Can a 10-Minute huddle make labor safer and more equitable?
NCT ID NCT06828406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests TeamBirth, a program where labor and delivery teams hold short huddles with patients to make decisions together. Researchers want to see if this approach lowers the rate of first-time C-sections, especially for Black birthing people, and improves how patients feel about their care. About 2,200 people giving birth at several hospitals will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TeamBirth (a behavioral training program for healthcare teams)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple team huddle program helps reduce unnecessary C-sections and makes labor care more respectful and equitable.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large implementation study, not a drug trial, so results may vary by hospital. The program may not work equally well for all groups or may be hard to sustain.
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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 2,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 or older * English or Spanish speaking * Gave birth to a live-born infant after laboring Exclusion Criteria: * Speaks a language other than English or Spanish * Under the age of 18 * Gave birth to a nonliving infant * Cesarean delivery without labor * Individuals who have already completed the ILPQC PREM or ILPQC PREM+ survey during the current hospital admission will be excluded
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
22 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center
RECRUITINGHoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169, United States
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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital
RECRUITINGNaperville, Illinois, 60540, United States
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Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital
RECRUITINGElmhurst, Illinois, 60126, United States
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Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital
RECRUITINGEvanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital
RECRUITINGHighland Park, Illinois, 60035, United States
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Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital
RECRUITINGArlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States
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Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
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John H Stroger Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Loyola MacNeal Hospital
RECRUITINGBerwyn, Illinois, 60402, United States
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Loyola University Medical Center
RECRUITINGMaywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
RECRUITINGCarbondale, Illinois, 62901, United States
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Mount Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60608, United States
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Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital
RECRUITINGLake Forest, Illinois, 60045, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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OSF St. Francis Medical Center
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
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Riverside Medical Center
RECRUITINGKankakee, Illinois, 60901, United States
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Rush Copley Medical Center
RECRUITINGAurora, Illinois, 60504, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60622, United States
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UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
RECRUITINGHinsdale, Illinois, 60521, United States
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UI Health
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of Chicago Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States