eDoula Feasibility and Acceptability
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: eDoula App.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pregnancy Related. Basic parameters: 18 years — 50 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
eDoula: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Mobile Application in Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth Support
Overview
eDoula is an app that will give patients reading material and videos to watch based on their due date. It also provides helpful postpartum guidance. First, patients without access to the app will be recruited and surveyed on their labor and satisfaction outcomes. Then, recruitment will begin for the intervention arm of the study. Participants will be recruited to use the app and complete a survey during the postpartum period.
Interventions
- Other eDoula App
eDoula is an app that will give patients reading material and videos to watch based on their due date. It also provides helpful postpartum device.
Primary outcome measures
- Satisfaction with eDoula app [Time frame: Measured in the 7 days following delivery]
- eDoula App Use [Time frame: Recruitment (19-28 weeks gestation) to delivery]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Labor Agentry Scale-10 (LAS-10) [Time frame: Measured in the 7 days following delivery]
- Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) [Time frame: Measured in the 7 days following delivery]
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [Time frame: Measured in the 7 days following delivery]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Nulliparous
- Singleton pregnancy
- English speaking
- Own a smart phone or other device capable of downloading and running the eDoula app
- Delivered at 36 weeks 0 days gestation or later
- Able to labor
Exclusion criteria
- Planned cesarean delivery
- Pregnancy complications including placenta accreta spectrum, vasa previa, intrauterine fetal demise, or known major fetal anomaly
- Delivery planned at a location other than Oregon Health and Science University
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Sequential
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Oregon Health & Science University — Portland
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06785467 · OHSU IRB 27596