Apple Women's Health Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04196595

Enrollment

500000

Registered

2019-12-12

Start date

2019-11-14

Completion date

2029-11-30

Last updated

2024-07-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Infertility, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Menstruation, Ovulation, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Reproduction, Reproductive Health

Keywords

Menstruation, Menstrual Cycle, Ovulation, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Infertility, Menopause, Reproduction, Reproductive Health

Brief 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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy 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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Identify Menstrual Cycle Patterns	Up to 10 years	Characterized using duration of menstrual flow, and cycle length in unit of days.
Epidemiologic Description of Menstrual Cycle	Up to 10 years	Characterized using cycle patterns and self-reported demographics, no unit of measure

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Determine prevalence of gynecologic health conditions	Up to 10 years	Characterized using menstrual cycle patterns and self-reported health conditions, no unit of measure

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactShruthi Mahalingaiah, MD

AppleWomensHealthStudy@hsph.harvard.edu617-432-1356

Outcome results