Contraceptive Choice at the Time of Uterine Evacuation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Contraception
• Interventions: Other: Telephone message

• Registration Number: NCT02836561
• Lead Sponsor: Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to investigate whether a pre-visit telephone intervention could increase awareness of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) availability at the time of uterine evacuation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-17
• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-14
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-19
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Primary Completion: 2017-04
• Study Completion: 2017-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 234

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 or older
• Scheduled for uterine evacuation
• Speaks English proficiently in order to understand the telephone conversation and the survey questions.

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous participation in this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Message	Telephone message	Participants who are randomized to the intervention message will receive contraception information in advance of their appointment that may be helpful in their decision-making.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge that LARC can start at uterine evacuation: Percentage of women who report that LARC methods are available to start at the time of uterine evacuation, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study	Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to the information session	Percentage of women who know that the implant and IUD are available to start at the time of uterine evacuation, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who receive the pre-visit information (intervention group) and those who do not receive this information (control group)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Uptake of LARC at time of uterine evacuation: Percentage of women who receive a LARC method at the time of uterine evacuation, as documented within the electronic medical record	Day 1: Data abstraction to be performed after the subject's day 1 visit complete	Percentage of women who receive an implant or an IUD at the time of uterine evacuation, compared between those who received pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group)
Intervention utility: Percentage of women who report that receiving information about contraception before their appointment was either very useful or somewhat useful, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study	Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session	Percentage of women who who report that receiving information about contraception before their appointment was either very useful or somewhat useful, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who received pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group)
General LARC knowledge: Percentage of women with a high score (cutpoint to be determined) on a 10-question LARC knowledge scale developed for this study	Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session	Percentage of women with a high score (cutpoint to be determined) on a 10-question LARC knowledge scale developed for this study. Compared between those who received the pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group)
Intent to use LARC: Percentage of women who report a LARC method as their preferred method of birth control, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study	Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session	Percentage of women who report a LARC method as their preferred method of birth control, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who received the pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group)
LARC stage of change: Percentage of women who report being somewhat or very interested in starting a LARC method, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study	Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session	Percentage of women who report being somewhat or very interested in starting an implant or IUD, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who received pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States