Innovation to Providing Interprofessional Maternity Care

Pregnancy Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00961987
• Other study ID #: 05-1309
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 18, 2009
• Last updated: August 18, 2009
• Start date: October 2009

Study information

• Verified date: August 2009
• Source: McMaster University
• Contact: Christine Rodriguez, MSc
• Phone: 905-525-9140
• Email: rodrigmc[@]mcmaster.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 700
• Est. primary completion date: June 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 16 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

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 Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pregnancy

Intervention

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.
• 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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Maternity Centre	Hamilton	Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
McMaster University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient outcomes (birth outcomes)		9 months	No
Secondary	Patient satisfaction		9 months	No
Secondary	Healthcare utilization		9 months	No