Impact of a Mobile App on Pregnant Women's Prenatal Genetic Testing Decision-making

Texas A&M University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prenatal Care; Genetic Testing; Pregnant Women; Mobile Applications

Treatments: Behavioral: Mobile app with prenatal genetic testing information

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05055700

0004459

Details and patient eligibility

About

Determine the effect of a culturally sensitive prenatal genetic testing (PGT) education intervention delivered via a mobile application on pregnant women's perceptions, knowledge, and uptake of PGT. Our working hypothesis, based on prior studies, is that pregnant women who receive a culturally sensitive intervention to enhance their knowledge and understanding of PGT will feel more confident in their decision-making regarding PGT.

Enrollment: 178 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria -

Women who:

1. age over 18 years old;
2. are able to speak, read and, write English or Spanish;
3. are currently pregnant;
4. have a smartphone with IOS or Android;
5. are current prenatal patients in one of the prenatal clinics in the Driscoll Health System;
6. were referred to the clinic because they are at high risk of having a baby with genetic conditions (e.g., advanced maternal age, family history, history of delivering affected baby, abnormal blood or ultrasound screening results).

Exclusion Criteria -

Women who:

1. are unable to speak, read, and write English or Spanish;
2. do not own a smartphone with IOS or Android system.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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178 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will review a mobile app to learn information about prenatal genetic testing before their appointment with maternal-fetal medicine specialists.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mobile app with prenatal genetic testing information

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This arm will only receive usual care - visit maternal-fetal medicine specialists.