RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05268588

mHealth India Postnatal Health Intervention Effectiveness

Effectiveness of an mHealth Interactive Education and Social Support Intervention for Improving Postnatal Health

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Enrollment

2,100 participants

Start Date

Jan 20, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Nutrition, Healthy Breastfeeding Post Partum Depression

Summary

The goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a culturally-tailored mobile interactive education and support group intervention to supplement standard postpartum care activities in comparison to standard care alone on health-related behaviors and health outcomes in a randomized controlled trial among 2100 postpartum Indian women living in 3 geographically diverse Indian states to estimate the impact on maternal and neonatal health-related knowledge, health-related behaviors, and health outcomes. The investigators also seek to characterize mechanisms of impact including knowledge, social support, self-efficacy, and behavior change, and determine the cost-effectiveness.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 49 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This trial is studying whether a mobile health (phone-based) program helps improve the health of mothers and babies during the postnatal period in India. You may be eligible if... - You are pregnant and between 28 and 32 weeks along - You speak the local language of the study area - You have your own mobile phone or are willing to accept one provided by the study - You are able to give informed consent You may NOT be eligible if... - You do not speak the local language - You do not have a phone and are unwilling to accept one from the study - You are unable to give informed consent Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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