Feasibility Trial of the Circumferential Abdominal Pelvic Pressure Device (CAPP)

University of New Mexico10 enrolled

Overview

A group of midwives and obstetric nurses have been trained to use circumferential abdominal pelvic pressure (CAPP) to treat postpartum hemorrhage. As part of the training follow up any use of a CAPP device will be monitored to identify complications.

Providers will be surveyed twice at 4 and 8 months using open ended methods.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Interventions

CAPP useDEVICE

Any abdominal pelvic pressure

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Any patient receiving CAPP during study period. Exclusion Criteria: * None (CAPP is only clinically indicated for obstetric hemorrhage post delivery.

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Usage

Number of patients on whom CAPP is used

Time frame: Eight months

Secondary Outcomes

Side Effects

Any recorded complications

Time frame: Eight months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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