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Patient SatisfactionGBACNCT01224275

Group Based Care Versus Individual Care

A study testing group based care in people with Patient Satisfaction, run by Karolinska Institutet at 1 site in Sweden.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The Study compares group based care versus individual given care-effects on patient satisfaction and health. Midwives will be randomized to either traditional antenatal care (Individual care) or group based antenatal care(intervention). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Patient Satisfaction
What is being tested?
group based care
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,150 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
Aug 2008to May 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Must be able to Speak Swedish

Who cannot join

  • Non speaking Swedish

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Karolinska Institut-Woman and childrens health

    Stockholm, 17177

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About this study

Official title: Group Based Care Versus Individual Care- Effects on Parents Satisfaction and Health

The Study compares group based care versus individual given care-effects on patient satisfaction and health. Midwives will be randomized to either traditional antenatal care (Individual care) or group based antenatal care(intervention).

Read the detailed description

In the RCT the midwife is randomized.There are a multicenter study. Before the study started the midwives received education about the study. Then they randomized with simple randomization per site(clinics). The midwives also have follow up meeting with the research team during the recruting period. The parents are informed about the study at the booking appointment, after that they can choose if they want to participate in the study and are allocated to either intervention or control, based on the woman's date of birth. The main aim is to investigate parents' satisfaction of antenatal group based care. The RCT is based on three questionnaires which both women and their partners receive, the first at baseline before they receive different models of care, and the second questionnaire distributed four to six months after birth and the last one year after birth. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be used in the analysis.A power calculation is made and the study schould have a total number of 350 partners.

Being tested
group based care
Keywords
group based care, antenatal care, parents satisfaction, Antenatal care´s organization and patient satisfaction
Medical subject headings
Patient Satisfaction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • group based careOther

    Also called intervention including midwifes in the care.

    Midwives is randomized and allocated to group based antenatal care. The midwives have a manual for the model of care.

Study groups in NCT01224275
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group antenatal careExperimentalThe first arm is midwife which allocated to group based antenatal care. They have education in this model of care and follow up meeting to secure the intervention
Receives: Other: group based care
Individual antenaal careNo interventionthe second arm include midwife which allocated to traditional care as control group.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Group based antenatal care versus Individual care- parent´s satisfaction with care

    Satisfaction with care and involvement of partner, three questionnaire to parents in control group and intervention group, which measure the satisfaction with care

    Measured: 6 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. socialization with other parents

    The study include this secondary outcome, measure with two qustionnarie four to six mounts after birth and the second qustionnarie one year after birth. The questionnare to borth group(conrtil group and intervention griup)

    Measured: 4 years

  2. Self reported health effect on mother and child

    Measure the health with instrument as EPDS scale and question regarding health, parental stress and breastfeeding.Four to six months and one year after birth.

    The questionnaire is sending out to both woman and partner.

    Measured: 6 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Oct 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2008
  3. Primary completionJun 2014
  4. Study completionMay 2015

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,150 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01224275
Sponsor's protocol ID
2007/553
Acronym
GBAC
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
19 Oct 2010
Last updated
12 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing group based care in people with Patient Satisfaction, run by Karolinska Institutet at 1 site in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Group based antenatal care versus Individual care- parent´s satisfaction with care (time frame: 6 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Oct 2023.

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