N/A
N=1,052
Effect of Presenting Survival Information as Text or Pictograph During Periviable Birth Counseling
Premature Birth
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04859114 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,052
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
Nov 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Hypothetical Treatment Choice — 130; 135; 143; 126 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Format of outcome data presentation (Behavioral); Displayed chance of survival (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Primary completion
- Jun 2021
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Hypothetical Treatment Choice |
130; 135; 143; 126; 129; 123 | — |
| SECONDARY Values: Quality of Life or Sanctity of Life |
80; 90; 85; 93; 90; 78 | — |
| SECONDARY Preference for Medical Autonomy |
36; 49; 46; 42; 53; 48 | — |
| SECONDARY Subjective Sense of Probability |
61.5; 66.1; 64.8; 65.4; 65.7; 62.7 | — |
Summary
Women recruited from the internet will be put in a hypothetical situation of being in labor at 22 weeks of pregnancy, and presented with information on the likelihood of survival and chance of disability for babies born at this gestational age.
Participants will be randomized to receive this outcome data in one of three formats: as text-only, in a static pictograph, or in an iterative pictograph. Participants will also be randomized to seeing the chance of survival as 30% or 60%.
Participants were then asked to choose between comfort care and intensive care in this situation. Participants' religiosity, value of the sanctity of life, and health literacy were also assessed.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Women who have:
- had a child,
- are currently of child-bearing age (defined as 18-45)
- and who live in the U.S.
Exclusion Criteria
- Minors
- Those unable to read English
- Those who only could complete the survey on their phone. (For formatting purposes, a tablet or computer is necessary.)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04859114). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.