Rural india pregnancy trial tests simple screening to save mothers
NCT ID NCT05752955
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This trial tested a program where community health workers used a tablet app to screen pregnant women in rural India for anemia, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Over 3,400 women took part. The goal was to see if this screening and referral system could lower anemia rates and improve follow-up care after birth. The program also helped doctors manage high-risk patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SMARThealth Pregnancy app and community health worker screening program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could improve detection and management of anemia, high blood pressure, and diabetes in pregnant women in rural areas, reducing health risks for mothers and babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet widely known. The program's success depends on local health systems and may not work in other settings. It is not a treatment itself, only a screening and referral tool.
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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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3,446 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * For Primary health Centres: * located in the selected districts * provide pregnancy care * chief doctor (or equivalent) agrees to participate * For women \>12 weeks pregnant Exclusion Criteria: * women who plan to move away and not return to the same village for the next 12 months * women unable to understand the local study language * Women who do not give consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The George Institute for Global Health
Hyderabad, Telangana, 500082, India
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