Can telehealth make postpartum care better for rural moms?
NCT ID NCT06095960
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a telehealth program (Telehealth MOM) helps more women complete their 6-week postpartum checkup compared to standard care. It involves 1,500 pregnant women from rural and low-income areas who speak English, Spanish, or Marshallese. The goal is to find better ways to deliver care and catch complications early.
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Study facts
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- 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 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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18 to 44 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Pregnant women between 16-35 weeks gestation * Age 18-44 years * Ability to speak English, Spanish, or Marshallese * Participants may have either a vaginal birth or cesarean section birth Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes on an insulin pump followed closely by endocrinology * Uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes * End stage renal disease followed closely by nephrology * ICU admission at any point during pregnancy or delivery hospitalization * Other maternal conditions requiring additional surgeries (i.e. cesarean hysterectomy or intrapartum or postpartum oophorectomy/appendectomy) * Incarceration * Mental disability limiting decision-making capacity * Uncontrolled chronic hypertension * HELLP syndrome during pregnancy * Sickle cell disease * Maternal heart condition or heart disease * Opioid use disorder * Lupus * Thrombophilia or blood clots * Need for blood transfusion during delivery hospitalization * Other maternal conditions or complications, known during pregnancy or delivery hospitalization, requiring prolonged hospitalization postpartum
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UAMS El Dorado FMC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEl Dorado, Arkansas, 71730, United States
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UAMS Fayetteville FMC
RECRUITINGFayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States
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UAMS Fort Smith FMC
RECRUITINGFort Smith, Arkansas, 72901, United States
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UAMS Health Women's Center
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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UAMS Jonesboro FMC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States
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UAMS Springdale FMC
RECRUITINGSpringdale, Arkansas, 72764, United States
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