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NCT02987803 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Helping Mothers Select Better Childbirth Hospitals

A NA study, sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
120,621
Enrollment target

NCT02987803: Completed NA study, sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).

NCT02987803 is a NA study that has completed, run by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The registered enrollment target is 120,621 participants, above the 1,402-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (8503% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02987803, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
120,621 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The investigators aim to conduct a randomized controlled trial of women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy to understand whether women provided with specific data on hospital-level cesarean delivery rates are more likely to select higher quality hospitals, defined as hospitals with cesarean delivery rates below the Federal HealthyPeople 2020 target of 23.9%.

Primary Outcome

Enrollees will be asked to self-report the hospital where they delivered. Hospitals will be categorized into a five-star quality rating scale based on the corresponding quintile of their cesarean section rate at the state level, as reported to the Leapfrog Group and other state data sources. Our primary outcome will be the average star rating of hospitals selected by control and intervention group enrollees. We will also report the proportion of enrollees in each group selecting hospitals of eac

Interventions

  • OTHER Data

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 120,621 participants
Start Date 2019-08-15
Est. Completion 2021-06-30
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02987803 record still lists

NCT02987803 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 120,621 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 1,402-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (8503% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Data is the first listed.

NCT02987803 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02987803 about?

NCT02987803 is a clinical study titled "Helping Mothers Select Better Childbirth Hospitals". The investigators aim to conduct a randomized controlled trial of women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy to understand whether women provided with specific data on hospital-level cesarean delivery rates are more likely to select higher quality hospitals, defined as hospitals with cesarean d...

What is the current status of trial NCT02987803?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 120,621 participants. The study started on 2019-08-15. Estimated completion is 2021-06-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02987803?

The interventions under investigation include: Data (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02987803?

This trial is sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), which has 40 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02987803's enrollment target sits among peer trials

120,621 2nd of 2000 the highest of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02987803, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02987803 (large enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.