Apple Women's Health Study

Recruiting

• Conditions: Menopause; Reproduction; Menstruation; Infertility; Ovulation; Reproductive Health; Menstrual Cycle; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT04196595
• Lead Sponsor: Apple Inc.

Brief Summary

This is an observational longitudinal study to advance the understanding of menstrual cycle and gynecologic health conditions including PCOS, infertility and breast cancer.The study will be hosted within the Research app(available on App Store), which allows a user to find, enroll, and participate in Apple-supported health-related research studies.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-13
• Study Start: 2019-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-12-10
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-12
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-03
• Primary Completion: 2029-11
• Study Completion: 2029-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500000

Inclusion Criteria

• Have menstruated at least once
• Be at least 18 years old (at least 19 years old in Alabama and Nebraska, at least 21 years old in Puerto Rico)
• Live in the United States of America
• Be comfortable communicating in written and spoken English
• Have installed the Apple Research app on your iPhone
• Not share your iCloud account or iPhone with anyone else
• Be willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Identify Menstrual Cycle Patterns	Up to 10 years	Characterized using duration of menstrual flow, and cycle length in unit of days.
Epidemiologic Description of Menstrual Cycle	Up to 10 years	Characterized using cycle patterns and self-reported demographics, no unit of measure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine prevalence of gynecologic health conditions	Up to 10 years	Characterized using menstrual cycle patterns and self-reported health conditions, no unit of measure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States