Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Elina Hemminki
ORCID ID
Contact details
PL 220
Lintulahdenkuja 4
Helsinki
00530
Finland
+358 (0)9 3967 2307
elina.hemminki@stakes.fi
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. Using existing health service personnel to do the intervention and collecting outcome data from routine registers is feasible and economic.
2. Educating Public Health Nurses (PHN) about delivery methods will decrease ceasarean sections.
Ethics approval
Approval received from the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) on the 2nd October 2004.
Study design
A cluster randomised trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Prenatal childbirth education
Intervention
Education of PHN versus usual treatment.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Feasibily of the trial
Secondary outcome measures
1. Costs
2. PHNs' opinions
3. Ceasarean section rates
Overall trial start date
01/05/2002
Overall trial end date
31/07/2007
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Helsinki Maternity Health Center (MHC) who were willing to participate
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Female
Target number of participants
20 MHC, 140 PHN, and 2000 women
Participant exclusion criteria
Head nurse against the trial
Recruitment start date
01/05/2002
Recruitment end date
31/07/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Trial participating centre
PL 220
Helsinki
00530
Finland
Sponsor information
Organisation
National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) (Finland)
Sponsor details
PL 220
Lintulahdenkuja 4
Helsinki
00530
Finland
+358 (0)9 3967 1
elina.hemminki@stakes.fi
Sponsor type
Research organisation
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (Finland)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
National Public Health Institute (Finland)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Laurea Polytechnic (Finland)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list