Actively Recruiting
IMPACT: Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care Through Telemedicine
Led by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Updated on 2026-03-17
3500
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
P
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating two evidence-based postpartum care models to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality among underserved women of lower socioeconomic status. This large, multi-center randomized controlled trial includes postpartum women delivering liveborn infants at two urban health systems. The study is conducted in two phases: the first collects baseline data and patient input, and the second randomizes participants to one of two care approaches. The two care models compared are an intensive education model that combines in-person sessions with virtual education via push notifications through a patient web portal, and an enhanced virtual care model using scheduled telehealth visits where patients provide vital signs during visits. Both models include home visit programs. The study plans to enroll 3500 women and assess outcomes up to one year postpartum. Participants will be monitored through various assessments including mental health scales, emergency room visits, hospital admissions, patient knowledge, quality of life, and satisfaction surveys. Data on social determinants of health and long-term disease control measures will also be collected at multiple time points postpartum. The primary outcome is the time from hospital discharge to diagnosis and treatment of postpartum complications within the first six weeks, with follow-up continued for one year.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
IMPACT: Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care Through Telemedicine
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Postpartum women who deliver a live born infant at Parkland Hospital or Grady Health and receive postpartum care at dedicated community clinics
- Women of reproductive age, 18 years or older
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Primary language English or Spanish
You will not qualify if you...
- Postpartum women who did not deliver at Parkland Hospital or Grady Health
- Women not receiving postpartum care in the specified community clinics
- Patients with a primary language other than English or Spanish
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 weeks postpartum
Participants receive one of two postpartum care models: intensive in-person and virtual education with push notifications, or a telehealth model with scheduled telehealth visits and home vital sign monitoring.
Scheduled telehealth or in-person visits during 6 weeks postpartum
Duration - Up to one year postpartum
Participants are followed for ongoing monitoring of health outcomes including mental health, emergency visits, hospital admissions, and quality of life assessments for up to one year postpartum.
Visits at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postpartum
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
Not Yet Recruiting
2
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jacqueline Catchings, PhD
L
Lisa Moseley, RN
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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