Recruiting

Painless Push

Sponsor:

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Code:

NCT07516171

Conditions

Labour Analgesia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 55

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale

Questionnaire

Study Details

Brief summary:

Labour analgesia decisions are often made under time pressure, while in pain, which may lead patients to feel unprepared or uninformed. Shared decision-making (SDM) enhances patient satisfaction, promotes alignment with personal values, and improves trust in clinical care. Digital tools can support SDM by providing accessible, evidence-based information.

The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) is an international organization made up of doctors who specialize in managing pain and anesthesia during pregnancy. Their focus is the wellbeing and safety of mothers and their babies from early pregnancy through delivery and recovery. The Painless Push digital resource educates mothers about ways to manage pain during labour.

This trial aims to evaluate whether directing patients to access to the website https://thepainlesspush.com/ improves preparedness for shared decision-making compared to the current care, which is access to the Mount Sinai Obstetric Anesthesia website.

Conditions

Labour Analgesia

Study ID

NCT07516171

Start date

Jul 15, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18 - 55

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant individuals ≥ 18 years
  • Visiting OB clinic at Mount Sinai hospital during their 3rd trimester of pregnancy (≥ 28 weeks gestation)
  • Singleton gestation
  • Nulliparous
  • Considering labour epidural analgesia for childbirth

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Sensory, cognitive, or language barriers precluding participation
  • Limited English proficiency

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Painless push website

Comparator: The Painless Push digital resource educates mothers about ways to manage pain during labour.

other: Mount Sinai Obstetric Anesthesia website

Control group: website currently available to patients.

Interventions

Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) Scale

Electronic questionnaire: (PrepDM) Scale, a 10-item validated tool scored from 0 to 100.

Questionnaire

Electronic questionnaire, to determine clarity and understanding. Scored on 5-point Likert scale.

Primary outcome measure

  • Preparation for Decision Making (PrepDM) score [ Time Frame: Immediately following intervention (reading material) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Ronald George, MD

416-586-4800ron.george@uhn.ca

Kristi Downey, MSc

416-586-4800kristi.downey@uhn.ca

Locations

Mount Sinai Hospital

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5

Contacts

Ronald George, MD

416-586-4800ron.george@uhn.ca

Kristi Downey, MSc

416-586-4800kristi.downey@uhn.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Last update posted

Oct 8, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • labour pain
  • education

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital on 2026-10-08. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.