Status:

RECRUITING

Facilitated Transitions From Postpartum to Primary Care Coordination for People With Chronic Conditions

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Conditions:

Hypertension

Diabetes

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief 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 wh...

Detailed Description

Over 30% of pregnant people have at least one chronic medical condition, and 20% have certain prenatal conditions (e.g., pregnancy-related hypertension, gestational diabetes) that increase the risk of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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 hypertension
  • Hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy (e.g., pre-eclampsia)
  • Type 1 or 2 diabetes (i.e., pre-existing diabetes)
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Class II Obesity (pre-pregnancy body mass index ≥35 kg/m2; or if pre-pregnancy body mass index is not known, a first trimester BMI of ≥35 kg/m2)
  • Depression or anxiety disorder
  • Has a primary care clinician listed in the patient's medical record
  • Has access to or agrees to be enrolled in the electronic health record patient portal and consents to be contacted via these modalities
  • Able to read/speak English or Spanish language
  • Is age ≥18 years old
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • • Any individual not meeting all inclusion criteria

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 23 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    May 23 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1320 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06557005

    Start Date

    May 23 2025

    End Date

    May 23 2028

    Last Update

    June 3 2025

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    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

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