Community-Driven effort to improve postpartum health for black women
NCT ID NCT06689930
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study aims to adapt a program called Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) for Black women and birthing persons. Researchers will work with community organizations and advisory boards to identify barriers and facilitators to implementation. The goal is to make the program more acceptable and effective for this population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a culturally adapted program that improves postpartum health for Black women and birthing persons.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on adaptation and feasibility, not testing health outcomes. Results may not apply broadly.
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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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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 * Interested in preventing or managing blood pressure during pregnancy 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
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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