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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Continuous Labour Support by a Trained Companion of Choice on Events of Labor and Maternal Satisfaction in the Bugisu Sub Region, Uganda

NCT04771325 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 535

Last updated 2021-02-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A randomized control trial employing a cross sectional stepped wedge design. Women with anticipated vaginal delivery, receiving usual care for the control group while women receiving usual care plus support from a trained companion will constitute the experimental group. Events and outcomes will then be assessed during and after birth.

Conditions

  • Labor Long

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Support from a trained companion

Birth companions trained on how to effectively support women during labor

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Makerere University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gorrette Nalwadda, PhD · Makerere University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-30
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-08-30

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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