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

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Postpartum

• Registration Number: NCT06912776
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-27
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-02
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-06
• Study Start: 2025-05
• Primary Completion: 2026-07
• Study Completion: 2026-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants who recognize deep vein thrombosis,	1 Day	Participant will accurately identify the health care issue shown to participants and identified as Picture A and Picture B

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants who demonstrate understanding deep vein thrombosis,	1 Day	Participants written response of the understanding of deep vein thrombosis.
Number of participants who would report deep vein thrombosis	1 Day	After review of Picture A and Picture B number of participants who report deep vein thrombosis to their care provider or emergency room.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern Medicine; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States