Status:

RECRUITING

The Periviable GOALS Decision Support Tool

Lead Sponsor:

Indiana University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Conditions:

Pregnancy Preterm

Premature Birth

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The Periviable GOALS (Getting Optimal Alignment around Life Support) decision support tool (DST) is meant to facilitate informed shared decision-making regarding neonatal resuscitation for families fa...

Detailed Description

The investigators will evaluate the Periviable GOALS DST in a randomized controlled trial among 144 pregnant patients between 22 0/7 and 25 6/7 weeks gestation who are hospitalized for a pregnancy com...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for Pregnant Persons:
  • Adults (18 years or older)
  • Pregnant between 22 0/7 to 25 6/7 weeks gestation (this window may be slightly different for each recruitment site, as the gestational window that defines periviable delivery varies by institution).
  • Presenting to Labor \& Delivery at an approved study site with a pregnancy complication that poses the potential threat of or need for periviable delivery (e.g., rupture of membranes, preterm labor, shortened cervix, pre-eclampsia, and growth restriction).
  • Must have been counseled on their neonatal treatment options (e.g. resuscitation, comfort care) by their healthcare team prior to being approached by the study team.
  • Inclusion Criteria for Important Others:
  • Adults (18 years or older)
  • 1 per pregnant person
  • Is identified by the pregnant person as someone who will be involved in making decisions for the baby
  • Must be present at the time of randomization to participate
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Under 18 years of age
  • Incarcerated
  • Medically unstable (i.e. in active labor and dilated 6cm or more)
  • Emotionally unstable
  • Have not been counseled by their healthcare team regarding neonatal treatment options
  • Are not admitted to Labor \& Delivery for reasons indicative of a threatened early delivery
  • If they are experiencing a known fatal fetal anomaly
  • Are not present at the time of randomization (only for important others)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 6 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    February 1 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    216 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05264779

    Start Date

    June 6 2022

    End Date

    February 1 2027

    Last Update

    October 10 2025

    Active Locations (10)

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    1

    The University of California San Diego

    San Diego, California, United States, 92121

    2

    University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

    3

    Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510

    4

    Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611