Status:

COMPLETED

Reduction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With a Smartphone Application in Ghana

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Copenhagen

University of Ghana

Conditions:

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Delivery, Obstetric

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Safe Delivery smartphone application by midwives can reduce excess blood loss from bleeding, and infant death during childbirth in Ghanaian...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for Hospitals:
  • Located in the region of Greater Accra.
  • 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.
  • Inclusion criteria for midwives:
  • 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.
  • Inclusion criteria for women in labor:
  • 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.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2014

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2014

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3773 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02185625

    Start Date

    July 1 2014

    End Date

    September 1 2014

    Last Update

    May 19 2016

    Active Locations (15)

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    Achimota Hospital

    Accra, Ghana

    2

    Ashaiman Polyclinic

    Accra, Ghana

    3

    Ga South Municipal Hospital

    Accra, Ghana

    4

    Ga West Municipal Hospital

    Accra, Ghana