Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Oregon Health and Science University

Code:

NCT06785467

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

eDoula App

Study Details

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.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Study ID

NCT06785467

Start date

Jan 23, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2025

Completion date

Jun, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 50

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Control

These participants will receive routine pregnancy and delivery care.

experimental: eDoula Intervention

These participants will have access to the eDoula app during pregnancy.

Interventions

eDoula App

eDoula is an app that will give patients reading material and videos to watch based on their due date. It also provides helpful postpartum device.

Primary outcome measure

  • Satisfaction with eDoula app [ Time Frame: Measured in the 7 days following delivery ]
  • eDoula App Use [ Time Frame: Recruitment (19-28 weeks gestation) to delivery ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Women's Health Research Unit Department of Ob/Gyn

503-494-3666whru@ohsu.edu

Locations

Oregon Health & Science University

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

Women's Health Research Unit

503-494-3666whru@ohsu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Last update posted

Apr 22, 2025

Last verified

Apr, 2025

Keywords

  • Labor
  • Birth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Oregon Health and Science University on 2025-04-22.