Novel Visual Education Tool to Improve Recognition and Reporting of Postpartum Urgent Maternal Warning Signs

NCT ID: NCT06912776

Last Updated: 2025-07-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-20

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to create a novel visual education tool that builds on the urgent maternal warning signs identified by The Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care. Including effective images will improve the understanding of these grave warning signs/symptoms, improving anatomical accuracy while remaining simplistic for patients of varying levels of health care literacy. The investigative team will be focusing on urgent warning signs pertinent to the postpartum period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postpartum

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) first

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) of a post delivery complication first.

Group Type OTHER

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) first

Intervention Type OTHER

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) of a post delivery complication first

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) first

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) of a post delivery complication first

Group Type OTHER

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) first

Intervention Type OTHER

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) of a post delivery complication first

Interventions

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Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) first

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) of a post delivery complication first

Intervention Type OTHER

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) first

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) of a post delivery complication first

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Postpartum women
* Nulliparity
* Age \>18 years of age
* English speaking patients

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to provide informed written consent
* Refusal to participate in all study-related procedures
* Patients not fluent in English
* Patients with current or history of serious peripartum complications and/or events - such as DVT, PE, peripartum cardiomyopathy, etc. (in which the patient may have received more than standard clinical counseling)
* Patient with comorbidities that potentially require anticoagulation i.e. coagulopathies and may be more prone to DVTs
* Patients with uncorrected visual or hearing impairment
* Healthcare providers (in which patients will have significant background knowledge)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kaitlyn Neumann

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kaitlyn Neumann, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Northwestern University

Locations

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Northwestern Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Paul C Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS

Role: CONTACT

3126951064

Facility Contacts

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Pauli C Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS

Role: primary

3126951064

References

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You WB, Wolf MS, Bailey SC, Grobman WA. Improving patient understanding of preeclampsia: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 May;206(5):431.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.03.006. Epub 2012 Mar 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22542120 (View on PubMed)

Delp C, Jones J. Communicating information to patients: the use of cartoon illustrations to improve comprehension of instructions. Acad Emerg Med. 1996 Mar;3(3):264-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03431.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8673784 (View on PubMed)

Houts PS, Bachrach R, Witmer JT, Tringali CA, Bucher JA, Localio RA. Using pictographs to enhance recall of spoken medical instructions. Patient Educ Couns. 1998 Oct;35(2):83-8. doi: 10.1016/s0738-3991(98)00065-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10026551 (View on PubMed)

Burger G. SOAP Newsletter. 1998;Winter:6-9

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care. Urgent Maternal Warning Signs. May 2020, <https://safehealthcareforeverywoman.org>.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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STU00222375

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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