Impact of Video Intervention on Postabortal Uptake of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01945385

Acronym

LARC IUD

Enrollment

193

Registered

2013-09-18

Start date

2013-06-30

Completion date

2013-09-30

Last updated

2014-07-28

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Conditions

Abortion

Keywords

Abortion, LARC, Contraception, IUD, Contraceptive implant, behavioral change, video intervention

Brief summary

Primary: To compare rates of immediate postabortal LARC uptake between women exposed to a brief, theory-based, video intervention prior to standard contraceptive counseling and women exposed to standard counseling alone. Secondary: To identify predictors of immediate postabortal LARC uptake among all participants including the role of: * Demographic and reproductive health history variables * Baseline decisional balance, self-efficacy and stage of change for contraceptive initiation

Detailed description

This is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a brief video intervention on postabortal uptake of long acting reversible contraception.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALVideo intervention

Brief 7 minute video of physician describing LARC methods followed by two patient testimonials about their own postabortal LARC experience.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 29 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Ages 18 - 29 Surgical abortion being performed the day of the study English speaking

Exclusion criteria

* Nonviable pregnancy Sexual assault Administered sedative medication Non English speaking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postabortal LARC uptake	Immediate	Immediate uptake of IUD or contraceptive implant following surgical abortion

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stage of behavioral change around LARC uptake	Immediate	—
Perceived self efficacy surrounding LARC decision making	Baseline	Subject's own perception of her ability to uptake LARC in the postabortal period.
Perceived decisional balance surrounding LARC decision making	Immediate	Subjects perceived pros and cons around starting a LARC method in the postabortal period

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026