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Apple Women's Health Study

NCT ID: NCT04196595Sponsor: Apple Inc.Last updated: 2024-07-03

Summary

This is an observational longitudinal study to advance the understanding of menstrual cycle and gynecologic health conditions including PCOS, infertility and breast cancer.The study will be hosted within the Research app(available on App Store), which allows a user to find, enroll, and participate in Apple-supported health-related research studies.

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Identify Menstrual Cycle Patterns

    Characterized using duration of menstrual flow, and cycle length in unit of days.

    Time frame: Up to 10 years

  • Epidemiologic Description of Menstrual Cycle

    Characterized using cycle patterns and self-reported demographics, no unit of measure

    Time frame: Up to 10 years

Secondary

  • Determine prevalence of gynecologic health conditions

    Time frame: Up to 10 years

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Have menstruated at least once * Be at least 18 years old (at least 19 years old in Alabama and Nebraska, at least 21 years old in Puerto Rico) * Live in the United States of America * Be comfortable communicating in written and spoken English * Have installed the Apple Research app on your iPhone * Not share your iCloud account or iPhone with anyone else * Be willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Study locations (1)

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

Recruiting
Shruthi Mahalingaiah · Contact
617-432-1356AppleWomensHealthStudy@hsph.harvard.edu

References

  • Zhang CY, Li H, Zhang S, Suharwardy S, Chaturvedi U, Fischer-Colbrie T, Maratta LA, Onnela JP, Coull BA, Hauser R, Williams MA, Baird DD, Jukic AMZ, Mahalingaiah S, Curry CL. Abnormal uterine bleeding patterns determined through menstrual tracking among participants in the Apple Women's Health Study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Feb;228(2):213.e1-213.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.10.029. Epub 2022 Oct 29.(PubMed)
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