New app aims to ease postpartum recovery for mothers
NCT ID NCT07408557
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Stanford University is testing a digital app called Postpartum Companion to help mothers recover after childbirth. The app provides videos and articles on physical, emotional, and social wellbeing. Sixty new mothers will use the app for 12 weeks, and researchers will measure how often they use it and whether they find it helpful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital application (Postpartum Companion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could provide new mothers with easy access to recovery guidance and support, reducing stress and improving postpartum wellbeing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (60 participants) with no control group, so results may not apply to all mothers. The app's usefulness depends on personal preference and engagement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Able to speak, read and understand English * Delivered a live infant * 18 years old or older Exclusion Criteria: * Fetal demise / infant death * Refusal to participate * Less than 18 years old * Unable to provide informed consent * Unable to speak, read and/or understand English * No access to a suitable device to use the digital tool
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lucille Packard Childrens Hospital
Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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