Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) Transitions

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Premature Birth, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial of a dyad-centered, doula support and healthcare coordination model of care in a large urban neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which serves a high-risk, low-income, majority Black population. In addition to doula support and coordination of care in the NICU, there will be a warm handoff to a community doula to continue the support once infants leave the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) NICU.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06521398

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

20

Starts

2024-09-11

Expected to finish

2027-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-14

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• HUP postpartum patients who are at least 16 years old at the time their newborns' birth
• Infant born at HUP
• Preterm birth <34 weeks
• English language speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to read or sign informed consent
• Parents of infants transferred into HUP NICU
• If the medical team believes that the infant may not live or be transferred to another hospital in upcoming weeks
• HUP postpartum patients who are less than 16 years of age at the time of their newborns' birth

Where it is running

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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