Study of Birth Control Use After Childbirth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Contraception
• Interventions: Behavioral: LARC Script

• Registration Number: NCT01443533
• Lead Sponsor: WakeMed Health and Hospitals

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-09-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-09-29
• Primary Completion: 2012-05
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 800

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
LARC script	LARC Script	Received routine postpartum counseling and LARC script.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported use of LARC method	After six-week postpartum visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

WakeMed Hospital; 🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States