Impact of Video Intervention on Postabortal Uptake of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

Abortion Clinical Trial

— LARC IUD  

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01945385
• Other study ID #: 13-0185
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 29, 2013
• Last updated: July 25, 2014
• Start date: June 2013
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: July 2014
• Source: University of Chicago
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Primary: To compare rates of immediate postabortal LARC uptake between women exposed to a brief, theory-based, video intervention prior to standard contraceptive counseling and women exposed to standard counseling alone.

Secondary: To identify predictors of immediate postabortal LARC uptake among all participants including the role of:

• Demographic and reproductive health history variables

• Baseline decisional balance, self-efficacy and stage of change for contraceptive initiation

Description:

This is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a brief video intervention on postabortal uptake of long acting reversible contraception.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 193
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: September 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 29 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ages 18 - 29 Surgical abortion being performed the day of the study English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nonviable pregnancy Sexual assault Administered sedative medication Non English speaking

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Abortion

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Video intervention
Brief 7 minute video of physician describing LARC methods followed by two patient testimonials about their own postabortal LARC experience.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Planned Parenthood Near North	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Chicago	Society of Family Planning

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Postabortal LARC uptake	Immediate uptake of IUD or contraceptive implant following surgical abortion	Immediate	No
Secondary	Perceived self efficacy surrounding LARC decision making	Subject's own perception of her ability to uptake LARC in the postabortal period.	Baseline	No
Secondary	Perceived decisional balance surrounding LARC decision making	Subjects perceived pros and cons around starting a LARC method in the postabortal period	Immediate	No
Secondary	Stage of behavioral change around LARC uptake		Immediate	No