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Text Messaging Program for Pregnancy Health

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Recruiting

Led By Patti Janssen, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 month post birth

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Study Summary

This trial tests if text messages promoting healthy pregnancy behaviours can improve knowledge, reduce anxiety, and improve outcomes for pregnant people.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for pregnant individuals in Canada (except British Columbia) who are at or before 15 weeks gestation with a single pregnancy. They must be able to read and understand English at an 8th-grade level and be comfortable completing online surveys.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The SmartMom clinical trial tests if receiving text messages designed to promote healthy behaviors during pregnancy can improve knowledge, reduce depression/anxiety/fear of childbirth, encourage positive health habits, and better maternal/fetal/newborn outcomes compared to general interest texts.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this study involves educational text messaging, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating. However, participants may experience increased screen time.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 month post birth

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 month post birth

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 month post birth for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Attendance at prenatal care visits through pregnancy

Change in weight during pregnancy

Secondary outcome measures

Changes in anxiety through pregnancy

Changes in depression through pregnancy

Changes in fear of childbirth through pregnancy

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Intervention: SmartMom messagingActive Control1 Intervention

Participants receive three text messages per week with evidence-based information to promote healthy behaviours during pregnancy.

Group II: Control messagingPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Participants receive one text message per week with general information about pregnancy but not about making healthy choices.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of British ColumbiaLead Sponsor

1,418 Previous Clinical Trials

2,464,040 Total Patients Enrolled

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,345 Previous Clinical Trials

26,450,436 Total Patients Enrolled

Patti Janssen, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of British Columbia

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Do you have any vacancies for individuals wishing to participate in this trial?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov indicates that recruitment is ongoing for this trial, which was posted on November 10th 2023 and last updated on the twentieth of the same month. Currently, 3078 patients are needed from 1 site."

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What is the ultimate purpose of this clinical exploration?

"This clinical trial, which will span 38 weeks of gestation to assess efficacy, is attempting to track prenatal care attendance. Secondary objectives include the measurement of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as gestational diabetes and stillbirths via patient-reported data or provincial registries linked with personal health numbers. Additionally, changes in anxiety levels among participants are recorded using a 33-item Pregnancy Specific Anxiety Tool (PSAT) while rates of planned vaginal birth after cesarean section will also be monitored."

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What is the highest number of participants engaged in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Per the clinicaltrials.gov database, this medical trial is currently seeking suitable patients and was last updated on November 20th 2023 after its initial postdate of November 10th that same year. A total of 3078 participants are needed for this study at a single registered site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

SmartMom: Teaching by Texting to Promote Health Behaviours in Pregnancy

Patricia Janssen 2023. "SmartMom: Teaching by Texting to Promote Health Behaviours in Pregnancy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05793944.

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