Pregnancy
Conditions
Keywords
vaginal ring, Oral contraceptive pills, Teenagers, Young women, Patient satisfaction
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether teens and young women would prefer the Nuvaring to oral contraceptive pills after having tried both methods.
Detailed description
Sexually active young women (n=130), aged 15-21 years, were randomly assigned to use either the vaginal ring or oral contraceptive pills for an initial study interval of three 28-day cycles, followed by three cycles of the alternate method. Participants completed surveys about method use, acceptability and side effects at baseline, after three cycles, and after six cycles, as well as in a follow up telephone interview one month after study completion.
Interventions
DRUGOCPs
DEVICEvaginal ring
Sponsors
Organon
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
15 Years to 21 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Sexually active young women (n=130), English or Spanish speaking, aged 15-21 years, able and willing to try oral contraceptives and vaginal rings for 6 months
Exclusion criteria
* Not able or willing to use hormonal contraceptives, moving out of the area, pregnant or intending to become pregnant during the study time frame, not sexually active
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compliance | — |
| Acceptability | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed