginally.
The women in labor and their newborn children will be the primary observational units.
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University of Copenhagen
OTHER
University of Ghana
OTHER
Maternity Foundation
UNKNOWN
Augustinus Fonden
OTHER
Lundbeck Foundation
OTHER
Edith and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation
UNKNOWN
Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Foundation
OTHER
University of Aarhus
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Christina MB Nielsen, BSc, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
Locations
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Achimota Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Ashaiman Polyclinic
Accra, , Ghana
Ga South Municipal Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Ga West Municipal Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Keneshi Polyclinic
Accra, , Ghana
La General Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Lekma Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Maamobi General Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Madina Polyclinic
Accra, , Ghana
Mamprobi Polyclinic
Accra, , Ghana
Ridge Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Shai Osu Doku District Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Tema General Hospital
Accra, , Ghana
Tema Polyclinic
Accra, , Ghana
Usher Poly (James Town Maternity Home)
Accra, , Ghana
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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AU201407
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
AU201407
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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