Innovation to Providing Interprofessional Maternity Care

August 18, 2009 updated by: McMaster University

Innovation to the Provision of Maternity Care in Hamilton: An Inter- and Intraprofessional Collaboration

The aim of this pilot project is to determine if there are differences in patient outcomes and healthcare utilization between patients randomly assigned to usual care (a collaborative model of maternity care with co-located healthcare professionals but with referrals to off-site obstetricians) or to a collaborative model of maternity care with co-located healthcare professionals, including obstetricians. It is hypothesized that by creating a seamless interface between obstetrical consultation and ongoing longitudinal maternity care, patient outcomes (birth outcome data), patient satisfaction and healthcare utilization, including number of outpatient visits, ultrasounds, laboratory tests, consultations, etc, will be improved in the intervention group compared with the group receiving usual care. The results could potentially lead to other sites adopting this innovative model of maternity healthcare delivery.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

700

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8P 4V1
        • Maternity Centre

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 60 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 16 years of age or older
  • Attending their intake appointment at the Centre
  • Ability to understand English
  • Legal status in Canada

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Collaborative model
Patients will be referred (if necessary) to an obstetrician who will be co-located in the Maternity Centre and who will be part of the collaborative model of maternity care.
Other: Collaborative model
Patients will be referred (if necessary) to an obstetrician who will be co-located in the Maternity Centre and who will be part of the collaborative model of maternity care.
Active Comparator: Usual care
At present, if Maternity Centre patients require the specialized services of an obstetrician, the current standard of care is to refer them to obstetricians located offsite with no professional ties to the Maternity Centre
Other: Usual care
At present, if Maternity Centre patients require the specialized services of an obstetrician, the current standard of care is to refer them to obstetricians located offsite with no professional ties to the Maternity Centre

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patient outcomes (birth outcomes)
Time Frame: 9 months
9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Healthcare utilization
Time Frame: 9 months
9 months
Patient satisfaction
Time Frame: 9 months
9 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

McMaster University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Keyna Bracken, MD, McMaster University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 18, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2009

Last Verified

August 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 05-1309

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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