Clinical trials: Doula Care
Postpartum, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Postpartum Care in the NICU Multi-Site
Parents of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face unique challenges in caring for their own health after giving birth.
- Conditions
- Postpartum, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Hypertension Disorders in Pregnancy, Postpartum Anxiety
- Trial name
- PeliCaN (NCT07873190)
- Testing
- Postpartum Doula Support in the NICU
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Doula Support, Postpartum
The Goal is to Examine the Impact of Doula-delivered, Nurse-coordinated Postpartum Care Among Individuals With Preterm Births <34 Weeks' Gestation Requiring NICU Admission.
The primary objective of this research is to conduct a randomized clinical trial to examine the impact of nurse-coordinated, doula-delivered postpartum support (intervention arm) on postpartum health care utilization, health…
- Conditions
- Doula Support, Postpartum, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Postpartum Anemia
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT07787845)
- Testing
- Doula-delivered, Nurse-coordinated postpartum support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Pregnancy Related, Doula Care
Labor and Delivery Doula Program to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality in Kansas
The study was done to learn how doula-enhanced care provided to Black birthing people improved perceived communication and quality care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Doula Care, Black Maternal and Infant Health, Prenatal Care
- Trial name
- Doula (NCT07157059)
- Testing
- Doula Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Postpartum Complication, Postpartum
Postpartum Care in the NICU Multi-Site Breastfeeding
Parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face unique barriers to long-term breastfeeding and lactation. The physical and emotional demands of having a critically ill or premature newborn combined with the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Complication, Postpartum, PTSD, PTSD (Childbirth-Related)
- Trial name
- PeliCaN (NCT07881731)
- Testing
- NICU-informed postpartum doula support
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Perinatal Substance Use
Digitally Enhanced Peer Doula Model for Perinatal Patients With Substance Use Disorder
The goal of this pilot study is to learn if a digitally enhanced peer doula program for people with perinatal substance use disorders (PSUD) is feasible and acceptable to patients and staff at two clinics.
- Trial name
- EMBRACE (NCT07642947)
- Testing
- Digitally Enhanced Peer Doula Model of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Pregnancy Related
Well-Mama Community Doula Navigator Study
This study will develop and test an intervention, called the Well-Mama intervention, which includes the use of a checklist by Community Doula Navigators to support pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT05179369
- Testing
- Standard Care with Well-Mama Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pregnancy, Post Partum
Deconstructing Maternal Burdens: Doulas and the Community Unite for Health
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing two models of doula support for pregnant individuals enrolled in Medicaid: an enhanced doula support model, in which support starts earlier in pregnancy, occurs more…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Post Partum, Doula Care, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
- Trial name
- UNITE (NCT07799805)
- Testing
- Doula, Standard (non-enhanced) Medicaid doula support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 516 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Uterine Evacuation
The Impact of Doulas in Early Pregnancy Management
The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of doula support for women undergoing a manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) for an early pregnancy failure or undesired pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT02165540
- Testing
- Doula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Labor Pain
Effect of Doula in Nulliparas and Multiparas
Psychological care during labor is considered as an important supplemental procedure for alleviating delivering stress and pain.
- Trial name
- DINAM (NCT00755092)
- Testing
- Doula
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Pregnancy Related, Maternal Health
Accountability for Care Through Undoing Racism & Equity for Moms
This project-also known as "Accountability for Care through Undoing Racism \& Equity for Moms" or ACURE4Moms-aims to reduce Black-White maternal health disparities using multi-level interventions designed to decrease bias in…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality, Low Birthweight
- Trial name
- ACURE4Moms (NCT05484804)
- Testing
- Data Accountability and Transparency, Community-Based Doula (CBD) Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Doula Support
Community-Partnered Doula Support for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Families
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if pairing families who have a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a community doula improves stress.
- Trial name
- NCT07437131
- Testing
- Enhanced doula support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Perinatal, Morbidity
Doula Model of Care
The goal of this randomized controlled intervention trial is to determine if an integrated partnership between a birth worker/community support organization and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), will improve…
- Conditions
- Perinatal, Morbidity, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT06915259
- Testing
- Doula Model of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania