Premature BirthNCT05645549
Exploring the Feasibility of Centering Pregnancy With Care Navigation
A study testing Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation in people with Premature Birth, run by University of Arkansas at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Pacific Islanders residing in the United States (US) have disproportionally high rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) and low birthweight infants (<2,500 grams). They are also more likely to experience preeclampsia, primary cesarean birth, excessive gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Premature Birth
- What is being tested?
- Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 38 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 17 Apr 2023to 1 Mar 2026
- 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 18 years and older
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- women who self-report as Marshallese
- 18 years of age or older
- pregnant (12-14 weeks gestation).
Who cannot join
- conception with the use of fertility treatments
- high-risk pregnancy that requires a transfer to a high-risk clinic
- multiple gestations (i.e. pregnant with more than one infant)
- use of medications known to influence fetal growth (e.g., glucocorticoids, insulin, thyroid, hormones
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Northwest
Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701
About this study
Official title: Exploring the Feasibility of Centering Pregnancy With Care Navigation and the Preliminary Effectiveness to Improve Prenatal and Postpartum Appointment Attendance, Maternal and Infant Outcomes, and Access to Social Support Services
Pacific Islanders residing in the United States (US) have disproportionally high rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) and low birthweight infants (<2,500 grams). They are also more likely to experience preeclampsia, primary cesarean birth, excessive gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compared to other racial/ethnic minorities. These maternal health factors serve as precursors to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Pacific Islanders have almost twice the infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births, as compared to non-Hispanic whites and have a higher maternal mortality rate compared to the same group (13.5 verse 12.7). Early and consistent supportive care throughout the pregnancy continuum is strongly associated with positive birth outcomes, including infant and maternal morbidity and mortality, and is a US health priority.
Emerging literature suggests that group-based prenatal programs, like Centering Pregnancy, coupled with care navigation, can mitigate precursors to severe morbidity and mortality. The proposed study will determine the feasibility of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and the preliminary effectiveness to improve: prenatal and postpartum care appointment attendance, preterm birth, low-birth weight infants, cesarean deliveries, emergency department visits, and access to social support services. Investigators will use a mixed-method approach with two groups of Marshallese participants (propensity score matched on relevant covariates such as maternal age, parity, and sociodemographics), one group in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and one group from standard prenatal care.
Read the detailed description
Pacific Islanders residing in the United States (US) have disproportionally high rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) and low birthweight infants (<2,500 grams). They are also more likely to experience preeclampsia, primary cesarean birth, excessive gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compared to other racial/ethnic minorities. These maternal health factors serve as precursors to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Pacific Islanders have almost twice the infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births, as compared to non-Hispanic whites and have a higher maternal mortality rate compared to the same group (13.5 verse 12.7). Early and consistent supportive care throughout the pregnancy continuum is strongly associated with positive birth outcomes, including infant and maternal morbidity and mortality, and is a US health priority.
Emerging literature suggests that group-based prenatal programs, like Centering Pregnancy, coupled with care navigation, can mitigate precursors to severe morbidity and mortality. The proposed study will determine the feasibility of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and the preliminary effectiveness to improve: prenatal and postpartum care appointment attendance, preterm birth, low-birth weight infants, cesarean deliveries, emergency department visits, and access to social support services. Investigators will use a mixed-method approach with two groups of Marshallese participants (propensity score matched on relevant covariates such as maternal age, parity, and sociodemographics), one group in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and one group from standard prenatal care. The Specific Aims are:
Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation to improve prenatal and postpartum care attendance among Marshallese participants. Hypothesis: Marshallese participants who participate in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation will attend 80% of their prenatal and postpartum care visits.
Aim 2: Determine the preliminary effectiveness of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation to improve maternal health outcomes that can mitigate maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Hypothesis: Marshallese participants who participate in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation will demonstrate improved maternal health outcomes including: preterm birth, low-birth weight infants, cesarean deliveries, and emergency department visits compared to women receiving standard prenatal care using a propensity score matched comparison group.
