Evaluating What's My Method? in Barbados

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Contraception Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT06307002
• Lead Sponsor: Quinnipiac University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of the What's My Method game on participants' sense of agency, education, and empowerment around contraceptive decision-making. Patients receiving standard of care contraceptive counseling will be compared to those who play the game in addition to counseling.

Detailed Description

Contraceptive self-care has been identified by the WHO as critical to achieving milestones for female empowerment and well-being. This focus reflects a shift in global public health attitudes regarding contraceptive provision from a top-down approach, where childbearing persons receive directives from medical providers, towards an approach that encourages self-determination and individual agency. Implementing contraceptive counseling and education through the lens of reproductive empowerment requires that the focus of the intervention be on the childbearing persons and their needs. There is a clear need for improvement in contraceptive counseling in Barbados. As per the United Nations dashboard, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate is 49% and providers report that abortion is often used as birth control.

Digital health interventions have been validated as successful high-impact practices to support healthy reproductive behaviors. These interventions include SMS campaigns , artificial intelligence-based chatbots, and interactive websites which provide information and offer tools to help choose appropriate methods. These studies demonstrate that digital media are an effective way to reach the target audience and communicate information about reproductive health. Barbadian clinics have not yet integrated digital technology to support CC; they rely on pamphlets and posters for information dissemination.

This study seeks assess the impact of supplementing SOC counseling with a digital game that provides detailed information about family planning methods, their benefits and side effects. The information is communicated through using animations and images and reinforced through experimentation and context.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-05
• Study Start: 2024-03-11
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-12
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-13
• Study Completion: 2024-11-13
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• • English-speaking
• Capable of using a tablet
• Childbearing individuals
• Individuals/Couples seeking family planning counseling (one response collected per couple)

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent due to intellectual or physical impairment - Under the age of 18 unless accompanied by a parent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Contraceptive Self-Efficacy (CSE) score	30-70 minutes	Participants will complete a survey after their contraceptive counseling appointment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative feedback on game intervention	50-90 minutes	Group that played the game will complete 4 question assessment of experience
Method Adoption	30-70 minutes	Participant will indicate if they desire a method and obtain or request an appointment to obtain said method

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Barbados Family Planning Association; 🇧🇧 Bridgetown, Saint Michaels, Barbados