Healthy Mamas and Babies: Investigating the Physiological Response of Pregnant Mothers and Their Babies to Environmental Heat Exposure (Physio-HeMAB)

Cluster Randomized Pilot Study on Environmental Heat Exposure and Its Effects on Maternal and Fetal Health in Rural Northern Ghana (Physio-HeMAB)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202601761543866

Enrollment

200

Registered

2026-01-05

Start date

2026-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Climate specific health counselling for pregnant women

Status Quo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Being a pregnant woman in the third trimester (>28 weeks) 2) Having a Singleton pregnancy 3) Being of legal age 4) Being able to give consent 5) Registration (having an ANC card) 6) Living within 10 km proximity of one of the four selected HDSS health facilities.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Illness that requires hospital admission or immediate delivery, 2) Known psychological or mental health concern 3) Known fetal malformations.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maternal Heart Rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Maternal Heart Rate Variability;Maternal Physiological Strain Index;Maternal Sleep Duration and Quality;Fetal Heart Rate;Fetal Doppler Indices;Fetal - Cerebroplacental Ratio;Birth Outcome - Birth Weight;Birth Outcome - Gestational Age at Birth;Birth Outcome - Still Birth	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactDaniel Azongo

Navrongo HDSS Clinical Science Department Social Epidemiologist

Daniel.azongo@navrongo-hrc.org+233244264632

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026