Aim 3: Determine the preliminary effectiveness of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation to improve access to social support services to Marshallese participants. Hypothesis: Marshallese particiapnts who have completed Centering Pregnancy with care navigation will report improved access to social support services measured by enrollment in health insurance, maintain insurance post-partum, and access to food, transportation, and housing resources.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth
- Being tested
- Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation
- Medical subject headings
- Premature Birth
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Centering Pregnancy with Care NavigationBehavioural
Centering Pregnancy is a group based prenatal care intervention. Centering Pregnancy is an evidenced based intervention that has 10 group sessions for pregnant women. Each session has dedicated educational material relative to pregnancy, birth, and infant feeding. In addition, all participants will be provided a bilingual Marshallese care navigator to aid in enrolling them in social support services.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation for pregnant Marshallese women | Experimental | Forty pregnant Marshallese women will be enrolled in the group prenatal intervention, Centering Pregnancy, with care navigation to determine the feasibility of the intervention and the preliminary effectiveness to improve maternal and infant health care outcomes. Receives: Behavioral: Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation |
| Pregnant Marshallese women enrolled in standard prenatal care | No intervention | We will use a 1:1 propensity score matching with pregnant Marshallese women who completed standard prenatal care to compare their maternal and infant health care outcomes with those participants enrolled in the intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of participants with infants that are preterm.
>37 weeks at delivery
Measured: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum
Number of participants with infants with low birthweight
<2,500 grams
Measured: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum
Number of participants with a caesarean delivery.
the birthing method of infant
Measured: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum
Secondary outcomes (1)
The number of social services participants are enrolled in at the end of the intervention.
We will assess the enrollment of social services with a bilingual Marshallese care navigator using a mixed methods approach
Measured: All social service assessments will take place at six weeks postpartum
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Dec 2022
- Study start17 Apr 2023
- Primary completion1 Mar 2026
- Study completion1 Mar 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Premature BirthStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of ArkansasThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Britni L Ayers, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05645549
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 275134
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 1 Dec 2022
- Last updated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Exploring the Feasibility of Centering Pregnancy With Care Navigation and the Preliminary Effectiveness to Improve Prenatal and Postpartum Appointment Attendance, Maternal and Infant Outcomes, and Access to Social Support Services
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05645549
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 275134
- Conditions
- Premature Birth
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ArkansasUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 17 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Mar 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Pacific Islanders residing in the United States (US) have disproportionally high rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) and low birthweight infants (<2,500 grams). They are also more likely to experience preeclampsia, primary cesarean birth, excessive gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compared to other racial/ethnic minorities. These maternal health factors serve as precursors to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Pacific Islanders have almost twice the infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births, as compared to non-Hispanic whites and have a higher maternal mortality rate compared to the same group (13.5 verse 12.7). Early and consistent supportive care throughout the pregnancy continuum is strongly associated with positive birth outcomes, including infant and maternal morbidity and mortality, and is a US health priority.
Emerging literature suggests that group-based prenatal programs, like Centering Pregnancy, coupled with care navigation, can mitigate precursors to severe morbidity and mortality. The proposed study will determine the feasibility of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and the preliminary effectiveness to improve: prenatal and postpartum care appointment attendance, preterm birth, low-birth weight infants, cesarean deliveries, emergency department visits, and access to social support services. Investigators will use a mixed-method approach with two groups of Marshallese participants (propensity score matched on relevant covariates such as maternal age, parity, and sociodemographics), one group in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and one group from standard prenatal care.
Detailed description
Pacific Islanders residing in the United States (US) have disproportionally high rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) and low birthweight infants (<2,500 grams). They are also more likely to experience preeclampsia, primary cesarean birth, excessive gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compared to other racial/ethnic minorities. These maternal health factors serve as precursors to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Pacific Islanders have almost twice the infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births, as compared to non-Hispanic whites and have a higher maternal mortality rate compared to the same group (13.5 verse 12.7). Early and consistent supportive care throughout the pregnancy continuum is strongly associated with positive birth outcomes, including infant and maternal morbidity and mortality, and is a US health priority.
