Hoppe and STAC team publish in Contemporary Clinical Trials
Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD, professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and members of the Staying Healthy After Childbirth (STAC) program team recently published an article in Contemporary Clinical Trials. STAC is a program developed by Hoppe that helps new moms with high blood pressure safely monitor and treat their high blood pressure from the comfort of their home with the help of a remote healthcare team. Co-authors include Anne Bowen, MS; Andy Garbacz, PhD; Kristine Alaniz, MPH, PhD; Micaela Berry-Smith, BS; Daniel Bolt, PhD; Jill Strickland Denson, PhD, MSW, APSW; Harald Kliems, MA; Megan Knutson-Sinaise, MS; and Felice Resnik, PhD.
In “Rationale and design of the A-STAC study: A multi-stage, hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial to prevent and reduce racial disparities in postpartum hypertension”, the authors outline a study that adapts STAC to expand program reach for Black birthing people via implementation in community-based organizations. The study is aimed to be implemented as follows:
“The study team is partnering with community-based organizations led by and/or serving Black birthing people and Black individuals with lived experiences of hypertension during pregnancy to inform care model adaptation. Guided by the Replicating Effective Programs Framework, the study will be conducted over three stages. The pre-implementation stage will consist of identifying adaptations to STAC to align with community values and priorities. We will apply these adaptations in rapid Plan-Do-Study-Act implementation cycles to create a finalized adapted STAC (A-STAC) program. The implementation stage will consist of delivering A-STAC through community-based organizations and evaluating A-STAC effectiveness, reach, and adoption. The maintenance and evolution stage will consist of identifying strategies for sustainment of A-STAC.”
This adapted intervention has the potential to decrease disparities in postpartum morbidity and mortality for Black birthing people and enhance generational health equity.
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**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Melis Baskaya