Moms and babies get checked together: could group visits beat the standard?
NCT ID NCT07414901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether group visits for new mothers and their babies, instead of individual check-ups, can improve health for both. About 1,125 women and their infants in Malawi will take part. Researchers will measure things like mom's mood, baby's vaccines, and how connected moms feel to each other.
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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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About 1,125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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.
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1 week to 75 years
- 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: Aims 1\&2: * Women presenting for their 1-week postnatal care visit with their infant at a study site clinic. * Over age 15. * One infant is less than 4 weeks old. * Able to speak and understand Chichewa. * Adolescents 15-17 must bring parent/guardian for consent/assent. Infants included as part of mother-infant dyad. Aim 3: * Midwife or HSA serving as group care co-facilitator or key stakeholders in MoH/Zomba District/clinical administration * Able to speak Chichewa and/or English. Exclusion Criteria: Aim 1\&2 * Under age 15. * Serious physical or mental illness or marked cognitive impairment preventing informed consent. * Inability to participate in full intervention * Multiple infants (e.g. twins, triplets) Aim 3 -Serious physical or mental illness or marked cognitive impairment preventing informed consent.
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How to take part
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The places running it
16 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bimbi HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Chamba HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Chingale HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Domasi HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Lambulira HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Likangala HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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M'mambo HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Machinjiri HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Maera HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Makwapala
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Matawale HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Mwandama HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Naisi HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Namasalima HC
RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Nasawa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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Ngwelero HC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZomba, Malawi
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