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Improving Person Centered Care for Abortion Clients in India

Strengthening Patient-Centered Accessibility, Respect, and Quality of Care for Abortion Clients in UP, India

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04307641
Acronym
SPARQ_ACI
Enrollment
283
Registered
2020-03-13
Start date
2016-11-01
Completion date
2018-07-01
Last updated
2023-05-24

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Conditions

Reproductive Health

Keywords

abortion, person-centered care

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of providing pharmacists in UP, India with additional information about medication abortion.

Detailed description

This study evaluates whether providing pharmacists with additional information about medication abortion can improve abortion person-centered care for women accessing MA at these sites.

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL2 Page Information Sheet

2 page information sheet about medication abortion

Sponsors

Public Health Foundation of India
CollaboratorOTHER
University of California, San Francisco
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Pharmacist providing medication abortion within Lucknow, Kanpur, Unnao * Agreed to participate

Exclusion criteria

* Pharmacists not providing medication abortion within Lucknow, Kanpur, Unnao * Did not agree to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in knowledge about medication abortionbaseline compared to 6-months after interventionself-reported survey (dose, time, side effects, complications)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Provider behavior when providing medication abortion (MA) to clients3-months post interventionInformation provided to mystery clients regarding MA (dose, time, side effects, complications)
Interest and satisfaction with intervention6-months after interventionself-reported survey on interest and satisfaction

Outcome results

None listed

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