Handheld Ultrasound to Avert Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in the Philippines

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: high maternal mortality and neonatal deaths in the Philippines and the incomplete prenatal care; mobile ultrasound, community health workers, prenatal care, maternal complications and neonatal complications

• Registration Number: TCTR20171128004
• Lead Sponsor: Grand Challenges Canada- Stars in Global HealthProgram

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2015-09-25
• Study Start: 2017-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 460

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women in their 20th-26th weeks age of gestation
No associated medical complications
Not in labor and no history of vaginal bleeding

Exclusion Criteria

allergy to gel
not capable of giving an informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pregnancy outcomes at labor and delivery maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reliability of health workers who were trained on the use of handheld ultrasound during an actual ultrasound session in the communities agreement of ultrasound readings between health workers and Accredited Ultrasonographer,prevalence of abnormal maternal findings on ultrasound on which was between 20th-24th weeks age of gestation prevalence