Childbirth ProblemsSTORKNCT07408557
Adapting the Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist in Postpartum Women to a Digital Health Platform: A Feasibility Study
A study testing A digital application - Postpartum Companion in people with Childbirth Problems, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Explore patient experiences engaging with a digital tool (app- and web-based) to support postpartum recovery. Postpartum recovery involves physical, emotional, and social changes, and many patients report unmet needs for timely guidance and reassurance. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Childbirth Problems
- What is being tested?
- A digital application - Postpartum Companion
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jul 2026to Jul 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Able to speak, read and understand English
- Delivered a live infant
- 18 years old or older
Who cannot join
- 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
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
Lucille Packard Childrens Hospital
Palo Alto, California, 94305
About this study
Official title: Adapting the Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist (STORK) to a Digital Health Platform: A Feasibility and User Feedback Study
Explore patient experiences engaging with a digital tool (app- and web-based) to support postpartum recovery.
Postpartum recovery involves physical, emotional, and social changes, and many patients report unmet needs for timely guidance and reassurance. Digital health applications may provide scalable support by collecting patient-reported wellbeing data and delivering tailored education and self-management guidance. However, patient experience, acceptability, perceived usefulness require evaluation to inform implementation and improvements.
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Primary objective
- To evaluate patient experience using the postpartum recovery app, including acceptability, usability, and perceived usefulness for the first 12 weeks postpartum.
Secondary objectives
- To characterize how patients engage with app content over time.
- To gather patient recommendations for content and wording.
- To evaluate patient engagement with the app over first 12 weeks postpartum (frequency and duration of use).
- Conditions
- Childbirth Problems
- Being tested
- A digital application - Postpartum Companion
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
A digital application - Postpartum CompanionDevice
This is an application that provides mixed media resources to support postpartum mothers, including videos and articles about how to manage postpartum recovery (physical, social, and mental well being).
Participants will be able to use the application beyond the follow up end point of 12 weeks. Data will be collected up to 12 weeks postpartum.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Digital application - Postpartum Companion | Experimental | Participants will be asked to download the digital application to evaluate postpartum recovery and provide informational resources after childbirth for 12 weeks. Receives: Device: A digital application - Postpartum Companion |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The number of participants that used the digital application
Participant engagement will be measured by the proportion of patients who used the tool
Measured: From time of enrollment to up to 12 weeks postpartum
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Feb 2026
- Study startJul 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionMar 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionJul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Childbirth ProblemsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Stanford UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- This is an explorative study evaluating patient engagement and feedback on a digital tool to support postpartum recovery.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Gillian Hilton, Stanford University
- Investigators
- Gillian Abir, MBBS, Principal investigator, Stanford University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07408557
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 83257
- Acronym
- STORK
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 6 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Adapting the Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist (STORK) to a Digital Health Platform: A Feasibility and User Feedback Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07408557
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STORK / 83257
- Conditions
- Childbirth Problems
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Explore patient experiences engaging with a digital tool (app- and web-based) to support postpartum recovery.
Postpartum recovery involves physical, emotional, and social changes, and many patients report unmet needs for timely guidance and reassurance. Digital health applications may provide scalable support by collecting patient-reported wellbeing data and delivering tailored education and self-management guidance. However, patient experience, acceptability, perceived usefulness require evaluation to inform implementation and improvements.
Primary objective
- To evaluate patient experience using the postpartum recovery app, including acceptability, usability, and perceived usefulness for the first 12 weeks postpartum.
Secondary objectives
- To characterize how patients engage with app content over time.
- To gather patient recommendations for content and wording.
- To evaluate patient engagement with the app over first 12 weeks postpartum (frequency and duration of use).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- This is an explorative study evaluating patient engagement and feedback on a digital tool to support postpartum recovery.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Digital application - Postpartum Companion | Experimental | Device: A digital application - Postpartum CompanionParticipants will be asked to download the digital application to evaluate postpartum recovery and provide informational resources after childbirth for 12 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Able to speak, read and understand English
- Delivered a live infant
- 18 years old or older
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- 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
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| A digital application - Postpartum CompanionThis is an application that provides mixed media resources to support postpartum mothers, including videos and articles about how to manage postpartum recovery (physical, social, and mental well being). Participants will be able to use the application beyond the follow up end point of 12 weeks. Data will be collected up to 12 weeks postpartum. | Device | Digital application - Postpartum Companion |
Primary outcome
The number of participants that used the digital application
Time frame: From time of enrollment to up to 12 weeks postpartum
Participant engagement will be measured by the proportion of patients who used the tool
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Apr 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Gillian Abir, MBBS principal investigator
Stanford University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing A digital application - Postpartum Companion in people with Childbirth Problems, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The number of participants that used the digital application (time frame: From time of enrollment to up to 12 weeks postpartum). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Apr 2026.