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Sickle Cell Disease Obstetric Multi-Disciplinary Care Programme
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Summary
To implement an effective but low-cost strategy to decrease SCD maternal and perinatal mortality in Ghana. The objectives are to 1) assess the impact of a multidisciplinary SCD-obstetric team for decreasing mortality across three hospital sites in Ghana. 2) assess the implementation fidelity for 2a) preventing and 2b) treating acute chest syndrome in pregnant women with SCD admitted to the hospital. 3) standardize an ultrasound protocol for the prospective monitoring of fetal growth among pregnant women with SCD.
Official title: Sickle Cell Disease Obstetric Multi-Disciplinary Care Programme: Prospective Multi-Centre Cohort Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Start Date
2022-02-14
Completion Date
2027-02-28
Last Updated
2026-01-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Multidisciplinary Sickle Cell Disease- Obstetric Team
Modified multidisciplinary teams for pregnant women with sickle cell disease including members from an obstetrics team and sickle cell disease team.
Locations (3)
Greater Accra Regional Hospital
Accra, Ghana
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Accra, Ghana
Tamale Teaching Hospital
Tamale, Ghana