The Feasibility of Replacing In-person Follow-up for Early Medical Abortion With a Low Sensitivity Pregnancy Test, Symptom Checklist and Text Messages in the South African Public Sector Setting.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 525
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Accurate self-assessment of medical abortion using a low sensitivity pregnancy test
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the study is to design a self-assessment package that could be the preferred option to a follow-up visit at the clinic by the majority of women having early medical abortion.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Already be signed up to do a medical abortion at this clinic
- •Be willing to come to all clinic appointments and be accessible by phone for 2 weeks after sign up for the study
- •Own a cellphone to which will be sent medical abortion-related information and messaging.
排除标准
- •1. Be doing a medical abortion due to failed natural miscarriage
- •Not have a working cellphone
研究组 & 干预措施
Demonstration of LSUPT at baseline
This group conduct a LSUPT on their own urine sample at baseline with assistance from a fieldworker.
Baseline verbal instruction of LSUPT
Verbal instruction on how to do LSUPT at baseline
干预措施: Baseline verbal instruction on LSUPT (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Accurate self-assessment of medical abortion using a low sensitivity pregnancy test
时间窗: 12 months
Participants will be randomized to 2 groups. Women in Group A will conduct a baseline low sensitivity urine pregnancy test (LSUPT) on their own urine specimen at their clinic visit with help from the fieldworker. Group B will receive a standardized set of verbal instructions on how to do the test. Both groups will do a LSUPT at home on Day 12.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Deborah Constant
Ms
University of Cape Town