Emerging literature suggests that group-based prenatal programs, like Centering Pregnancy, coupled with care navigation, can mitigate precursors to severe morbidity and mortality. The proposed study will determine the feasibility of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and the preliminary effectiveness to improve: prenatal and postpartum care appointment attendance, preterm birth, low-birth weight infants, cesarean deliveries, emergency department visits, and access to social support services. Investigators will use a mixed-method approach with two groups of Marshallese participants (propensity score matched on relevant covariates such as maternal age, parity, and sociodemographics), one group in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation and one group from standard prenatal care. The Specific Aims are:
Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation to improve prenatal and postpartum care attendance among Marshallese participants. Hypothesis: Marshallese participants who participate in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation will attend 80% of their prenatal and postpartum care visits.
Aim 2: Determine the preliminary effectiveness of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation to improve maternal health outcomes that can mitigate maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Hypothesis: Marshallese participants who participate in Centering Pregnancy with care navigation will demonstrate improved maternal health outcomes including: preterm birth, low-birth weight infants, cesarean deliveries, and emergency department visits compared to women receiving standard prenatal care using a propensity score matched comparison group.
Aim 3: Determine the preliminary effectiveness of Centering Pregnancy with care navigation to improve access to social support services to Marshallese participants. Hypothesis: Marshallese particiapnts who have completed Centering Pregnancy with care navigation will report improved access to social support services measured by enrollment in health insurance, maintain insurance post-partum, and access to food, transportation, and housing resources.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation for pregnant Marshallese women | Experimental | Behavioral: Centering Pregnancy with Care NavigationForty pregnant Marshallese women will be enrolled in the group prenatal intervention, Centering Pregnancy, with care navigation to determine the feasibility of the intervention and the preliminary effectiveness to improve maternal and infant health care outcomes. |
| Pregnant Marshallese women enrolled in standard prenatal care | No intervention | –We will use a 1:1 propensity score matching with pregnant Marshallese women who completed standard prenatal care to compare their maternal and infant health care outcomes with those participants enrolled in the intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- women who self-report as Marshallese
- 18 years of age or older
- pregnant (12-14 weeks gestation).
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- conception with the use of fertility treatments
- high-risk pregnancy that requires a transfer to a high-risk clinic
- multiple gestations (i.e. pregnant with more than one infant)
- use of medications known to influence fetal growth (e.g., glucocorticoids, insulin, thyroid, hormones
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Centering Pregnancy with Care NavigationCentering Pregnancy is a group based prenatal care intervention. Centering Pregnancy is an evidenced based intervention that has 10 group sessions for pregnant women. Each session has dedicated educational material relative to pregnancy, birth, and infant feeding. In addition, all participants will be provided a bilingual Marshallese care navigator to aid in enrolling them in social support services. | Behavioural | Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation for pregnant Marshallese women |
Primary outcome
Number of participants with infants that are preterm.
Time frame: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum
>37 weeks at delivery
Number of participants with infants with low birthweight
Time frame: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum
<2,500 grams
Number of participants with a caesarean delivery.
Time frame: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum
the birthing method of infant
1 secondary outcome
The number of social services participants are enrolled in at the end of the intervention.
Time frame: All social service assessments will take place at six weeks postpartum
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Apr 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Britni L Ayers, PhD principal investigator
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation in people with Premature Birth, run by University of Arkansas at 1 site in United States.
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 3 inclusion and 4 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 9 Apr 2026. 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 United States. 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?
Number of participants with infants that are preterm. (time frame: All maternal and infant health records will be collected at six weeks postpartum). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 9 Apr 2026.