Study Assessing the Usability and Patient Satisfaction With Digital Urinalysis in the Context of Routine Pre-natal Care.
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The study is a home-based, usability study assessing the use of the Dip Home-Based Dipstick Analyzer (HBDA) in the context of prenatal care.
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Detailed Description
300 pregnant women receive home testing kit and smartphone application (Dip HBDA) during regular prenatal visit. They are instructed to conduct a urine test (regular 10 parameter dipstick included in kit) at home using the Dip HBDA. After conducting the urine test, participants are to fill out a short questionnaire regarding ease of use, preference of testing and any problems encountered.
This study only assesses usability and questionnaire outcomes. The results of the test (indications on dipstick) are not subject to the study.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Pregnant women Pregnant women above the age of 18 years, undergoing routine pre-natal care, who own and are familiar with use of a smartphone receive a Dip HBDA kit for home use. |
Device: Dip HBDA
Participant receive Dip HBDA semiquantitative urinalyiss kit to be used at home one day after routine prenatal consultation. Dip HBDA consists of a testing kit containing calibration color board, 10 parameter urine dipstick and a urine cup as well as a smartphone application. Application guides participant through the test flow. Dipstick is immersed in urine cup, placed on color board and scanned with smartphone.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Ease of use and preference questionnaire [2-3 months]
Questionnaire contains: Ease of use among pregnant women (Ease of use ranking 1-5 measured) Problems encountered while doing the test Likelihood that digital home urine testing would be recommended (Net Promoter Score) Preference of home testing compared to traditional testing (Prefer home testing, no preference, prefer traditional testing)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Usability of Dip HBDA [2-3 months]
Success rate in conducting the test at home (i.e. successfully completed/total participants)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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English Speaking
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Own and are familiar with use of a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
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They do not have use of both hands.
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Are visually impaired (cannot read user manual)
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Have dementia or mental disorder.
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Are not able to fill urine receptacle.
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Are not willing to adhere to study procedures.
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Do not own or are not familiar with the use of a smartphone.
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Have no access to a wifi / or cellular data connection at their home.
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Have impaired vision that prevents them from reading instructions.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | 21224 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Healthy.io Ltd.
- Johns Hopkins University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Anne Burke, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- HealthyioJH