Post-partum Care in the NICU

NCT ID: NCT05510284

Last Updated: 2024-07-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-29

Study Completion Date

2024-05-14

Brief Summary

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This is a pilot randomized control trial to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel model of dyad-centered, doula-coordinated, midwife-delivered postpartum care located in the NICU in a large urban hospital.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postpartum Period

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Doula Coordinated-Care Arm

Postpartum care will be doula-coordinated. The doula will meet with the mother at least once a week during their infant's NICU stay, with a minimum of 3 meetings. Participants will be given the option of seeing the study nurse midwife or their own provider. If the participant opts to see the nurse midwife, they can meet in a private office located in the NICU. The doula, as typical of the doula role, will coordinate any needed community services in the transition to home.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Doula-coordinated, midwife-delivered postpartum care

Intervention Type OTHER

A doula will coordinate all postpartum care and provide support to the participant. A midwife will be available on-site in the NICU to provide postpartum care.

Standard Postpartum Care Arm

In this arm participants will receive usual postpartum care. They will be discharged from the hospital while their baby is still in the NICU and a plan will be made to for follow-up with their provider as an outpatient at some point in the next 6 weeks. The study coordinator will provide the participant with a community postpartum resources list.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Doula-coordinated, midwife-delivered postpartum care

A doula will coordinate all postpartum care and provide support to the participant. A midwife will be available on-site in the NICU to provide postpartum care.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Preterm birth \<34 weeks
* Signed medical record release form

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to read or sign informed consent
* If the medical team believes that the infant may die or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks
* PI Discretion
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Heather Burris

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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851606

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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