MyVoice:CF Decision Aid for Women With Cystic Fibrosis

A Feasibility Trial of the MyVoice:CF Decision Aid to Address the Reproductive Health Needs of Women With Cystic Fibrosis

This project is a single-center feasibility study of MyVoice:CF, a patient-facing, web-based decision aid.

Aim 1) Assess the acceptability, feasibility, and usability of MyVoice:CF for women with CF and multidisciplinary adult CF providers.

Aim 2) Assess the preliminary efficacy of MyVoice:CF related to patient-provider communication, shared decision-making, knowledge, and self-efficacy for women with CF related to reproductive health concerns.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pregnancy Complications; Cystic Fibrosis; Contraception; Physician-Patient Relations
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: MyVoice:CF

Detailed Description

This study seeks to test a decision aid created to address the disease-specific reproductive health concerns of women with cystic fibrosis. The decision aid was built out of research done by studies previously approved by the University of Pittsburgh IRB. These studies determined the information and decision support needs of women with cystic fibrosis concerning their sexual and reproductive health care.

The purpose of this study is to pilot the decision aid prototype to evaluate its feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability.

Screening for eligibility will be conducted prior to a potential participant's visit with their CF care team. Eligible patients will be contacted via phone. Interested patients will be consented and asked to schedule a time to complete the web-based decision aid in its entirety and complete a follow up qualitative interview.

The investigators will also ask participants if they are interested in two optional activities: having their screen activity on MyVoice:CF recorded for analysis and having their next appointment with their CF team recorded for conversation analyses. The RC will explain these recordings will be de-identified prior to analysis and that no one outside of the study team will see the screen capture data, listen to the recording, or read the full transcript.

Data collection: After giving consent to participate, participants will be given the link for the baseline survey, hosted on REDCap, by the RC/RA. They will also schedule a time to 1) complete the web-based decision aid and 2) complete an exit survey about the aid.

Immediately following their next visit with the CF care team, they will complete a survey to assess the tool's impact on their interaction with the team and their receipt of reproductive health care and complete a qualitative interview on the tool and its impact on their team interaction.

The subsequent 3-month and 6-month surveys will also be completed via REDCap, and participants will be given the link via email, with phone calls as necessary to prompt completion. Six months after the last recruited patient has completed their run through of the tool, the adult CF care team (n=11) will be asked to complete an anonymous survey about their experiences with patients who have used the tool. Following this, a focus group will be conducted with the care team to discuss the perceived feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of the tool from the provider perspective.

Data Analysis:

Descriptive statistics will summarize feasibility and acceptability data. The System Usability Scale will be assessed via the accepted scoring scale. The investigators aim for >80% use of the tool (REACH), implementation integrity (IMPLEMENTATION), and satisfaction with MyVoice:CF (MAINTENANCE). Effectiveness will be assessed by fitting generalized linear mixed models with fixed effects for "period" and random effects for cluster. For outcomes assessed longitudinally, there will be an additional random effect for subject. Assuming a conservative ICC of 0.05, 5% type I error, and 15% attrition, our anticipated sample size would yield 80% power to detect mean differences of 0.41 for any of our continuous outcomes. Reproductive health outcomes and care-seeking variables will be compared to estimates from recent survey data as well as the National Survey for Family Growth (NSFG) as a U.S. general population estimate. NSFG comparisons will be adjusted for demographic differences. Survey data will be analyzed using SAS v9.4.

Thematic analysis of interview transcripts will be conducted by research study staff and decision aid developers to identify key themes produced by the pilot testing process. Themes will be evaluated and used to refine the existing prototype and develop a finalized version of the decision making tool. Data collected from the decision aid will not be collected for research purposes and will not be analyzed; it will be used to test that the data collection system is functioning correctly.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 43
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
      • University of Pittsburgh

