eDoula Feasibility and Acceptability

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pregnancy Related

• Registration Number: NCT06785467
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University

Brief Summary

eDoula is an app that will give patients reading material and videos to watch based on their due date. It also provides helpful postpartum guidance. First, patients without access to the app will be recruited and surveyed on their labor and satisfaction outcomes. Then, recruitment will begin for the intervention arm of the study. Participants will be recruited to use the app and complete a survey during the postpartum period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-16
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-21
• Study Start: 2025-01-23
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-22
• Primary Completion: 2026-06
• Study Completion: 2026-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Nulliparous
• Singleton pregnancy
• English speaking
• Own a smart phone or other device capable of downloading and running the eDoula app
• Delivered at 36 weeks 0 days gestation or later
• Able to labor

Exclusion Criteria

• Planned cesarean delivery
• Pregnancy complications including placenta accreta spectrum, vasa previa, intrauterine fetal demise, or known major fetal anomaly
• Delivery planned at a location other than Oregon Health and Science University

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with eDoula app	Measured in the 7 days following delivery	Participant-reported satisfaction with the eDoula app using a 3-question Likert scale. Scores can have a value from 3 to 15, with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction.
eDoula App Use	Recruitment (19-28 weeks gestation) to delivery	The number of days during pregnancy that the eDoula app was used

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Labor Agentry Scale-10 (LAS-10)	Measured in the 7 days following delivery	Instrument measuring patient control during childbirth. Scores can have a value from 10 to 70, with a higher score indicating a better outcome.
Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)	Measured in the 7 days following delivery	Instrument measuring patient satisfaction with the birth experience. Scores can have a value from 0 to 40, with higher scores representing greater birth satisfaction.
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)	Measured in the 7 days following delivery	Instrument measuring postnatal depression symptoms following delivery. Scores can have a falue from 0 to 30, with higher scores representing more symptoms of postnatal depression.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oregon Health & Science University; 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States