A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Educational Script on Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- WakeMed Health and Hospitals
- Enrollment
- 800
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-reported use of LARC method
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial that will evaluate the impact of a brief educational script on the method of birth control that women receive at their 6-week postpartum visit. The one-minute script ("LARC script") is given to women in the hospital during their postpartum admission. It informs patients about long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods, specifically the contraceptive implant and the intrauterine device. The investigators hypothesize that women who are randomized to receive the LARC script will be more likely to report that they are using a LARC method, when queried immediately after their six-week postpartum visit.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 14 Years to 45 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women who are admitted to the postpartum unit at WakeMed Hospital
- •Delivery of a live infant >24 weeks gestational age
- •Age 14-45 years
- •Ability to speak either English or Spanish fluently
- •Willing to be contacted by phone until at least 8 weeks after delivery
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of a tubal ligation or hysterectomy
- •Partner has already had a vasectomy
- •History of fertility treatment to conceive this pregnancy
- •Previous randomization into the study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-reported use of LARC method
Time Frame: After six-week postpartum visit
Secondary Outcomes
- Self-reported interest in use of a LARC method(After six-week postpartum visit)
- Self-reported use of any contraceptive method(After six-week postpartum visit)
- Self-reported reasons for not using the contraceptive method of choice(After six-week postpartum visit)
Investigators
Jennifer H. Tang
Principal Investigator
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill