N/A
N=220
Improving Health Outcomes and Equity by Targeting Postpartum Mothers at Highest Risk
Maternal Behavior · Postpartum Depression
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06276647 ↗Enrolled (actual)
220
Serious AEs
0.9%
Results posted
Mar 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Emergency Department (ED) Visits and Readmissions — 18; 21 Postpartum Hospital Use
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- HOME (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Primary completion
- Jun 2025
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Emergency Department (ED) Visits and Readmissions |
18; 21 | — |
| SECONDARY Ability to Obtain Needed Services |
48; 42 | — |
| SECONDARY Depressive Symptoms |
10; 5 | — |
Summary
The goal of this educational clinical trial is to identify high-need women most at risk for poor outcomes following delivery, the problems they experience, and to create a system to improve quality of postpartum care for these high-need patients.
The main question[s] it aims to answer are:
1. How can the investigators help postpartum patients who have poor outcomes by decreasing the number of ED visits/readmissions for these patients within the first 30 days postpartum?
2. How can the investigators increase the ability of participants to "obtain needed services" and ability for patients to see their provider when they need to, in the 30-day post discharge period as one of the main pathways of unnecessary ED visits?
Participants will be put into the study group or control group. The study group will receive a pamphlet postpartum with helpful information as well as a patient navigator who the participants will be able to reach out to their first 30 days postpartum.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Postpartum patients who have delivered a baby at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
- Ages 18 or older
- Self-identify as Black (listed on chart)
- Speak English
- Able to read
- Other characteristics defined by our risk prediction model (algorithm)
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Speaks a language other than English
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06276647). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.