Tablet tool aims to boost pregnancy care in south asia
NCT ID NCT03700034
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a tablet-based decision support system helps frontline health workers in India and Nepal provide better antenatal care. About 1,320 pregnant women will take part. The tool guides workers to check blood pressure, blood sugar, urine protein, and hemoglobin, aiming to catch and manage conditions like gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and anemia early.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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1,320 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 49 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women visiting a trial facility up to the end of the 28th week of gestation * Women who are planning to remain within the five study districts until at least one-month post-partum OR women whose mothers reside in the selected districts Exclusion Criteria: • Women coming to the trial facility for a non-routine ANC visit (for example, to get a laboratory investigation, to collect a report or her medicine)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Health posts
Dhulikhel, Nepal
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Primary Health Centres
Siddipet, Telangana, India
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Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Medak, Telangana, India
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Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Rangareddy, Telangana, India
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Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Vikārābād, Telangana, India
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Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Yadadri Bhuvnagiri, Telangana, India
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