Patient Centered Postpartum Contraception App

University of Chicago1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentMay 18, 2018

Overview

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate a smart phone-based application ("app") designed to inform pregnant women ages 15-25 about their contraception options. The goal of this research will be to evaluate the usability, feasibility and acceptability of this app.

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate a smart phone-based application ("app") designed to inform pregnant women ages 15-25 about their contraception options. The goal of this research will be to evaluate the usability, feasibility and acceptability of this app. Participants will be asked to complete a survey after informed consent and before using the app. After using the app, participants will complete a second survey. This second survey will ask questions about the app including the following topics: Usability, user-friendliness, navigation, user interface, time spent, organization readability; Feasibility, informative, helpful, comprehensible, quality of art, interface, sound; and Acceptability breadth of content, depth of content, engaging and motivating, Innovative utility and value. Women will also rate the degree to which they promote use of the product: would use the app if available, believe the app will support contraceptive use and would recommend the app to peers. Study participation will end once participants are done with the second survey.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 18, 2018

End Date

January 7, 2019

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Chicago

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Identify as African American or Black
•English as primary language

Exclusion Criteria

•Not pregnant
•Not identifying as African American or Black
•Language other than English as primary language

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of Application

Time Frame: Immediately post intervention

Feasibility, acceptability and usability of application. Mean of each item is reported. Each item has a possible score of 1-5, 1 = strongly disagree; 5= strongly agree. Higher scores indicate a better results for all items except "I found the app too complex to understand," "I think I would need tech support to use this app," "I thought there was too much inconsistency in app," "I found the app cumbersome to use," and "I needed to learn a lot before I could get going," where a lower score is a better result.