Understanding Women's Contraceptive Expectations at the Time of a First Trimester Surgical Abortion

April 16, 2023 updated by: University of California, Davis
The investigators will conduct a voluntary anonymous survey at four separate Sacramento area family planning clinics. The investigators will ask the staff at each facility to offer a survey to all women 18 and older presenting to the clinic to have a first trimester (<12 weeks gestation) surgical abortion. Gestational age will be based on what the woman believes is her gestational age at presentation, before any evaluation in the clinic. Women who cannot understand or read the survey will be excluded. The investigators hope to implement the survey at these clinics for 3-4 months reaching a minimum of 200 women (based on a target population of 600 women receiving surgical first trimester abortions at these two clinics over a 3-4 month period with a 95% confidence interval).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

We will conduct a voluntary anonymous survey at four separate Sacramento area family planning clinics. We will introduce the research project to clinic staff, recruiting their support and participation, as they will be the main implementers. The survey will be offered to women in the waiting room before any pre-procedure counseling. We will include all women presenting to the clinic who are 18 years and older and planning to have a first trimester (<12 weeks gestation) surgical abortion. Gestational age will be based on what the woman believes is her gestational age at presentation, before any evaluation in the clinic. Women who cannot understand or read the survey will be excluded. We hope to implement the survey at these two clinics for 3-4 months reaching a minimum of 200 women so as to obtain an adequate power for our study. The brief survey will include a cover letter explaining the study and stressing the anonymity and confidentiality. The surveys will include an envelope in which to place completed surveys; the envelope can be sealed by the participant and dropped in a collection bin. This process will allow the data to be collected anonymously. The survey data will then be synthesized first by descriptive analysis, followed by chi-square and multiple regression analyses. A statistician in the University of California Davis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology will help when necessary.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

202

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
    • California
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California, Davis

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women seeking first trimester surgical abortion

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • seeking first trimester surgical abortion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who cannot understand or read the survey

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Study group
Women seeking first trimester surgical abortion
Other: survey
Survey before procedure to obtain demographic information and contraceptive information

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
patient preference
Time Frame: one day
patient preference for whether she wants to discuss contraception during her visit for an abortion
one day

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of California, Davis

Investigators

  • Study Director: Mitchell D Creinin, MD, UC Davis
  • Principal Investigator: Melissa Matulich, UC Davis

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 6, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

March 8, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 16, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 352286

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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