An interventional study of Information video and planning session in Maternal Health, Neonatal Health and Pregnancy, sponsored by Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Côte d’Ivoire. Open to female participants aged 15 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-17.
Sponsored by Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a video-informed training session on maternal and newborn health care seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
In Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire, many women do not receive recommended care during the third trimester of pregnancy or the early postpartum period, contributing to adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In this individual-level open-label randomized controlled trial, we will evaluate the impact of an information and planning intervention on timely care-seeking during the third trimester of pregnancy and the early postpartum period. The study will enroll 800 women who are currently in the third trimester of pregnancy and randomize them to one of two groups: (1) control, or (2) information video and planning session for the pregnant women and her partner. A baseline survey will be performed at the time of enrollment, and outcomes will be evaluated using an endline survey 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy. The main outcome of the study is the number of health care contacts that women have between enrollment in the study and 6 weeks postpartum.
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This study's planned enrollment of 800 is above the median of 476 across 65 interventional studies indexed under Stillbirth.
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Inclusion Criteria for Pregnant Women:
Inclusion Criteria for Male Partners:
This group will not receive any intervention.
This group will receive the study intervention, including an information video and planning session for the pregnant woman and her partner.
Other: Information video and planning session
The study intervention is a video-informed information and planning session for health care during the third trimester, childbirth, and the first six weeks postpartum. In this intervention, a member of the study team will show information videos to pregnant women and her partner, summarizing key recommendations for health and health care seeking during the third trimester of pregnancy and the first six weeks following childbirth. After showing the videos, the study team member will guide the pregnant woman and her partner in a short discussion about planning for care-seeking during the third trimester and early postpartum period. This discussion will include quizzing on the content of the information videos and discussions of care-seeking plans together with the couple.
Number of health care contacts as reported by women during endline survey
Number of health care contacts that women have between enrollment in the study and 6 weeks postpartum, including antenatal care visits, childbirth, and postpartum care visits
Time frame: From enrollment to 6 weeks postpartum (measured 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy)
Number of antenatal care visits as reported by women during endline survey
Number of antenatal care visits
Time frame: Between enrollment and the end of pregnancy (measured 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy)
Facility-based childbirth as reported by women during endline survey
Proportion of women who gave birth in a health facility
Time frame: Measured 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy
Number of postpartum visits as reported by women during endline survey
Number of postpartum care visits between the end of pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum
Time frame: From the end of pregnancy to 6 weeks postpartum (measured 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy)
Average care-seeking knowledge scores among pregnant women and their partners
Average scores (among pregnant women and their partners) on assessments of knowledge of care-seeking recommendations during the third trimester and the early postpartum period, as measured using five questions during endline surveys with pregnant women and their partners. We create a Care-Seeking Knowledge Scale as follows: Participants receive 1 point if they respond with 3 or more when asked how many postpartum visits women should have during the first 6 weeks after childbirth; 1 point if they correctly name at least 3 danger signs for women during pregnancy; 1 point if they correctly name at least 3 danger signs for women during the first six weeks after childbirth; and 1 point if they correctly name at least 3 danger signs for newborns. Scores range from 0 to 4 with higher scores representing greater knowledge.
Time frame: Measured 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy
Fetal movement counting as reported by women during endline surveys
The proportion of pregnant women who report counting fetal movements at least once during the final month of their pregnancy
Time frame: Measured 6-8 weeks after the end of pregnancy
Perinatal mortality as reported by women during endline surveys
The proportion of women who experience a stillbirth or neonatal death in the first seven days of life (perinatal mortality)
Time frame: Measured 6-8 weeks after end of pregnancy
Neonatal mortality as reported by women during endline surveys
The proportion of women whose child dies in the first 28 days of life
Time frame: Measured 6-8 weeks after end of pregnancy
Plan to share: Yes — De-identified data files and analytic code will be posted on public repositories at the time of publication of results.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Analytic code
Time frame: We plan to share IPD and supporting information at the time of publication.
Access criteria: IPD and supporting information will be made available on public repositories.
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Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for May 2027, 8 months later.
Of 25 interventional studies with no phase under Stillbirth, half reached primary completion within 26 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 31. This study's planned 8 months is below that.
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