Addressing Postpartum Visit Attendance Through Mobile Health: A Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Postpartum Mobile Van Visits

Conditions

• Neonatal
• Postpartum

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

FEMALE

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Clinic Postpartum Care — OTHER
  Standard postpartum care delivered in the outpatient clinic.
• Mobile Postpartum Care — OTHER
  Standard postpartum care delivered in a mobile medical van instead of the traditional outpatient clinic.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether offering postpartum checkups in a mobile medical van makes it easier for new mothers to complete their postpartum care after giving birth at Women \& Infants Hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does having a postpartum visit in a mobile medical van make it easier for patients to attend their postpartum checkup? Are patients as satisfied with postpartum care provided in the mobile van as they are with care provided in the clinic? Researchers will compare postpartum visits completed in the mobile medical van with postpartum visits completed in the clinic to see whether the mobile van improves access to postpartum care and the patient experience. Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to have their postpartum visit either in the mobile medical van or at the clinic. 2. Complete a standard postpartum checkup with a healthcare provider. 3. Fill out a few short surveys about their experience with their postpartum care.

Key Dates

First listed

Aug 5, 2026

Start date

Jun 17, 2026

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Jun 17, 2027

Completion

Jun 17, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Active Comparator: Clinic Postpartum Visit
  Participants receive their routine postpartum visit in the outpatient clinic according to standard practice.
• Active Comparator: Mobile Postpartum Visit
  Participants receive their routine postpartum visit in a mobile medical van located in their community. The visit includes the same standard postpartum care that would be provided in the outpatient clinic.

Primary Outcome Measure

To assess the feasibility of delivering postpartum care via a mobile health van by evaluating the proportion of planned visits successfully conducted in the mobile van. [ Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 1 year ]

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