Mobile Video Education to Improve Patient Clinician Communication During Prenatal Clinic Visits

Medical College of Wisconsin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Empowerment

Treatments: Other: Webpage links; Other: Video Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06323343

00040976

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to test an animated video delivered by text message in patients whose pregnancies are complicated with fetal anomalies. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the video intervention prepare parents to talk to the doctors during prenatal appointments?

Participants will be randomized to receive either the video intervention or links to the clinic's webpages. They will complete an enrollment survey before their appointment and a follow up survey after their appointment.

The researchers will compare the video and webpage groups to see which group reports engaging in more of the identified best-practices of communication.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant patient scheduled for an appointment at the Children's Wisconsin Fetal Concerns Center for a fetal anomaly.
• Able to speak and understand English (intervention videos are only currently available in English).
• Age of 18 years or older.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant patient's appointment at Children's Wisconsin Fetal Concerns center is not for a fetal anomaly (e.g., screening only, past pregnancy with anomaly only cause of appointment)
• Pregnant patient is considering termination of pregnancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Video Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to the video intervention group receive a text message prior to their prenatal fetal anomaly appointment. Embedded in that text message is a link to an animated video which provides education on best practices of communicating with providers.

Treatment:

Other: Video Intervention

Webpage links

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants assigned to the webpage links group receive links to the clinic's publicly available webpages prior to their prenatal fetal anomaly appointment. The webpages provide background about the providers and services available as well as a tour of the clinic.

Treatment:

Other: Webpage links