LARC Forward Counselling

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Impact of Contraceptive Counselling on LARC Uptake and Unplanned Pregnancy
• Interventions: Other: LARC forward structured contraceptive counselling

• Registration Number: NCT03269357
• Lead Sponsor: Kristina Gemzell Danielsson

Brief Summary

Training of health care providers and structured LARC forward counseling may contribute to increased LARC uptake. The hypothesis to be tested is that by introducing LARC forward counselling an increase in LARC usage will be the result as well as decreased unplanned pregnancy and abortion. It is expected that the results of this study will highlight the importance of LARC forward counseling and thus provide the evidence needed to train health care providers and increase access to LARC in youth clinics, midwifery clinics and for post abortion contraception.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-30
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-31
• Study Start: 2017-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-31
• Study Completion: 2020-05-31
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

• At risk for pregnancy (sexually active with men or anticipate becoming sexually active in the next 6 months).
• Do not desire pregnancy .
• No contraindications to LARC

Exclusion Criteria

• Undergone tubal ligation or other sterilization procedure.
• Use of contraceptives for other purposes than contraception

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	LARC forward structured contraceptive counselling	Clinics randomized to "intervention" will provide structured LARC centered counselling

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
LARC prescriptions (recorded electronic prescriptions)	Evaluated at the index visit to the clinic	The rate of women who receive a LARC prescription

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
LARC placements recorded in patient records	Evaluated at 3months follow up (FU)	The rate of women who has a LARC method placed following the baseline visit
Contraceptive method used reported by participants	Evaluated at 3,6 and 12 months FU	The rate of women who use a contraceptive method
Satisfaction with the chosen contraceptive method reported by participants	Evaluated at 3,6 and 12 months FU	Satisfaction with the prescribed contraceptive method
(Unplanned) pregnancy reported by participants and recorded in patient records	Evaluated at 3,6 and 12 months FU	(Unplanned) pregnancy rate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

WHO centre, Karolinska University Hospital; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden