Antenatal and Postnatal Care Research Collective - Household Survey (ARCH)

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Conditions studied: Maternal Health, Pregnancy Outcomes

In brief

The overarching goal of the ARCH Survey is to establish a prospective longitudinal pregnancy surveillance study in Lusaka, Zambia, to precisely characterize the pregnancy rate and outcomes of women of reproductive age prior to, during, and following pregnancy and to investigate the structural, sociodemographic, and clinical covariates that contribute to adverse outcomes in each reproductive epoch.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05154331

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

7500

Starts

2022-03-29

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-30

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 49. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Verbal consent obtained from head-of-household
• 15-49 years of age and a member of household in the catchment area
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent or assent with next-of-kin consent
• Willing to undergo study procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Any other condition (social or medical) that, in the opinion of the study staff, would make participation unsafe or complicate data interpretation. Study staff may note physical, psychological, or social conditions not explicitly stated in the eligibility criteria that could make some women poor candidates for study participation.

Where it is running

• University of Zambia — Lusaka, Zambia (enrolling)

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