An Intervention Delivered by App Instant Messaging to Increase Use of Effective Contraception Among Young Women in Bolivia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Contraception
• Interventions: Other: Mobile phone app; Behavioral: Contraceptive instant messages

• Registration Number: NCT02905526
• Lead Sponsor: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Brief Summary

This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging on use of effective contraception in Bolivia. Woman aged 16-24 will be randomised to have access to Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios's sexual and reproductive health app (control) or the app plus 0-3 instant messages a day for 4 months (intervention). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 month follow-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-16
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-19
• Study Start: 2017-03-01
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Primary Completion: 2018-01-31
• Study Completion: 2018-01-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 645

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 16-24
• Own a personal Android mobile phone
• Live in El Alto or La Paz Bolivia
• Sexually active
• Not using the pill, implant, injection, intrauterine device or patch
• Want to avoid a pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• Cannot read Spanish

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Mobile phone app	App only
Intervention	Contraceptive instant messages	App plus the contraceptive instant messages
Intervention	Mobile phone app	App plus the contraceptive instant messages

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of at least one method of effective contraception	4 months	The proportion reporting that at least one method of effective contraception is acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Use of effective contraception	4 months	The proportion reporting current use of effective contraception (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Service uptake	4 months	The proportion reporting attending a sexual health service during the 4 months
Acceptability of individual effective contraceptive methods	4 months	The proportion reporting that individual methods of effective contraception are acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Discontinuation of effective contraception	4 months	The proportion reporting use of effective contraception at any time during the 4 months (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Unintended pregnancy	4 months	The proportion reporting that they became pregnant and did not want to become pregnant during the study
Induced abortion	4 months	The proportion reporting having an abortion during the study

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios; 🇧🇴 La Paz, Bolivia