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An affordable solution for strengthening the backbone of maternal care during childbirth

Priming rural facilities for optimal service delivery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14478662
Enrollment
26280
Registered
2017-05-11
Start date
2014-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-06-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Maternal health Pregnancy and Childbirth Maternal health

Interventions

Participants are randomized to receive the two study conditions in a random order using a randomization command in Stata. All the participating facilities are randomly assigned to eight groups and two

Sponsors

Georgia State University
Lead Sponsor
King Edward Medical University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All maternal care health workers in the 72 health facilities 2. All pregnant women who applied to the 72 health facilities

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No pregnant women attending rural health facilities 2. Women attending health facilities for ANC visits 3. Health workers at the health facilities not tasked with maternal care and/or EmOC services

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of application of emergency obstetric care management options is assessed by reviewing clinical management notes from baseline to 12 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Rate of application of appropriate diagnosis is assessed by reviewing clinical management notes from baseline to 12 months 2. Usage of parental antibiotics is assessed by reviewing clinical management notes from baseline to 12 months 3. Usage of uterotonic drugs is assessed by reviewing clinical management notes from baseline to 12 months 4. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) scores are assessed by reviewing clinical management notes at 6 and 12 months

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactMusharraf Cyan
cyan@gsu.edu+1 404 413 0244

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026