LaPPS: Labor Podcast for Patient Satisfaction

NCT04933708 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 848622
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 201
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Patients will be enrolled at 28w0d-36w0d. Randomized to one of two arms:

1. 1.Labor podcasts - Seven labor podcasts that can be downloaded for any podcast app
2. 2.Usual care

Conditions

Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities; Pregnancy Related

Keywords

Nulliparity; Podcast; Labor

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Labor Agentry Scale

  Subjects will complete the labor agentry scale after delivery. Score on labor agentry scale will be compared between groups. Score range: 10-70. Higher scores indicate more agentry, which we consider to be better for this study.

  2 days after delivery

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Birth Satisfaction

  2 days after delivery

• Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale

  7 days postpartum

Study Arms (2)

Labor Podcast Group

EXPERIMENTAL

1\) Labor Podcast Group - Women randomized to this arm will receive access to a link to download six HUP physician created labor podcasts in addition to usual care during labor, delivery, and postpartum o Podcast topics: Labor Anesthesia, Induction of Labor, Second Stage of Labor, Reasons for Cesarean Section, Postpartum Recovery, Complications of Labor and Birth * LAS-10 and Birth Satisfaction survey - Women will be sent these surveys on postpartum day 2 via method they indicated they desire (either email or text message) * EPDS - Women will receive this survey on postpartum day 7 via method they desire

Behavioral: Labor Podcast

Usual Care

NO INTERVENTION

2\. Usual care Women randomized to this arm will receive usual care during labor, delivery, and postpartum with the following exceptions: * LAS-10 and Birth Satisfaction survey Women will be sent these surveys on postpartum day 2 via method they indicated they desire (either email or text message) * EPDS Women will receive this survey on postpartum day 7 via method they desire

Interventions

Labor Podcast BEHAVIORAL

Listening to podcasts. Topics include: Labor Anesthesia, Induction of Labor, Second Stage of Labor, Reasons for Cesarean Section, Postpartum Recovery, Complications of Labor and Birth

Labor Podcast Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Nulliparous
• Singleton pregnancy
• English-speaking
• Age 18-50
• Own a smart phone or device capable of downloading podcasts
• Reached at least 36w0d of gestation
• Willing and able to sign consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Planned cesarean delivery
• Complication in pregnancy including:
• Placenta accrete spectrum
• Vasa previa
• Intrauterine fetal demise
• Known major fetal anomaly
• Delivery planned at location other than the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Lee SC, Huang H, Minard CG, Schackman J, Rajagopalan S. The use of podcast videos for airway skills. Clin Teach. 2019 Dec;16(6):585-588. doi: 10.1111/tct.12984. Epub 2018 Dec 27.

  PMID: 30592144 BACKGROUND

• Cai F, Burns RN, Kelly B, Hampton BS. CREOGs Over Coffee: Feasibility of an Ob-Gyn Medical Education Podcast by Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Jun;12(3):340-343. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00644.1.

  PMID: 32595856 BACKGROUND

• Young B, Pouw A, Redfern A, Cai F, Chow J. Eyes for Ears-A Medical Education Podcast Feasibility Study. J Surg Educ. 2021 Jan-Feb;78(1):342-345. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.041. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

  PMID: 32709568 BACKGROUND

• Malecki SL, Quinn KL, Zilbert N, Razak F, Ginsburg S, Verma AA, Melvin L. Understanding the Use and Perceived Impact of a Medical Podcast: Qualitative Study. JMIR Med Educ. 2019 Sep 19;5(2):e12901. doi: 10.2196/12901.

  PMID: 31538949 BACKGROUND

• Chin A, Helman A, Chan TM. Podcast Use in Undergraduate Medical Education. Cureus. 2017 Dec 9;9(12):e1930. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1930.

  PMID: 29464137 BACKGROUND

• Cai F, McCabe M, Srinivas SK. A randomized trial assessing the impact of educational podcasts on personal control and satisfaction during childbirth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 May;228(5):592.e1-592.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.01.021. Epub 2023 Feb 13.

  PMID: 36791987 DERIVED

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Fei Cai
• Organization: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

feicai90@gmail.com

215-313-0656

Study Officials

• Sindhu Srinivas, MD

  University of Pennsylvania

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER
• Masking Details: Those that provide care for patients on the labor floor will not know if they have had access to labor podcasts or not.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Model Details: Pregnant patients between 28w0d - 36w0d will be randomized to one of the following study arms upon enrollment. Patients will be approached after 20 weeks for consent and randomized after they reach 28 weeks. The study will be done in an intent-to-treat fashion. Due to the nature of the study, blinding will not be possible. Study Arms 1. Labor Podcast Group 2. Usual Teaching

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2021
• First Posted: June 22, 2021
• Study Start: July 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2022
• Study Completion: July 1, 2022
• Last Updated: April 24, 2025
• Results First Posted: October 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)