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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN15017499
ISRCTN15017499
Completed
N/A

A pilot randomised controlled trial to explore Telephone Support Intervention as a means of supporting young mothers in the immediate postnatal period in Western Kenya

niversity of Mancester0 sites50 target enrollmentJuly 17, 2017

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Midwifery care - postnatal care of young mothers
Sponsor
niversity of Mancester
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2019 Thesis results in https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.823146 (added 26/11/2021)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 17, 2017
End Date
December 30, 2018
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Mancester

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. All young postnatal mothers aged 12\-19 years who have given birth to a singleton healthy baby at term at the respective centres (MTRH and KCRH)
  • 2\. Those for whom consent has been sought and/or those whose parents/guardians consent, and willing to participate in the study
  • 3\. Postnatal young mothers who own a mobile phone and are able to use common mobile telephone operation services
  • 4\. Ability to read telephone text to a basic level of understanding
  • 5\. Qualified midwives and/or nurse\-midwives with more than one year experience working in maternity setting

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Young postnatal mothers who have given birth through caesarean, or who had multiple pregnancies and/or whose babies developed birth complications or have congenital anomalies
  • 2\. Mothers who have no capacity to consent and/or participate (with severe mental disability/illness and/or learning disability. These groups of mothers will be excluded since they may require specific care due to their complex needs.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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