Contraception
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this project is to investigate whether a pre-visit telephone intervention could increase awareness of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) availability at the time of uterine evacuation.
Interventions
OTHERTelephone message
A pre-visit telephone intervention describing availability of long-acting reversible contraceptives at time of uterine evacuation
Sponsors
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 or older * Scheduled for uterine evacuation * Speaks English proficiently in order to understand the telephone conversation and the survey questions.
Exclusion criteria
* Previous participation in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge that LARC can start at uterine evacuation: Percentage of women who report that LARC methods are available to start at the time of uterine evacuation, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study | Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to the information session | Percentage of women who know that the implant and IUD are available to start at the time of uterine evacuation, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who receive the pre-visit information (intervention group) and those who do not receive this information (control group) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention utility: Percentage of women who report that receiving information about contraception before their appointment was either very useful or somewhat useful, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study | Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session | Percentage of women who who report that receiving information about contraception before their appointment was either very useful or somewhat useful, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who received pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group) |
| General LARC knowledge: Percentage of women with a high score (cutpoint to be determined) on a 10-question LARC knowledge scale developed for this study | Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session | Percentage of women with a high score (cutpoint to be determined) on a 10-question LARC knowledge scale developed for this study. Compared between those who received the pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group) |
| Intent to use LARC: Percentage of women who report a LARC method as their preferred method of birth control, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study | Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session | Percentage of women who report a LARC method as their preferred method of birth control, as assessed on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who received the pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group) |
| LARC stage of change: Percentage of women who report being somewhat or very interested in starting a LARC method, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study | Day 1: Questionnaire administered prior to information session | Percentage of women who report being somewhat or very interested in starting an implant or IUD, as assessed on a 4-point scale on a questionnaire created for this study. Compared between those who received pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group) |
| Uptake of LARC at time of uterine evacuation: Percentage of women who receive a LARC method at the time of uterine evacuation, as documented within the electronic medical record | Day 1: Data abstraction to be performed after the subject's day 1 visit complete | Percentage of women who receive an implant or an IUD at the time of uterine evacuation, compared between those who received pre-visit information about contraception (intervention group) and those who did not (control group) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed