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Postpartum Care Timing: A Randomized Trial

NCT03733405 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 256

Last updated 2020-11-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if shortening the time to initial postpartum visit from six weeks to two weeks can improve clinic visit attendance and decrease usage of the emergency department.

Conditions

  • Postpartum
  • Pregnancy Related

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Postpartum Visit at 6 Weeks

The patient will be scheduled for a routine postpartum visit at the standard time interval. Each postpartum visit will consist of the standard interview and physical examination. The purpose of this visit is for routine postpartum care. If she has a medical complication during delivery, she may be recommended to schedule an additional earlier visit.

BEHAVIORAL

Postpartum Visit at 2 Weeks

The patient will be scheduled for an earlier postpartum visit in addition to the standard time interval. Each postpartum visit will consist of the standard interview and physical examination. The purpose of this visit is for routine postpartum care. If she has a medical complication during delivery, she may be recommended to schedule an additional earlier visit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ilina Datkhaeva, MD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-31
Primary Completion
2020-07-01
Completion
2020-07-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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