Status:
COMPLETED
Essential Coaching for Every Mother, a Postpartum Text Message Program for Canadian Mothers
Lead Sponsor:
IWK Health Centre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Dalhousie University
Conditions:
Maternal Distress
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a text message-based program called Essential Coaching for Every Mother which sends daily text messages during the immediate six-week postnatal period. Essenti...
Detailed Description
This is a 2-group parallel arm randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomized into either the intervention or a control group, stratified by parity. No changes to in-person care will occ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- To enroll antenatally, participants must:
- be at least 37 weeks pregnant
- have daily access to a mobile phone with text message capabilities
- are over 18 years of age
- speak and read English
- live in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- To enroll postnatally, participants must:
- have an infant under 10 days of age
- have daily access to a mobile phone with text message capabilities
- are over 18 years of age
- speak and read English
- live in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Exclusion
- newborn die or are expected to die prior to leaving the hospital
- they have no access to mobile phone, either personal or shared
- unwilling to receive text messages
- decline or withdraw to participate
- participated in Phase I of this project.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 5 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 21 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04730570
Start Date
January 5 2021
End Date
January 21 2022
Last Update
September 25 2023
Active Locations (1)
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IWK Health
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada