Digital Maternal Support Tool Implementation

NCT07295015 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: STUDY24110002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this trial is to learn if a smartphone app designed to provide postpartum support is acceptable to new mothers in Pennsylvania. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• How easy is the app is to use?
• Does the app meet the needs of new parents?
• Is using the app associated with better understanding of critical postpartum symptoms?
• Is using the app associated with endorsement of positive parenting statements? Participants will:
• Use a postpartum support app on their smartphones for 8 weeks
• Answer survey questions about their experience

Conditions

Postpartum

Keywords

postpartum; parenting; smartphone; mobile applications

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Acceptability of App

  20 questions tailored from the Unified Theory of Acceptance of Use of Technology (UTAUT) asked at 3 study timepoints: 10 days, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks. 11 of the 20 questions are repeated across timepoints that assess the smartphone app (e.g., "The amount of information in \[the app\] is what I need" or "Overall, I like \[the app\]"). The remaining 9 are specific to distinct features of the app that are made available to the user at specific timepoints (e.g., "I like the way the healing check-in looks and feels"; "I like the way the \[2-month\] baby milestones look and feel"). Answers are measured on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from (1)strongly disagree to (5) strongly agree (5), unless reverse-coded. Means and standard deviations will be calculated for each item, with higher responses indicating higher levels of acceptability.

  Day 10, Week 4, and Week 8 of study participation

• Feasibility of App Use

  Feasibility will be measured using rate of engagement. Engagement will be evaluated by the number of study weeks that users uniquely access the smartphone app.

  From enrollment (baseline) to the end of study participation at 8 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge - postpartum symptoms

  Enrollment (baseline), day 10, week 4, and week 8 of study participation

• Attitudes - positive parenting

  Enrollment (baseline), day 10, week 4, and week 8 of study participation

Other Outcomes (1)

• Health services utilization

  Day 10, week 4, and week 8 of study participation

Study Arms (1)

Postpartum support app

EXPERIMENTAL

All study participants will be given access to a postpartum support app. They will be asked to use this app for 8 weeks. Periodic surveys will be administered at 10 days, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks post enrollment. Baseline measurements will be collected at enrollment.

Other: Smartphone application

Interventions

Smartphone application OTHER

The smartphone app is designed to provide postpartum education, screening and tracking, and positive parenting support for newly postpartum English-language speakers in Pennsylvania.

Postpartum support app

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Recently delivered one or two live births at hospital recruitment site
• years of age
• Can participate in English
• Has smartphone access for at least two months (study duration)

You may not qualify if:

• Did NOT recently deliver one or two live births at hospital recruitment site
• \<18 or \>45 years of age
• Cannot participate in English
• Does not have smartphone for at least two months (study duration)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pittsburgh: lead
• Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

RECRUITING

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Study Officials

• Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD

  University of Pittsburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD

CONTACT

412-383-5556; tamark@pitt.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 3, 2025
• First Posted: December 19, 2025
• Study Start: December 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)