Deimplementation of Activity Restriction for Preterm Birth Prevention in High-Risk Pregnancy (DE-RESTRICT): A Pilot Single-Arm Hybrid Effectiveness-Deimplementation Trial
University of Pennsylvania
Summary
DE-RESTRICT is a pilot study testing whether a strategy to reduce the use of activity restriction and bedrest in pregnancy is acceptable, appropriate, and feasible for prenatal care providers, and whether it changes how often activity restriction is recommended. Activity restriction and bedrest are commonly advised to try to prevent preterm birth, but they do not prevent it and may cause harm, and national guidelines recommend against them. The study takes place at two prenatal care settings within one health system and unfolds across four periods. In the pre-deimplementation period the study team develops a local clinical guideline and measures baseline outcomes. In the run-in period most provider education is delivered through interactive sessions with feedback, and audit and feedback begins. In the maintenance period audit and feedback continues. In the post-deimplementation period audit and feedback continues and outcomes are measured again. The study measures provider acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility, the rate of activity restriction recommendations, patient-reported wellbeing and care experience, and the preterm birth rate.
Description
This pilot single-arm hybrid effectiveness-deimplementation trial evaluates a multicomponent strategy to deimplement activity restriction and bedrest prescribed for preterm birth prevention among prenatal care providers and patients at high risk for preterm birth. All participating practices receive the strategy; there is no control arm. The strategy comprises a locally developed clinical guideline aligning with national recommendations, interactive provider education with feedback, and audit and feedback on the rate of activity restriction recommendations. The four periods are sequential. Th…