Improving Patient Understanding of Preeclampsia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Preeclampsia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Preeclampsia education tool; Behavioral: ACOG education pamphlet on preeclampsia

• Registration Number: NCT01119183
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

Participants counseled with the preeclampsia educational tool will have a better understanding of preeclampsia than those not counseled using the tool.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-05
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-07
• Primary Completion: 2010-07
• Study Completion: 2010-07
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• 12-40 weeks pregnant
• No significant hearing or vision impairment
• English speaking

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Exclusion Criteria

• Active diagnosis of preeclampsia
• Significant hearing or vision impairment
• Non-English speaking

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
3	Preeclampsia education tool	-
2	ACOG education pamphlet on preeclampsia	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved understanding of preeclampsia	one week	Understanding of preeclampsia will be assessed through a questionnaire that asks a series of closed ended questions about preeclampsia as well as a single open ended question. This questionnaire has been used in a prior study and has proven to be a useful assessment of patient knowledge.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern University; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States