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NCT Number: NCT06912776

Novel Visual Education Tool to Improve Recognition and Reporting of Postpartum Urgent Maternal Warning Signs

This study aims to create a novel visual education tool that builds on the urgent maternal warning signs identified by The Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care. Including effective images will improve the understanding of these grave warning signs/symptoms, improving anatomical accuracy while remaining simplistic for patients of varying levels of health care literacy. The investigative team will be focusing on urgent warning signs pertinent to the postpartum period.

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Key information

Conditions

Postpartum

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Kaitlyn Neumann, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pauli C Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS

CONTACT

[email protected]

3126951064

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Postpartum women
  • Nulliparity
  • Age >18 years of age
  • English speaking patients

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to provide informed written consent
  • Refusal to participate in all study-related procedures
  • Patients not fluent in English
  • Patients with current or history of serious peripartum complications and/or events - such as DVT, PE, peripartum cardiomyopathy, etc. (in which the patient may have received more than standard clinical counseling)
  • Patient with comorbidities that potentially require anticoagulation i.e. coagulopathies and may be more prone to DVTs
  • Patients with uncorrected visual or hearing impairment
  • Healthcare providers (in which patients will have significant background knowledge)

Treatment and study plan

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) first

Other

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix A) of a post delivery complication first

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) first

Other

Participant will view a visual aid picture (appendix B) of a post delivery complication first

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants who recognize deep vein thrombosis,

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Participant will accurately identify the health care issue shown to participants and identified as Picture A and Picture B

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants who demonstrate understanding deep vein thrombosis,

    Time frame: 1 Day

    Participants written response of the understanding of deep vein thrombosis.

  2. Number of participants who would report deep vein thrombosis

    Time frame: 1 Day

    After review of Picture A and Picture B number of participants who report deep vein thrombosis to their care provider or emergency room.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Paul C Fitzgerald, RN,BSN,MS

CONTACT

[email protected]

3126951064

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 6, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 10, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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