Abortion, Pregnancy Tests
Conditions
Keywords
Medical abortion, pregnancy tests
Brief summary
The purpose of this operations research study is to evaluate women's interest in and compliance with using a semiquantitative multi-level dipstick pregnancy test at home for medical abortion follow-up.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHome-based follow-up with SQPT
Participants will be followed-up at home. They will receive an SQPT to perform at home two weeks after enrollment, and a scheduled follow-up phone call by study providers to determine the outcome of the procedure.
Sponsors
Gynuity Health Projects
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
11 Years to 56 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* She has been determined by the site investigator or designee to be fully eligible for medical abortion with mifepristone followed by misoprostol according to the site's standard criteria; * She is willing to use the semiquantitative pregnancy test at home; * She is wiling and able to comply with the study procedures; * She speaks and reads English; * She has signed the study informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patients' compliance in performing the semiquantitative pregnancy test and reporting results | Within 2 weeks after medical abortion | This will be assessed with a survey administered at the scheduled follow-up phone call. The survey will determine if the patient performed the SQPT as requested, and whether they can interpret and report the results correctly. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed