We Experience: Perspectives on a Quality Abortion Care Experience: A Patient Centered Approach

Pregnancy Termination Clinical Trial

Official title:

Perspectives on a Quality Abortion Care Experience: A Patient Centered Approach

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02827474
• Other study ID #: UNMHSC- 16-111
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 1, 2016
• Last updated: February 14, 2018
• Start date: July 2016
• Est. completion date: January 20, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: University of New Mexico
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine aspects of abortion care most important to the patient in creating a "high quality" abortion experience, to investigate patients' expectations of abortion care, and to explore provider perceptions of patients' abortion experiences and assess concordance with patients' perspectives.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to determine aspects of abortion care most important to the patient in creating a "high quality" abortion experience, to investigate patients' expectations of abortion care, and to explore provider perceptions of patients' abortion experiences and assess concordance with patients' perspectives.

The investigators will conduct semi-structured interviews with patient participants and providers separately to determine patients' expectations of abortion care as well as the most important aspects of the abortion experience and to explore providers' perceptions of their patients' abortion experience and assess concordance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: January 20, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: January 20, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women presenting to the Center for Reproductive Health (CRH) for induced abortion for an undesired pregnancy in the first trimester < 14 weeks.

• Women ages 18-45 years.

• Woman must have a completed surgical abortion procedure

• Women must be able to speak English or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are unable or unwilling to consent for the study or are unable or unwilling to complete a follow-up interview

• Women who are unable to consent and/or are cognitively impaired.

• Women who are under the age of 18

• Women who are incarcerated.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pregnancy Termination

Intervention

Other:
• Patient Interview
Patient intervention includes a 30 minute interview prior to their abortion procedure and a follow up phone-interview that will be 10-minutes and held 24-72 hours from the procedure.
• Provider Interview
For physician participants, providers will be interviewed after completion of the patient's visit and this will be 10-15 minutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Center for Reproductive Health	Albuquerque	New Mexico

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of New Mexico

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient Experience, semi-structured interviews	The investigators will use semi-structured interviews to determine aspects of abortion care most important to the patients in creating a "high quality" abortion experience.	One year