NCT06373367

Preeclampsia Educational Program Study (PrEPS)

Preeclampsia Educational Program Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: MemorialCare Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Preeclampsia complicates approximately 8% of all pregnancies. A critical factor of outpatient monitoring is patient education; specifically, education regarding nature of the disease, ongoing short- and long-term risks, and warning signs and symptoms for worsening of disease. This study aims to compare patient knowledge using a novel illustration based app compared to standard discharge instructions.

Detailed description

Preeclampsia complicates approximately 8% of all pregnancies. While many patients improve following delivery, the disease process remains a leading cause for postpartum morbidity and mortality. A critical factor of outpatient monitoring is patient education; specifically, education regarding nature of the disease, ongoing short- and long-term risks, and warning signs and symptoms for worsening of disease. There is a gap in the literature regarding effective, patient-centered educational tools specifically addressing these elements, especially in the postpartum period. The investigators propose a pilot, randomized controlled trial of postpartum patients with preeclampsia. The intervention of interest is an illustration-based, educational mobile device application (app) focused on the short- and long-term risks associated with preeclampsia and warning signs and symptoms of worsening disease postpartum. The control for this study will be the same information in a text-only format, also accessed through a mobile device app. The investigators central hypothesis is that an illustration-based app will improve knowledge of preeclampsia among postpartum patients compared to text-only educational material. Specific Aim 1: Compare the difference in preeclampsia knowledge score from text-only versus illustration-based education 24 hours post intervention (short-term). The investigators hypothesize that patients who receive illustration-based education will have a) higher preeclampsia knowledge scores at 24 hours post-intervention compared to text-only educational materials and b) a greater increase in preeclampsia knowledge score from baseline (pre-test) compared to text-only education. Specific Aim 2: Compare the difference in preeclampsia knowledge score from text-only versus illustration-based education \>4 weeks post intervention (long-term). The investigators hypothesize that patients who receive illustration-based education will have a) higher preeclampsia knowledge scores at \> 4 weeks post-intervention compared to text-only educational materials and b) a greater increase in preeclampsia knowledge score from baseline (pre-test) compared to text-only education.

Conditions

• Preeclampsia
• Preeclampsia Severe
• Preeclampsia Mild
• Preeclampsia Postpartum

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Illustration based application	Illustrations regarding the cause, risks, and warning signs of preeclampsia
OTHER	Text based application	Standard preeclampsia discharge instructions

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-05-29
• Completion: 2026-05-31
• First posted: 2024-04-18
• Last updated: 2025-10-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States