Cure8 trial brief
Pregnant people with IBD often need coordinated care, but access and delivery vary. This trial tests whether dedicated multidisciplinary (including virtual) care improves shared decision-making during pregnancy, which could affect patient experience and treatment decisions.
Pregnant patients with IBD, clinicians (gastroenterology, obstetrics, materno-fetal medicine, IBD nurses), and researchers interested in care delivery or telehealth for IBD in pregnancy.
This is a registered interventional clinical trial (PREGO) testing a dedicated multidisciplinary IBD-in-pregnancy care model compared with usual care.
The intervention arm provides trimester reviews by an IBD gastroenterologist together with obstetrics/materno-fetal medicine and other team members, delivered either face-to-face or via telehealth; the control arm is local standard care. The study plans to enroll about 50 pregnant people with IBD across multiple Australian hospital sites.
The primary outcome is decisional conflict measured by the Decisional Conflict Scale from enrolment to end of pregnancy. Eligibility is adults (biologically female) aged 18+ who are pregnant and receiving IBD care.
If you are considering pregnancy with IBD or care delivery for pregnant patients with IBD, this trial is testing whether a structured multidisciplinary approach (including virtual visits) reduces decisional uncertainty and improves shared decision-making compared with usual care.
Trial registration record only — describes the planned intervention, sites, eligibility, and primary outcome (decisional conflict). No results are reported. The focus is on care model and shared decision-making rather than pharmacologic efficacy.
Review the original publication for the complete reporting, methods, and context.
This Cure8 brief is based on source text from the linked article. Cure8 is informational only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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