Can a simple picture save new mothers' lives?

NCT ID NCT06912776

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Northwestern University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a visual education tool can help new mothers recognize and report urgent warning signs after childbirth, such as deep vein thrombosis. Forty postpartum women will view pictures of complications and then answer questions to see if they understand and would report the issue. The goal is to improve health literacy and safety after delivery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this visual tool could help new mothers better recognize dangerous postpartum complications and seek care sooner.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early study (40 people) testing only understanding, not actual health outcomes. It may not improve real-world reporting or apply to non-English speakers.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 40 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Postpartum women * Nulliparity * Age \>18 years of age * English speaking patients Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed written consent * Refusal to participate in all study-related procedures * Patients not fluent in English * Patients with current or history of serious peripartum complications and/or events - such as DVT, PE, peripartum cardiomyopathy, etc. (in which the patient may have received more than standard clinical counseling) * Patient with comorbidities that potentially require anticoagulation i.e. coagulopathies and may be more prone to DVTs * Patients with uncorrected visual or hearing impairment * Healthcare providers (in which patients will have significant background knowledge)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

puerperal disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Postpartum

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Can a simple picture save new mothers' lives?

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