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 44 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cisgender female
• Age 18-44 years
• English-speaking
• Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Men
• Women under 18 (this tool was not designed to appropriately address the sexual and reproductive health needs and experiences of the adolescent population)
• Patients who have no computer and internet access and would be unable to access the tool
• Patients who are unable to consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Decision Aid Users; Patients with CF who are given access to the MyVoice:CF decision aid	Other: MyVoice:CF; Participants will be given access to MyVoice:CF, a web-based decision aid (DA). This tool includes information about fertility, genetics, parenting, pregnancy, and breastfeeding within the context of cystic fibrosis (CF). The tool includes interactive elements designed to give users the ability to assess and reflect on their own reproductive goals and experiences and promote self-efficacy to engage in shared decision-making with their CF and women's health providers. Upon completion of use of the decision aid, a summary sheet is generated based on the user's interaction with the tool. This summary is supplied to the provider prior to the next appointment.
EXPERIMENTAL: CF Healthcare Providers; Members of the adult CF care team who interact with patients who have used the decision aid	Other: MyVoice:CF; Participants will be given access to MyVoice:CF, a web-based decision aid (DA). This tool includes information about fertility, genetics, parenting, pregnancy, and breastfeeding within the context of cystic fibrosis (CF). The tool includes interactive elements designed to give users the ability to assess and reflect on their own reproductive goals and experiences and promote self-efficacy to engage in shared decision-making with their CF and women's health providers. Upon completion of use of the decision aid, a summary sheet is generated based on the user's interaction with the tool. This summary is supplied to the provider prior to the next appointment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acceptability of Intervention	Four-item measure with scores ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Score is determined by calculating the mean, with a higher score indicating higher acceptability.	Patients- T2 (within 24 hours of intervention)
Intervention Appropriateness Measure	Four-item measure with scores ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Score is determined by calculating the mean, with a higher score indicating greater acceptability.	Patients- T2 (within 24 hours of intervention)
System Usability Scale	Ten-item measure with scores ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Score is determined by calculating the mean, with a higher score indicating greater usability.	Patients- T2 (within 24 hours of intervention)
Perceived Value of Tool to Providers	Five-item measure with scores ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Score is determined by calculating the mean, with a higher score indicating higher perceived value.	Providers- T5 (6 months after recruitment ends)
Acceptability of intervention to providers	Four-item measure with scores ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Score is determined by calculating the mean, with a higher score indicating higher acceptability.	Providers- T5 (6 months after recruitment ends)
Intervention Appropriateness Measure for providers	Four-item measure with scores ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Score is determined by calculating the mean, with a higher score indicating greater acceptability.	Providers- T5 (6 months after recruitment ends)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
ReproKnow (adapted)	Completion of a 10-item multiple choice instrument adapted from ReproKnow, a validated instrument for assessing knowledge of reproductive health in rheumatic diseases. Answers will be coded as correct or incorrect. The percentage of correct responses across the 10 questions will be calculated for each participant. The score range is 0 to 100%. Participant knowledge will be measured at baseline and following their first clinic visit post-use of the tool to assess the sustained impact of the decision aid on knowledge.	T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Shared Decision-Making (collaboRATE)	Three-item measure with 5-point Likert scale questions of 0 (no effort was made) to 4 (every effort was made) to assess shared decision-making between patients and providers. The mean of all three items is calculated. Higher scores represent more shared decision-making.	T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use) ; T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use)
Perceived Efficacy in Patient-Physician Interactions	Five-item measure with 5-point Likert scale questions from 1 (not at all confident) to 5 (very confident). Score is determined by the sum (possible range of 5 to 25) with higher score indicating higher perceived efficacy in communicating with providers	T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use)
Reproductive Self Efficacy	Five-item measure with 5-point Likert scale questions from 1 (not at all confident) to 5 (very confident). Score is determined by the sum (possible range of 5 to 25) with higher score indicating higher perceived efficacy in communicating with providers.	T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Change in Pregnancy Intention	Desire to Avoid Pregnancy scale- 14-item measure with 5-point Likert scale questions from 0 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree). Score is determined by calculating the mean (range of 0-4) with higher scores reflecting a higher desire to avoid pregnancy	Change between T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use) and T0 (baseline)
Quantity and quality of reproductive conversations	Three-item measure. Did you discuss reproductive goals with your CF team- Yes/no/don't know; [if yes] Rate the quality of the discussion from 0 (very poor) to 4 (very good); [if no] why not discussed- Assessed by participant response to a multiple choice item asking why reproductive goals were not discussed (time, patient comfort, provider comfort, unfamiliar provider, other visit priorities, unsure, other)	T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use) ; T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use)
Participant Feedback to Tool	Informed by in-depth interviews with women about their likes and dislikes of the MyVoice tool, their perceived barriers and facilitators to its use, if/how MyVoice could be used in their own lives. Questions also assess whether the CF team discussed reproductive health and if/how MyVoice influenced those decisions.	T3 (up to 12 weeks post-tool use)
Participant Change in Contraceptive Use	Assessed by participant responses to a multiple choice item asking which methods of contraception they are currently using (in the past 2 weeks). Reasons for non-use assessed by response to a multiple choice item asking why they are not currently using contraception.	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Participant Confidence in Contraceptive Method Selection	Assessed by participant responses to a 5-point Likert scale regarding satisfaction with current contraceptive method(s). Response options range from 1 ("Very Unsatisfied") to 5 ("Very Satisfied").	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Participant number of pregnancies during study	Assessed by participant-reported survey responses to a Yes/No item about whether a pregnancy has occurred since enrollment.	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Participant receipt of infertility care	Yes/No to question of whether pregnancy occurred with or without medical intervention; multiple choice question assessing what type of medical intervention was used.	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Participant receipt of preconception counseling	Y/No to question of whether pregnancy was discussed prior to conception with health care provider; multiple choice question of source of preconception care	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use)compared to T0 (baseline)
Participant Desire for future pregnancy	3-item measure assessing feelings about future pregnancy- question on desire for future child, question on preferred timing, question on emotional response if she became pregnant now.	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Intent to breastfeed	1-item measure asking how participant would feed a future baby (breastfeeding, bottle feeding, combination, unknown)	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)
Receipt of SRH care	Asks whether participant has visited a clinic for any of the following over the course of the study: birth control prescription, birth control counselling, pregnancy test, preconception counseling, prenatal care.	T4 (up to 24 weeks post-tool use) compared to T0 (baseline)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
• Collaborators: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): July 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): February 3, 2023
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): February 3, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 30, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): April 1, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 6, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 3, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: cystic fibrosis; shared decision-making; sexual and reproductive health
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Pancreatic Diseases; Fibrosis; Cystic Fibrosis; Pregnancy Complications
• Other Study ID Numbers: STUDY20050174

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No