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Labor Education to Reduce Postpartum Traumatic Stress

NCT06992791 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2025-11-14

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is determine if education on common events in labor in nulliparous women can reduce the postpartum traumatic symptoms. The main question it aims to answer are:

* Does prenatal education on labor events reduce post-traumatic symptoms, as measured by thePost Traumatic Stress Disorder Cecklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Health Disorders (PCL-5) at 6 weeks postpartum?
* Does prenatal education on labor affect labor outcomes?

Participants will be given surveys:

* At enrollment on mental health and previous traumatic experiences
* After education on expectations on childbirth
* After delivery on experience of childbirth
* At 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum on traumatic symptoms and mental health outcomes.

They will also have the option to participate in collection of discarded cerebrospinal fluid, blood and serum and physiologic sensitivity testing.

Conditions

  • Postpartum Complication
  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Prenatal Education on Childbirth

Starting at 30 weeks, participants will be given access to Tinyhood, an online educational service aimed at perinatal education. Text reminders will be sent periodically throughout the third trimester to encourage interaction with educational videos and written materials, which will be tracked for number of interactions via the Tinyhyood interface. The videos include: "Pregnancy Milestones", "Physically and Mentally Preparing for Labor", "Finding Support During Labor", "Deciding Birth Preferences and Self-Advocacy", "Signs Labor Is Approaching", "Contractions", "Signs of Preterm Labor", "Going to the Hospital", "Baby's Positioning", "Stages of Labor", "Induction of Labor", "Managing Pain", "Pain Options in Labor", "Relaxation Techniques for Labor", " Breathing Techniques", "Labor Positions" and several handouts highlighting common obstetrical emergencies and possible interventions.

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Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
51 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-14
Primary Completion
2027-10-30
Completion
2028-01-30

Countries

  • United States

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