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Behavioral Intervention

Virtual Reality Training for Maternal Healthcare (BELIEVE Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc

Research Sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Birthing Parent Interview Participants must be age 18 or older.

Be older than 18 years old

Must not have

Birthing Parent Data Extraction Participants' baby must have a birth gestational age less than 24 weeks.

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline (pre-intervention) and after completing the ipc training intervention, a total of up to 4 months

Summary

"This trial aims to test a new educational program using virtual reality to improve maternal healthcare experiences and reduce disparities. The program will be rolled out gradually in different stages."

Who is the study for?

This trial is for maternity care providers, nurses, lactation consultants, or doulas working at least 4 shifts a month. It's also for birthing parents who are Black or have limited English proficiency in Spanish and had a live birth after the study began. Babies must be born after 24 weeks of gestation.

What is being tested?

The BELIEVE IPE Training delivered via virtual reality aims to improve maternal healthcare experiences and reduce disparities. The training is compared with usual care practices in a step-wedge design where different groups start the intervention at different times.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational training rather than medical treatment, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience discomfort from using virtual reality equipment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years or older and have given birth.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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My baby was born before 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline (pre-intervention) and after completing the ipc training intervention, a total of up to 4 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline (pre-intervention) and after completing the ipc training intervention, a total of up to 4 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (pre-intervention) and after completing the ipc training intervention, a total of up to 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Severe Postpartum Pain

Secondary study objectives

Acetaminophen doses administered

Birthing parent-reported experiences of the respectful care (Qualitative)

Feasibility of the IPC training

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Post-interventionActive Control1 Intervention

In the post-intervention sequence(s), birthing people at participating hospitals will experience treatment by health care teams that have undergone the Building Equitable Linkages With Interprofessional Education Valuing Everyone interprofessional education (BELIEVE IPE) training.

Group II: Pre-interventionPlacebo Group1 Intervention

In the pre-intervention sequence(s), birthing people at participating hospitals will experience treatment-as-usual.

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