Can better coordination improve pregnancy care?
NCT ID NCT02593292
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a coordinated care pathway, supported by an electronic reporting system shared among patients, doctors, and midwives, improves how well pregnancy care follows recommended guidelines. Over 1,500 pregnant women in France were randomly assigned to either the coordinated pathway or usual care. The main goal was to see if more women in the coordinated group received all recommended medical visits and exams.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- coordinated care pathway with electronic reporting
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that better coordination of pregnancy care improves adherence to medical recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study focused on process compliance, not a new treatment. Results may not change clinical practice or 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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1,532 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2016
- Finished
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Jul 2018
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients over the age of majority, * enrolled in one of the two maternity hospitals in the study before 12 weeks of amenorrhea (SA) and 6 days (j) of age, * affiliated to the National Health Insurance Fund of the country within the regional level health insurance * have an internet access Exclusion Criteria: * illiterate patients, * non-French speakers, * under the age of majority, * refusing to participate, * without internet access, * followed by one of these maternity wards but delivering else where, * whose pregnancy ended in a miscarriage early or late (before 21 weeks of amenorrhea (SA) and 6 days (J) over).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, 69002, France
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Bron, 69677, France
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