Bridging from emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) to regular contraception
ISRCTN | ISRCTN27688945 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN27688945 |
Secondary identifying numbers | Protection of Human Subject Committee, study #9978 |
- Submission date
- 19/03/2009
- Registration date
- 30/03/2009
- Last edited
- 30/03/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Mrs Maxine Wedderburn
Scientific
Scientific
25 Burlington Ave
Kingston
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Phone | +1 876 968 4976 |
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Maxwed@cwjamaica.com |
Study information
Study design | Multicentre participant-randomised unblinded trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Other |
Study type | Prevention |
Scientific title | Building bridges from emergency contraceptive to regular contraceptive use in pharmacies: a multicentre participant-randomised unblinded trial |
Study objectives | Can non-users of a regular contraceptive method (a regular contraceptive method for the purposes of this study is defined as either an oral contraceptive pill, an injectable contraceptive method or an intra-uterine devide [IUD]) in Jamaica who intended to purchase an emergency contraceptive product in a pharmacy be encouraged to move toward adopting regular contraception by providing a discount coupon for one cycle of a regular oral contraceptive pill product? |
Ethics approval(s) | Family Health International Protection of Human Subjects Committee gave approval on the 28th November 2006 (ref: 9978) |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Family planning |
Intervention | The intervention is a discount coupon given to randomly designated clients who arrive at a pharmacy to purchase an emergency contraceptive product. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Adoption of a regular contraceptive method. Adoption is defined as: 1. Use of oral contraceptive pills for at least two months 2. Receiving one injection of an injectable contraceptive method and either having received a second injection or intending to receive a second injection 3. Use of an IUD for at least one month Measured at three and six months after participant enrolment (i.e., the pharmacy intercept interview). |
Secondary outcome measures | Longest length of continuous use by women who adopt a regular contraceptive method. Measured at three and six months after participant enrolment (i.e., the pharmacy intercept interview). |
Overall study start date | 01/12/2006 |
Completion date | 01/02/2008 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Sex | Female |
Target number of participants | 800 |
Key inclusion criteria | Any woman (aged 16 - 46 years) who arrives at study pharmacy intending to purchase a dedicated emergency contraceptive product. |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Males 2. Women under the age of 16 3. Women currently using a regular contraceptive method (a regular contraceptive method for the purposes of this study is defined as either an oral contraceptive pill, an injectable contraceptive method or an IUD) |
Date of first enrolment | 01/12/2006 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/02/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Jamaica
Study participating centre
25 Burlington Ave
Kingston
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Sponsor information
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (USA)
Charity
Charity
2121 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA
94025
United States of America
info@hewlett.org | |
Website | http://www.hewlett.org/Default.htm |
https://ror.org/04hd1y677 |
Funders
Funder type
Charity
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (USA)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |