Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions
Recruiting · NCT06521398 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Doula Support
What this trial is about
This is a randomized controlled trial of a dyad-centered, doula support and healthcare coordination model of care in a large urban neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which serves a high-risk, low-income, majority Black population. In addition to doula support and coordination of care in the NICU, there will be a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) NICU.
Who can take part
Age range
16 Years and older
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- HUP postpartum patients who are at least 16 years old at the time their newborns' birth
- Infant born at HUP
- Preterm birth \<34 weeks
- English language speaking
Exclusion criteria
- Unable to read or sign informed consent
- Parents of infants transferred into HUP NICU
- If the medical team believes that the infant may not live or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks
- HUP postpartum patients who are less than 16 years of age at the time of their newborns' birth
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States