Waiting Time. Wasting Time
30 avril 2018 mis à jour par: Margaret McConnell, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Waiting Time. Wasting Time: A Randomized Control Trial to Investigate the Health Impacts of Improving the Quality of Antenatal Care in Mozambique
Our study's principle purpose is to determine whether decreasing waiting time before being seen for antenatal care increases demand for and use of antenatal care services in Mozambique.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Complété
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
This protocol describes a pilot study that will test the impact of a scheduling intervention intended to reduce waiting times for antenatal care.
The study will include one intervention health clinic and one control clinic in Maputo, Mozambique.
In the intervention facility women attending antenatal care will be informed that if they return at their scheduled date and time they will be seen within one hour by clinic staff rather than having to wait for an indefinite amount of time before being seen for care.
Appointment cards will be clipped into ANC cards, which collect routine health data and are kept by women at the end of their ANC visit.
Health facility staff will be trained to identify women who return at their scheduled time and to manage patient flow such that scheduled women are received quickly.
After the start date of the intervention, all women attending ANC at the health facility will be provided a scheduled return date and time window.
Baseline and endline exit interview surveys will be conducted in both intervention and control facilities to compare changes in waiting time, number of ANC visits, and provider satisfaction over the course the study period between clinics.
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Réel)
597
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Critères de participation
Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)
Accepte les volontaires sains
Oui
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
Femelle
La 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
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Recherche sur les services de santé
- Répartition: Non randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Aucune intervention: Contrôler
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Expérimental: 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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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Délai |
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Change in percent of women completing at least 4 prenatal care visits before and after intervention
Délai: 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
Délai: 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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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Change in nurses satisfaction with their job (1-5 scale)
Délai: 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.
Délai: 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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Dates d'enregistrement des études
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude (Réel)
1 octobre 2016
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
1 juillet 2017
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
1 juillet 2017
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
17 octobre 2016
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
18 octobre 2016
Première publication (Estimation)
19 octobre 2016
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
2 mai 2018
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
30 avril 2018
Dernière vérification
1 avril 2018
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Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- 0344
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