Recruiting

Postpartum App

Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Code:

NCT07295015

Conditions

Postpartum

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 45

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Smartphone application

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this trial is to learn if a smartphone app designed to provide postpartum support is acceptable to new mothers in Pennsylvania. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • How easy is the app is to use?
  • Does the app meet the needs of new parents?
  • Is using the app associated with better understanding of critical postpartum symptoms?
  • Is using the app associated with endorsement of positive parenting statements?

Participants will:

  • Use a postpartum support app on their smartphones for 8 weeks
  • Answer survey questions about their experience

Conditions

Postpartum

Study ID

NCT07295015

Start date

Dec 1, 2025

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 45

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Recently delivered one or two live births at hospital recruitment site
  • 18-45 years of age
  • Can participate in English
  • Has smartphone access for at least two months (study duration)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Did NOT recently deliver one or two live births at hospital recruitment site
  • <18 or >45 years of age
  • Cannot participate in English
  • Does not have smartphone for at least two months (study duration)

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Postpartum support app

All study participants will be given access to a postpartum support app. They will be asked to use this app for 8 weeks. Periodic surveys will be administered at 10 days, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks post enrollment. Baseline measurements will be collected at enrollment.

Interventions

Smartphone application

The smartphone app is designed to provide postpartum education, screening and tracking, and positive parenting support for newly postpartum English-language speakers in Pennsylvania.

Primary outcome measure

  • Acceptability of App [ Time Frame: Day 10, Week 4, and Week 8 of study participation ]
  • Feasibility of App Use [ Time Frame: From enrollment (baseline) to the end of study participation at 8 weeks. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD

412-383-5556tamark@pitt.edu

Locations

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

Contacts

Anne-Marie Rick, MD, MPH, PhD

610-349-5571annemarie.rick@chp.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Last update posted

Dec 19, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • postpartum
  • parenting
  • smartphone
  • mobile applications

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pittsburgh on 2025-12-19.