Contraception
Conditions
Keywords
contraceptive compliance, educational intervention, oral contraception
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether contraceptive compliance by young women can be improved through expanded counseling by a health educator at the initial clinic visit as compared with standard care.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALeducational instruction and phone follow-up
Educational instruction and phone follow-up.
BEHAVIORALeducational instruction in clinic
Educational instruction in clinic.
Sponsors
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
16 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Sexually active females 16 to 24 years of age who present to a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) clinic and request to initiate oral contraception for birth control.
Exclusion criteria
* Women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding. * Women who wish to become pregnant within the next 12 months. * Women who have a medical contraindication to use of estrogen (e.g., thromboembolic disease, acute liver disease, breast cancer, genital cancer, or undiagnosed genital bleeding). * Women wishing to initiate use of a contraceptive method that is not oral, such as transdermal (the patch) or injectable (DMPA) methods, or the vaginal ring. * Current and previous users of oral contraceptives.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of pregnancy rates and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) | 12 months |
| Measurement of contraceptive adherence | 12 months |
| Measurement of dual method use | 12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of contraceptive side effects | 12 months |
| Measurement of satisfaction with method | 12 months |
| Measurement of sexual activity | 12 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed