Visual education tool to help postpartum first-time mothers recognize urgent warning signs

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Researchers will develop and compare two visual aid images based on the Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care urgent maternal warning signs, focusing specifically on symptoms that occur after delivery. Eligible participants are English-speaking, nulliparous women over age 18 in the postpartum period who will view either visual aid (appendix A or B). The study will measure participants' understanding of the warning signs and their reported likelihood to seek care after viewing the images. The goal is to improve anatomical accuracy while keeping images simple enough for people with varying health literacy.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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)

Where it's running

• Northwestern Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Kaitlyn Neumann, MD — Northwestern University
• Study coordinator: Paul C Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS
• Email: p-fitzgerald2@northwestern.edu
• Phone: 3126951064

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.