Facilitated Transitions From Postpartum to Primary Care Coordination for People With Chron
The lack of postpartum primary care coordination is a missed opportunity to increase primary care engagement and manage chronic conditions early in life, especially for the \>30% of pregnant people who have or are at risk for these conditions. This study aims to increase postpartum primary care engagement, quality, and
| Condition(s) | Hypertension, Diabetes, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Anxiety, Depression, Obesity |
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| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The lack of postpartum primary care coordination is a missed opportunity to increase primary care engagement and manage chronic conditions early in life, especially for the \>30% of pregnant people who have or are at risk for these conditions. This study aims to increase postpartum primary care engagement, quality, and experience by strengthening postpartum transitions to primary care using a behavioral economics-informed, multi-component intervention integrated into usual inpatient postpartum care. Using a randomized controlled trial and repeated outcome assessments through administrative and survey data, this study will generate rigorous, actionable evidence to ensure primary care coordination becomes standard postpartum care practice, potentially catalyzing sustained primary care engage |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria * Receiving obstetric care at an MGH-affiliated obstetrics practice (except for the MGH HOPE Clinic, which has a unique care model that provides prenatal and postnatal care for individuals with substance use disorder, including the provision of primary care through 2+ years postpartum) * Pregnant with a live fetus or delivered a live-born neonate ≥24 weeks of gestation, based on the clinical estimate of gestational age * If postpartum, has a neonate that is currently living at the time of enrollment * Has one or more of the following conditions listed in the "Problem List," "Medical History," or clinical notes during prenatal, intrapartum, or postpartum encounters in the EHR (or in the case of BMI, the patient's anthropometric measurements): * Chronic or essential hypert |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | Female |
| Lead sponsor | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Locations | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Start date | 2025-05-23 |
| NCT ID | NCT06557005 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06557005 |