Contraception Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Women who consent to participate in the study will be randomised to one of two groups: ‘standard care’ or ‘intervention’. Randomisation will be conducted using a simple list of 50 successive allocatio
Sponsors
Accord (United Kingdom)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 16 years old and over 2. Fluent in written and spoken English 3. Between 20 and 24 weeks pregnant 4. Capacity to give consent for study participation 5. Willingness to be randomised to receive the intervention 6. Have access to a personal mobile phone able to receive SMS messages
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to consent to participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Trial feasibility: Proportion of screened women who are eligible/consented/randomised measured using protocol adherence and retention of participants at study endpoint | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Acceptability and satisfaction measured using a participant-rated (Likert scale) at the first visit (antenatal) and second visit (postpartum follow-up) 2. Information recall measured using a participant-rated from pre-defined list at the first visit (antenatal) 3. Contraceptive decision-making and initiation: 3.1. Intended contraceptive method measured via antenatal questionnaire 3.2. Actual contraceptive method measured via questionnaire at 6/52 postpartum 3.3. Timing/site of method initiation measured via questionnaire at 6/62 postpartum 3.4. Proportion of women in each group using a LARC method at 6/52 postpartum | — |
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed