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

16. september 2026 oppdatert av: 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.

Studieoversikt

Detaljert beskrivelse

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.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

166

Fase

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Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

      • Šumperk, Tsjekkia
        • Hospital Sumperk

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Voksen

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Beskrivelse

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.

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende omsorg
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: 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.

Annen: 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.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Total cost per completed pregnancy, from both healthcare system and societal perspectives, calculated for each participant.
Tidsramme: 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).

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

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Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Karel Huml, MD, Hospital Sumperk

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

6. oktober 2025

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

18. august 2026

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

18. august 2026

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

20. mai 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

1. juni 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

2. juni 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

17. september 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

16. september 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. september 2026

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