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Labor Podcast for Pregnancy (LaPPS Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Sindhu Srinivas, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 7 days postpartum

Awards & highlights

LaPPS Trial Summary

This trial will test whether labor podcasts can help prepare women for childbirth. Women will be enrolled at 28 weeks pregnant and randomly assigned to either listen to seven labor podcasts or to receive usual care.

Eligible Conditions

Prolonged Labor
Pregnancy

LaPPS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 7 days postpartum

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~7 days postpartum

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7 days postpartum for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Labor Agentry Scale

Secondary outcome measures

Birth Satisfaction

Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale

LaPPS Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Labor Podcast GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 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

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Labor Podcast

2021

N/A

~210

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