Patient Empowerment and Agency Through Intrapartum Counseling and Education (PEAICE)

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Other: evidence-based labor guide

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06787521

OHSU IRB 28141

Details and patient eligibility

About

A single-blind randomized controlled trial to study the effects of a labor guide on perceived control in labor. The experimental arm will receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor. The control arm will receive the standard of care in-person counseling regarding options for labor interventions

Full description

Participants will be randomized to receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor, or the standard of care. Following delivery, patients will be surveyed about their labor experience. Chart review will be done to collect data on obstetric interventions and outcomes and neonatal outcomes.

Enrollment: 204 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Nulliparous
• Singleton pregnancy
• English-speaking
• Undergoing induction of labor for a medical or elective indication
• Reached at least 36 weeks 0 days gestation
• Willing and able to sign a consent form
• Delivering at OHSU

Exclusion criteria

• Undergoing induction termination
• Fetal complications such as multiple gestation, major fetal anomalies, fetal demise
• Decisionally-impaired adults
• Minors

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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204 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor

Treatment:

Other: evidence-based labor guide

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive the standard of care in-person counseling regarding options for labor interventions.