Improving Adherence to Postpartum Family Planning Guidance in Ghana

Contraception Clinical Trial

Official title:

Improving Adherence to Postpartum Family Planning Guidance in Ghana: a Hybrid Type 2 Implementation and Effectiveness Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04306029
• Other study ID #: 834804
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 24, 2020
• Est. completion date: November 16, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: University of Pennsylvania
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Evaluating a Postpartum Family Planning Package (PPFP) in a Hybrid Type II implementation study with a stepped-wedge design.

Description:

Our overarching goal is to enable providers to consistently offer and deliver highly effective postpartum family planning methods in accordance with international guidelines. Our primary objective in this research is to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the "Postpartum Family Planning Package (PFPP)," an implementation strategy that consists of the following components: 1) a provider training on contraceptive methods available in the immediate postpartum period, and techniques for their placement in the case of intrauterine devices and implants, with quarterly booster trainings, and 2) promotion of the WHO MEC/Postpartum Family Planning Compendium mobile application as a provider decision tool to aid in postpartum family planning counselling.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2142
• Est. completion date: November 16, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: October 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Provider Inclusion Criteria:

• Providers who care for postpartum women on the inpatient postpartum ward, including midwives, nurses, residents, fellows, and consultant physicians.

Provider Exclusion Criteria:

• Students caring for postpartum patients on the postpartum ward.

Client Inclusion Criteria:

• Women receiving antenatal care who have the potential to be admitted to the inpatient postpartum ward following delivery, or women admitted in the postpartum ward.

Client Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Contraception

Intervention

Other:
• Postpartum Family Planning Package
"Postpartum Family Planning Package," which consists of provider education on contraceptive delivery in the immediate postpartum period and promotion of the WHO MEC/PFP Compendium mobile application.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Ghana	Maamobi Hospital	Accra
Ghana	Ga West Municipal Hospital	Amasaman	Greater Accra
Ghana	Nsawam Goverment Hospital	Nsawam	Eastern Region

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pennsylvania	University of Ghana, World Health Organization

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ghana, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Provider discussed all guideline-appropriate contraceptive methods as defined by World Health Organization Medical Eligibility Criteria (yes/no)		During postpartum inpatient stay, prior to hospital discharge (approximately 2 days)