Determinants of Success, Characterizing the Facilitators of Integrated Abortion Provision

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03181061

Acronym

FAB

Enrollment

Registered

2017-06-08

Start date

2017-05-01

Completion date

2018-06-30

Last updated

2024-01-26

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Conditions

Pregnancy Termination

Brief summary

This national, qualitative study of physicians who provide abortion care aims to better understand the facilitators of abortion provision among generalist clinicians in OB-GYN and Family Medicine.

Detailed description

This is a nationwide qualitative study of 20 to 40 physicians who provide abortion services as part of their scope of practice. Providers will participate in a semi-structured interview using an interview guide that addresses 4 domains of interest including: (1) initiation of abortion services, (2) barriers to abortion provision, (3) facilitators of abortion provision and (4) acquired expertise and coaching for success.

Interventions

OTHERSemi-structured interviews

Providers will participate in a semi-structured interview using an interview guide that addresses 4 domains of interest including: (1) initiation of abortion services, (2) barriers to abortion provision, (3) facilitators of abortion provision and (4) acquired expertise and coaching for success.

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Practicing obstetrician-gynecologists and family medicine physicians who currently provide or in the past have provided abortion services (medication abortions, surgical abortions and/or induction abortions) as part of their clinical practice will be eligible for study participation. * All providers who meet these criteria will be eligible regardless of providers' gestational age cutoff, abortion indication limitations and/or restrictions, or number of abortions provided.

Exclusion criteria

* Physicians who work solely at a designated abortion facility, e.g., Planned Parenthood, without an alternate practice site, or who provide only abortions, are not eligible for study participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Integration of Abortion Care	April 2017-February 2018	To qualitatively interview obstetrician/gynecologists and Family Medicine physicians who have successfully integrated abortion care into their practice scope and to explore their experiences with abortion provision.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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