Improving Contraceptive Counseling in the United States (ICC)

October 31, 2022 updated by: New York University
This project develops a contraceptive counseling protocol (CCP) grounded in scientific evidence and evaluates the CCP for promoting behaviors conducive to preventing unintended pregnancy among women. The project develops and refines the CCP using focus groups and in-depth interviews with (a) key administrators in the national office of Planned Parenthood (b) key administrators in participating Title X clinics, (c) contraceptive counselors, and (d) clients of the health centers. The CCP uses scientifically grounded principles for guiding effective decision making and provider-client communication. Ten Title X clinics are randomly assigned to one of two conditions (5 clinics per condition): (1) treatment as usual (TAU) or (2) implementation of the CCP. Approximately 150 women are selected for study participation in each clinic, yielding about 1,400 participants (half control and half CCP). Immediately following their counseling session, women complete a computer-administered interview that serves as a fidelity check and permits evaluation of the effects of the CCP on variables associated with counseling satisfaction. All women are re-interviewed by phone 6 months later and 12 months later. The effect of the CCP on method-choice effectiveness, method switching, gaps in protection, and use accuracy are evaluated.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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1418

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10001
        • New York University, Silver School of Social Work

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 30 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be seeking contraception from clinic on day of recruitment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not seeking contraception from clinic on day of recruitment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Intervention
The intervention arm receives contraceptive counseling from counselors who underwent training on the use of evidence informed birth control counseling.
Behavioral: Evidence informed birth control counseling
Counselors underwent training on the use of 10 best practices for contraceptive counseling.
Other Names:
  • Improving contraceptive counseling in the United States
No Intervention: No intervention
The no intervention arm receives contraceptive counseling from counselors who underwent no additional training beyond what they normally receive.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patient satisfaction with counselors as assessed by 5 point Likert rating scales using questionnaire designed for this study at immediate posttest.
Time Frame: immediately after counseling session
immediately after counseling session
Patient satisfaction with counseling session as assessed by 5 point Likert rating scales using a questionnaire designed for this study at immediate posttest.
Time Frame: immediately after counseling session
immediately after counseling session
Patient satisfaction with clinic experience overall as assessed by 5 point Likert rating scales using a questionnaire designed for this study at immediate posttest.
Time Frame: immediately after counseling session
immediately after counseling session
Patient satisfaction with clinic experience overall as assessed by 5 point Likert rating scales using a questionnaire designed for this study at 6 months.
Time Frame: 6 months from initial clinic visit
6 months from initial clinic visit
Patient satisfaction with clinic experience overall as assessed by 5 point Likert rating scales using a questionnaire designed for this study at 12 months.
Time Frame: one year from initial clinic visit
one year from initial clinic visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Type of contraceptive method currently using (including none and dual use) as assessed by a questionnaire designed for this study (e.g., what method of birth control are you currently using).
Time Frame: six months to one year from initial clinic visit
six months to one year from initial clinic visit

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Method switching for pill users as assessed by a questionnaire designed for this study asking current method used at posttest to determine if it is no longer the pill using questions designed for this study
Time Frame: six months to one year from initial clinic visit
six months to one year from initial clinic visit
Gaps in pregnancy protection (number of weeks not using any birth control during contraceptive method switches as assessed by a questionnaire designed for this study using retrospective recall
Time Frame: six months to one year from initial clinic visit
six months to one year from initial clinic visit
Counselor behavior (topics covered during counseling) as assessed by a questionnaire designed for this study asking if counselor did or did not address key topics about method use
Time Frame: six months to one year from initial clinic visit
six months to one year from initial clinic visit
Pill users retrospective report of the number of missed pills using a questionnaire designed for this study
Time Frame: six months to one year from initial clinic visit
six months to one year from initial clinic visit

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
New York University

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: James J Jaccard, PhD, New York University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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October 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 2, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 11, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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June 15, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 2, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 31, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • FPRPA006057
  • 12-9103 (Other Identifier: NYU Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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