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Hamilton Health Sciences |
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Information provided by: | McMaster University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00182325 |
Many women are turning to the Internet to meet their health information needs, but the large amount of information available, as well as the unknown reliability and applicability of information can be overwhelming. Studies in specific patient populations have determined that patients given access to personalized, on-line medical information are more satisfied with their care than patients provided generalized information. None of these studies have looked at whether this type of patient education would be helpful for pregnant women. This study is being done to determine whether pregnant women who have access to their own health records and personalized health information over the Internet are more satisfied with their prenatal care, and if they are more compliant with health visits and tests, compared to pregnant women who receive only generic pregnancy information on the Internet and from pamphlets
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Pregnancy |
Behavioral: personalized web-based prenatal information |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Women's Web Access to Their Own Antenatal Health Record and Personalized Health Information: Effect on Pregnancy Health Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction |
Estimated Enrollment: | 210 |
Study Start Date: | February 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | September 2006 |
Many women are turning to the Internet to meet their health information needs, but the large amount of information available, as well as the unknown reliability and applicability of information can be overwhelming. Studies in specific patient populations have determined that patients given access to personalized, on-line medical information are more satisfied with their care than patients provided generalized information. None of these studies have looked at whether this type of patient education would be helpful for pregnant women. This study is being done to determine whether pregnant women who have access to their own health records and personalized health information over the Internet are more satisfied with their prenatal care, and if they are more compliant with health visits and tests, compared to pregnant women who receive only generic pregnancy information on the Internet and from pamphlets
Women are being randomly assigned to receive secure access to pregnancy health information links chosen by the centre's physicians, or to receive these links with access to their online personal health that includes the antenatal record and a section of their care planner, from the centre's electronic medical record
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study ID Numbers: | RDF-160 |
Study First Received: | September 13, 2005 |
Last Updated: | April 18, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00182325 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
medical record pregnancy Internet |