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NCT Number: NCT06787521

Patient Empowerment and Agency Through Intrapartum Counseling and Education

A single-blind randomized controlled trial to study the effects of a labor guide on perceived control in labor. The experimental arm will receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor. The control arm will receive the standard of care in-person counseling regarding options for labor interventions

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

About this study

Participants will be randomized to receive an evidence-based labor guide at the time of admission for scheduled induction of labor, or the standard of care. Following delivery, patients will be surveyed about their labor experience. Chart review will be done to collect data on obstetric interventions and outcomes and neonatal outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nulliparous
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • English-speaking
  • Undergoing induction of labor for a medical or elective indication
  • Reached at least 36 weeks 0 days gestation
  • Willing and able to sign a consent form
  • Delivering at OHSU

Exclusion criteria

  • Undergoing induction termination
  • Fetal complications such as multiple gestation, major fetal anomalies, fetal demise
  • Decisionally-impaired adults
  • Minors

Treatment and study plan

evidence-based labor guide

Other

Participants will be provided with written education about potential complications and interventions. Information will be provided at the time of admission for labor induction.

Primary outcomes

  1. Labor Agentry Scale-10 (LAS-10)

    Time frame: 1-7 days following delivery

    A validated questionnaire that measures patient-perceived control during labor

Secondary outcomes

  1. Labor Interventions

    Time frame: During labor

    Whether patients received labor interventions including Pitocin, misoprostol, cook balloon, intra-uterine pressure catheter, manual rotation

  2. Maternal hyper/hypotension

    Time frame: During induction of labor

    Whether the patient experience hypertension or hypotension

  3. Intrapartum blood loss

    Time frame: Labor and delivery

    The amount of blood loss a patient experienced during delivery

  4. Cesarean section

    Time frame: Delivery

    Whether a patient requires a cesarean delivery

  5. Time to delivery

    Time frame: Admission for induction to delivery

    The duration from admission for induction to delivery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

PEAICE: Patient Empowerment and Agency Through Intrapartum Counseling and Education: a Randomized Controlled Study

Acronym: PEAICE

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 22, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 20, 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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