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Cost-Effectiveness of an mHealth Application in Pregnancy Care (Penelope)

16 septembre 2026 mis à jour par: Principal Engineering s.r.o.

Cost-Effectiveness of an mHealth Application in Pregnancy Care: A Randomized Multi-Center Study Comparing Penelope Users and Non-Users

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention arm (mHealth application users) or the control arm, in which participants will record their data on paper or in Excel according to standard practice or the recommendation of their study physician.

Aperçu de l'étude

Description détaillée

Participants in the intervention arm will use the mHealth application daily from gestational week 20 until delivery. The application will collect and analyze a range of health-related data, including self-reported symptoms, blood pressure measurements, and proteinuria test results. The application processes these data and evaluates the degree of deviation of measured values from predefined normal ranges. Each parameter is assessed on a scale of 1 to 3, with threshold values indicating increased risk established in collaboration with the study physician and in accordance with standards of care.

The study physician is informed of deviations from normal values through color-coded indicators displayed within the application (without automated notifications), based on which further clinical management may be determined.

Participants in the control arm will not use the mHealth application. Instead, they will monitor and record their health data according to instructions provided by their study physician and in accordance with standard care protocols and routine clinical practice. These instructions will be provided at the same time points as those used in the intervention arm, ensuring comparable follow-up throughout the study period. Participants in the control arm will be instructed to adhere consistently to the data collection and self-monitoring procedures until delivery.

Importantly, this is not a medical device study, and the mHealth application is not classified as a medical device. No aspect of standard care will be withheld from any participant. All participants will continue to receive routine prenatal care and attend scheduled prenatal visits in accordance with established clinical guidelines.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Réel)

166

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Lieux d'étude

      • Šumperk, Tchéquie
        • Hospital Sumperk

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Adulte

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 45 years. Each participant will be enrolled in the study no earlier than the 20th week of pregnancy.

Presence of at least one primary risk factor:

  • Pre-gestational hypertension.
  • Gestational hypertension.
  • Positive screening for preeclampsia.

The presence of additional secondary risk factors (e.g., controlled type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity with BMI ≥ 30) may be recorded but is not sufficient on its own for inclusion in the study without meeting at least one primary criterion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled diabetes and/or diabetes during the last 3 months prior to enrolment in this study.
  • Presence of a gynaecological disease that increases the risk of pregnancy complications, except for those conditions specifically listed in the inclusion criteria (e.g., chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, pre-gestational hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, or morbid obesity).
  • Participant with active malignant disease.
  • Participant with alcohol or drug abuse during the recruitment and during the trial course.
  • Participant enrolled in another clinical trial during the last 3 months prior to enrolling in this study.
  • Participants who, in the opinion of the study physician, may interfere with optimal participation in the study or may pose a risk to the participant.
  • Characteristics indicating a poor understanding of the study or characteristics that indicate the participant may have poor compliance with the study protocol.
  • Participants with severe or uncontrolled depression, which in the opinion of the study physician could influence participant's participation in the study; participants with stable depression and/or on a stable dose of an anti-depressant for at least three months may be included.

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Soins de soutien
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Expérimental: Participants in the intervention arm will use the mHealth application daily from gestational week 20
Participants in the intervention arm will use the mHealth application daily from gestational week 20 until delivery. The application will collect and analyse a range of health-related data, including self-reported symptoms, blood pressure measurements and proteinuria test results. The application processes data and evaluates the degree of deviation of measured values from normal (note: each value can be on a scale of 1-3, with threshold values for classification as risky defined in collaboration with study physician in accordance with standards of care).

Control arm will monitor and record their health data following instructions provided by their study

Participants in the control arm will not use the mHealth application. Instead, they will monitor and record their health data following instructions provided by their study physician in accordance with standard care protocols and the routine clinical practices of their respective healthcare providers. These instructions will be provided at the same time points as in the intervention arm, ensuring that both arms receive comparable follow-up throughout the study period. Control arm participants will be instructed to consistently adhere to the data collection and self-monitoring procedures until delivery. Importantly, this is not a medical device study, and the mHealth application is not classified as a medical device. No standard care will be withheld by any participant; all participants will continue to attend routine prenatal visits in accordance with established clinical guidelines.

Autre: Control arm will monitor and record their health data following instructions provided by their study

Participants in the control arm will not use the mHealth application. Instead, they will monitor and record their health data following instructions provided by their study physician in accordance with standard care protocols and the routine clinical practices of their respective healthcare providers. These instructions will be provided at the same time points as in the intervention arm, ensuring that both arms receive comparable follow-up throughout the study period. Control arm participants will be instructed to consistently adhere to the data collection and self-monitoring procedures until delivery.

Importantly, this is not a medical device study, and the mHealth application is not classified as a medical device. No standard care will be withheld by any participant; all participants will continue to attend routine prenatal visits in accordance with established clinical guidelines.

Participants in the intervention arm will use the mHealth application daily from gestational week 20 until delivery. The application will collect and analyse a range of health-related data, including self-reported symptoms, blood pressure measurements and proteinuria test results. The application processes data and evaluates the degree of deviation of measured values from normal (note: each value can be on a scale of 1-3, with threshold values for classification as risky defined in collaboration with study physician in accordance with standards of care).

The study physician is alerted to the degree of deviation from normal values in the application by means of color identifiers (not notifications), on the basis of which he or she can decide on further steps.

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Total cost per completed pregnancy, from both healthcare system and societal perspectives, calculated for each participant.
Délai: From gestational week 20 until delivery (up to approximately 22 weeks).

Total cost per completed pregnancy, from both healthcare system and societal perspectives, calculated for each participant.

• Includes:

  • Direct medical costs (e.g. clinic visits, procedures)
  • Digital platform costs (development, maintenance, IT support, amortized per user)
  • Indirect non-medical costs (travel, productivity loss, childcare)
From gestational week 20 until delivery (up to approximately 22 weeks).

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Karel Huml, MD, Hospital Sumperk

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

6 octobre 2025

Achèvement primaire (Réel)

18 août 2026

Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)

18 août 2026

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

20 mai 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

1 juin 2026

Première publication (Réel)

2 juin 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

17 septembre 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

16 septembre 2026

Dernière vérification

1 septembre 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Mots clés

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • Penelope_01_2025
  • 03/2025 (Identificateur de registre: EK Český Těšín)

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

Prévoyez-vous de partager les données individuelles des participants (DPI) ?

NON

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

Étudie un produit pharmaceutique réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

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