Can a community program save moms in the delta?
NCT ID NCT06481631
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to improve postpartum care for high-risk women in the Mississippi Delta, especially Black women. Researchers will test a community-based program that focuses on building trust, improving health literacy, and strengthening family support. The goal is to reduce severe maternal health problems and deaths by connecting patients more closely with their healthcare providers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PEN-3 Intervention Model (a behavioral and educational program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a practical, community-driven model to reduce maternal deaths and health disparities in rural areas.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study with 250 participants in a specific region, so results may not apply elsewhere. It measures trust and literacy, not direct health outcomes.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Identified as high risk pregnancy * Postpartum mothers/parents 18-45 years * Resident of the one of 5 target counties (Washington, Bolivar, Scott, Humphreys, and Carroll) * Maternal healthcare providers in target counties * Maternal community health leaders Exclusion Criteria: * not identified as high risk pregnancy * 18 years of age postpartum * cesarean birth * non-resident of the 5 target counties
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jackson State University/Department of Behavioral & Environmental Health
RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39213, United States
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