A Digital Educational Resource to Improve Preparedness for Shared Decision Making About Labour Analgesia
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: Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale, Questionnaire.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Labour Analgesia. Basic parameters: 18 years — 55 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
- Canada
- 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
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Educational Resource to Improve Preparedness for Shared Decision Making About Labour Analgesia
Overview
Labour analgesia decisions are often made under time pressure, while in pain, which may lead patients to feel unprepared or uninformed. Shared decision-making (SDM) enhances patient satisfaction, promotes alignment with personal values, and improves trust in clinical care. Digital tools can support SDM by providing accessible, evidence-based information. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) is an international organization made up of doctors who specialize in managing pain and anesthesia during pregnancy. Their focus is the wellbeing and safety of mothers and their babies from early pregnancy through delivery and recovery. The Painless Push digital resource educates mothers about ways to manage pain during labour. This trial aims to evaluate whether directing patients to access to the website https://thepainlesspush.com/ improves preparedness for shared decision-making compared to the current care, which is access to the Mount Sinai Obstetric Anesthesia website.
Interventions
- Other Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale
Electronic questionnaire: (PrepDM) Scale, a 10-item validated tool scored from 0 to 100. - Other Questionnaire
Electronic questionnaire, to determine clarity and understanding. Scored on 5-point Likert scale.
Primary outcome measures
- Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) score [Time frame: Immediately following intervention (reading material)]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Questionnaire - additional questions about digital material provided [Time frame: Immediately following intervention (reading material)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Pregnant individuals ≥ 18 years
- Visiting OB clinic at Mount Sinai hospital during their 3rd trimester of pregnancy (≥ 28 weeks gestation)
- Singleton gestation
- Nulliparous
- Considering labour epidural analgesia for childbirth
Exclusion criteria
- Sensory, cognitive, or language barriers precluding participation
- Limited English proficiency
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Canada · 1 center
- Mount Sinai Hospital — Toronto
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07516171 · 26-01