- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02938936
Waiting Time. Wasting Time
Waiting Time. Wasting Time: A Randomized Control Trial to Investigate the Health Impacts of Improving the Quality of Antenatal Care in Mozambique
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Inclusion criteria for individual study participants enrolled after delivery:
1. Women who delivered at the health facility during the weeks of recruitment
Inclusion criteria for women whose waiting time is measured:
1. Women at the health facility to seek care for antenatal care or another reproductive health service (anticipate total enrollment of 800 women)
Inclusion criteria for the health care provider survey is that the provider
- Have worked in the health facility for at least 6 months
- The health care worker provides ANC as part of their routine duties (anticipate total enrollment of 4 health care workers)
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria for individual study participants enrolled after delivery:
- Women under 18 years of age will be excluded
- Women whose babies die during labor or childbirth from the delivery exit interviews
There are no exclusion criteria for the sample of women whose waiting time will be measured There are no exclusion criteria for the health care provider survey
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Control
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Experimental: Scheduling Intervention
Pre-natal visit scheduling
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This intervention will include a scheduled date and time for prenatal care follow-up visits.
Women in the intervention group seeking care for their first ANC appointment will be offered several appointment slots on their return date by the nurse providing their first ANC visit.
Women will be able select among the time options and will be provided an appointment card with their scheduled date and time.
Staff will limit the number of scheduled women per hour by maintaining an appointment book.
Clinic staff will be trained to differentiate between women returning for a scheduled visit from first prenatal visits, emergencies, and unscheduled return visits.
First visits and emergencies will be seen during the first 2 hours after clinic opening and unscheduled women will be seen during a one-hour time slot midday.
When women return on their date, they will be seen within one hour of their appointment time by clinic staff.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Change in percent of women completing at least 4 prenatal care visits before and after intervention
Time Frame: During most recent pregnancy, as reported in an exit survey conducted at discharge from delivery at baseline and six months after the start of the scheduling intervention
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During most recent pregnancy, as reported in an exit survey conducted at discharge from delivery at baseline and six months after the start of the scheduling intervention
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Change in average waiting time before being seen for prenatal care before and after intervention
Time Frame: Measured for 4 weeks at baseline before the start of the intervention, and for 4 weeks, 3 months after the start of the intervention
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Measured for 4 weeks at baseline before the start of the intervention, and for 4 weeks, 3 months after the start of the intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in nurses satisfaction with their job (1-5 scale)
Time Frame: Measured before the start of the intervention, and 6 months after the start of the intervention
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Measured before the start of the intervention, and 6 months after the start of the intervention
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Change in proportion of key ANC services respondent reports receiving at most recent prenatal care visit, 9 possible services measured in exit survey at discharge from delivery.
Time Frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months after the start of the intervention
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9 key services include:
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Measured at baseline and 6 months after the start of the intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 0344
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