About this trial
Pregnancy-related death is a growing public health issues, which are of particular concern to minority groups, including African-Americans and Spanish-speaking Latinas. Our proposal aims to improve a patient's ability to detect warning signs of pregnancy related death and seek medical care.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Greater than 28 weeks pregnant
Receiving healthcare in the United States
Age 18 years or older
[Identify as Black or African American race AND able to speak and read English, AND preferred language of English] OR [Identify as Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity AND Spanish able to speak and read Spanish AND preferred language of Spanish]
Disqualifiers
Severe cognitive impairment
Major psychiatric illness
Concomitant terminal illness that would preclude participation.
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Maternal Outcome Monitoring and Support system
Other interventionThe Maternal Outcome Monitoring and Support system is a mobile health application that allows participants to choose symptoms they may be having that are warning signs of pregnancy related death. They then receive decision support about when they should seek medical care (call their provider or go to an emergency room).
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Patient activation
Change in patient activation measured using the validated Patient Activation Measure (PAM)
Secondary outcomes
Knowledge of pregnancy related death warning signs
Change in knowledge of warning signs for pregnancy related death
Sponsors and contacts
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Columbia University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator