Community-based Implementation of Adapted STAC

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON · Nov 13, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is focused on improving the health of Black women and birthing persons, especially regarding issues like high blood pressure during and after pregnancy. The researchers want to adapt a program called Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) to better meet the needs of this community. The goal is to create a supportive approach that helps women and families maintain their health after childbirth.

To participate in the study, you need to be at least 18 years old and identify as African American or Black. If you are pregnant and at least 24 weeks along, or have recently given birth, you could be eligible. Participants will be asked to use a smartphone app called M•other to help manage their health. It's important to note that certain health conditions, like severe heart problems or kidney disease, may prevent someone from joining. The trial is not recruiting participants just yet, but when it does, it aims to gather insights from the community to make healthcare better and more equitable for women and families.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria (Interviews and Focus Groups):
• • Belong to the STAC-CAB or Lived Experience Group
• • Aged 18 or older
• Inclusion Criteria (CBO Staff):
• • Staff of CBO participating in PDSA cycle
• • Aged 18 years or older
• Inclusion Criteria (PDSA-Cycles):
• • Pregnant persons greater than or equal to 24 weeks gestation and prior to delivery or postpartum
• • Self-Identify as African American or Black
• • Aged 18 years or older
• • Capable of providing informed consent in English
• • Can follow M•care System use instructions in English
• • Have ownership of a functioning and reliable smartphone to upload and use the M•other App
• Exclusion Criteria (PDSA-Cycles):
• • Persistent second or third trimester bleeding at time of enrollment
• • Premature rupture of membranes in the current pregnancy at time of enrollment
• • Known unrepaired maternal congenital heart disease requiring surgical correction
• • Maternal heart failure
• • Chronic kidney disease specifically requiring dialysis
• • On greater than two antihypertensive medications at time of enrollment