An interventional study of Clinic Postpartum Care and Mobile Postpartum Care in Postpartum and Neonatal, sponsored by Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-05.
Sponsored by Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether offering postpartum checkups in a mobile medical van makes it easier for new mothers to complete their postpartum care after giving birth at Women \& Infants Hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does having a postpartum visit in a mobile medical van make it easier for patients to attend their postpartum checkup? Are patients as satisfied with postpartum care provided in the mobile van as they are with care provided in the clinic? Researchers will compare postpartum visits completed in the mobile medical van with postpartum visits completed in the clinic to see whether the mobile van improves access to postpartum care and the patient experience. Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to have their postpartum visit either in the mobile medical van or at the clinic. 2. Complete a standard postpartum checkup with a healthcare provider. 3. Fill out a few short surveys about their experience with their postpartum care.
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is the lead sponsor of 92 studies on the registry; 24 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants receive their routine postpartum visit in the outpatient clinic according to standard practice.
Other: Clinic Postpartum Care
Participants receive their routine postpartum visit in a mobile medical van located in their community. The visit includes the same standard postpartum care that would be provided in the outpatient clinic.
Other: Mobile Postpartum Care
Standard postpartum care delivered in the outpatient clinic.
Standard postpartum care delivered in a mobile medical van instead of the traditional outpatient clinic.
To assess the feasibility of delivering postpartum care via a mobile health van by evaluating the proportion of planned visits successfully conducted in the mobile van.
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 1 year
Assess postpartum appointment attendance rates at the mobile van versus the standard in-person visit
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 1 year
Mean Trust in Physician Score Measured by the Trust in Physician Scale
Mean trust in physician score measured using the Trust in Physician Scale (TPS), a validated patient-reported questionnaire that assesses participants' trust in their healthcare provider. The TPS consists of 11 items rated on a Likert scale, with item responses summed to generate a total score. Higher total scores indicate greater trust in the physician.
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 1 year
Mean Cultural Humility Score Measured by the Cultural Humility Scale
Mean cultural humility score measured using the Cultural Humility Scale (CHS), a validated patient-reported questionnaire that assesses participants' perceptions of culturally humble healthcare, including respect, openness, and responsiveness to individual cultural values and experiences. Item responses are summed or averaged according to the instrument's scoring guidelines to generate a total score. Higher scores indicate greater perceived cultural humility.
Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 1 year
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