Should I Have an Elective Induction? (SELECTION)

University of South Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Labor, Induced; Patient Preference

Treatments: Behavioral: Elective Induction of Labor Decision Support Tool

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05838313

STUDY004944

R21HD098496 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of the proposed study is to perform a pilot test of a patient-centered decision support tool to help pregnant people and providers work together in making informed, shared decisions regarding whether or not to opt for elective IOL at 39 weeks gestation

Full description

60 nulliparous pregnant people with singleton, vertex pregnancies at 36-38 weeks who do not have an indication for induction of labor (IOL) will be enrolled and will view a decision support tool (DST) regarding induction without medical indication. During the enrollment face-to-face interview, participants will interact with the DST and complete pre- and post-DST viewing questionnaires. The investigators will conduct telephone interviews a few days later but before 39+0 weeks, and again 2-4 weeks postpartum and will review the medical record for delivery events and outcomes.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant person
• Nulliparous
• Planned vaginal delivery
• No medical indication for induction of labor

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to vaginal delivery
• Prior delivery (vaginal or cesarean)
• Medical indication for induction of labor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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66 participants in 1 patient group

Decision Support Tool

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will interact with the decision support tool prior to making their decision regarding whether to have an induction of labor without a medical indication

Treatment:

Behavioral: Elective Induction of Labor Decision Support Tool