Prenatal Care Program in Dingyuan County (EPCP)

January 20, 2010 updated by: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Evaluation of Prenatal Care Program in Rural China

The general objective of this study is to evaluate prenatal care in the specific context of rural China. It also aims to define the optimal content of prenatal care for the context of rural China, to evaluate the effect of such prenatal care on infant and maternal outcomes, using a community based, well designed controlled trial in rural counties. Finally, it aims to describe the process of conducting a controlled study using community resources.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study was conducted in a rural county of 900,000 people in Anhui province, in eastern China. The total area of the county is almost 3,000 square kilometres. The majority of the population of the county is engaged in farming. In terms of national GDP rankings, the study county is typical of less developed rural areas in China. Twenty townships (10 interventions and 10 control) out of a total of 55 were selected - on the basis of having sufficient health facilities and staff - for a controlled trial on the introduction of systematic prenatal care in the area.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

5000

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 Locations

  • China
    • Anhui
      • Chuzhou, Anhui, China, 233200
        • County Health Bureau, Ding Yuan County

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant woman in program area (in 20 townships) from August 2000 to March 2003

Exclusion Criteria:

  • outsiders of program area

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental
The intervention consisted of 1) training township midwives, 2) informing women and men in the community of the importance of prenatal care, 3) providing intervention township hospitals with basic medical instruments used in prenatal care (i.e. blood pressure monitors, weighing scales for mothers and newborns, stethoscopes). For control ,none of the intervention will be given.
Behavioral: training
The intervention consisted of 1) training township midwives, 2) informing women and men in the community of the importance of prenatal care, 3) providing intervention township hospitals with basic medical instruments used in prenatal care (i.e. blood pressure monitors, weighing scales for mothers and newborns, stethoscopes).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
perinatal mortality
Time Frame: Jan 1999-Dec 2003
Jan 1999-Dec 2003

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
timing and frequency of prenatal care and hospital delivery rate
Time Frame: Jan 1999-Dec 2003
Jan 1999-Dec 2003

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Collaborators

Shanghai Medical University, School of Public Health, China

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elina Hemminki, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 20, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 22, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 199901118

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