Usefulness of Home Pregnancy Testing

July 25, 2008 updated by: Michigan State University

Utility of Home Pregnancy Testing in Medicaid Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy

The objective of this study is to determine whether women in a Medicaid population at risk for unintended pregnancy will keep a home pregnancy test on hand and (if necessary) use it appropriately.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Once pregnancy is recognized, most women seek prompt prenatal care and try to stop risk behaviors. Unfortunately, women with unintended pregnancies do not recognize their pregnancies promptly, and inadvertently continue risk behaviors into the vulnerable early pregnancy weeks. Home pregnancy testing is a rapid and inexpensive means of pregnancy diagnosis. The objective of this study is to determine whether women in a Medicaid population at risk for unintended pregnancy will keep a home pregnancy test on hand and (if necessary) use it appropriately

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

198

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824
        • Michigan State University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 34 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • aged 18 to 34 year old female,
  • sexually active,
  • not pregnant,
  • not desiring pregnancy,
  • not surgically sterile,
  • intercourse at least once in the past 6 months without using effective contraception (hormonal or barrier or male vasectomy)
  • receiving Medicaid OR child on Medicaid OR Medicaid paid for prev. preg
  • understands written/spoken English enough to give informed consent and respond to survey

Exclusion Criteria:

  • fails to meet inclusion criteria

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pregnancy Test Group
Group got free home pregnancy test kits
Behavioral: Education for pregnancy planning
Provision of free home pregnancy tests to women at risk for unintended pregnancy
Other Names:
  • Home pregnancy testing
No Intervention: 2
Group did not receive free home pregnancy test kits

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of episodes of use of home pregnancy test kits
Time Frame: 6 month followup
6 month followup

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Knowledge about use of home pregnancy test kits
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Episodes of pregnancy suspicion
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Michigan State University

Collaborators

Michigan Department of Community Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, Michigan State University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 19, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 19, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

October 20, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 29, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 25, 2008

Last Verified

July 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 95530-00

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