Patient Compliance With Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Administration

January 21, 2021 updated by: Tulane University School of Medicine

Patient Compliance With Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Administration Immediately and Early Postpartum Versus Interval Postpartum

This a randomized control trial to identify if patients who desire LARC are more likely to have success receiving the desired form of contraception if it is placed a) during the postpartum hospital stay, either in the immediate or early postpartum period, versus b) during the interval postpartum period as previously done.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Randomized control trial with control group receiving LARC at 6 weeks postpartum and the study group receiving LARC in the immediate or early postpartum period. Outcomes will be measured by those who receive or do not receive LARC either in the hospital after delivery versus 6 weeks postpartum in accordance with the study subjects' randomized designation. Secondary outcomes of bleeding profile and satisfaction will also be assessed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

45

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
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70018
        • Tulane Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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

15 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant, desires LARC postpartum

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Medical contraindication to desired LARC, vaginal delivery complicated by fourth degree perineal laceration, history of pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine infection

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: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Immediate or early placement
Immediate or early placement of levonorgestrel IUD, copper IUD, or etonorgestrel sub dermal implant (within 48 hours) postpartum
Device: Levonorgestrel IUD, copper IUD, etonorgestrel implant
Long-acting reversible contraception
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Interval placement
Interval (4-6 weeks) postpartum placement of levonorgestrel IUD, copper IUD, or etonorgestrel sub dermal implant
Device: Levonorgestrel IUD, copper IUD, etonorgestrel implant
Long-acting reversible contraception

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Women With Placement of LARC
Time Frame: 6 months
The outcome will be measured by the number of participants with LARC placement. The total number of women who expressed a desire to have postpartum contraception placed and randomized to the appropriate arm will be assessed.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Satisfaction With Method of LARC Using LARC Survey
Time Frame: 6 Weeks, 12 weeks postpartum, 6 months postpartum
Number of patients satisfied with LARC obtained by LARC survey at 6-weeks, 12-weeks postpartum, and 6 months postpartum. Patients identify Yes/No response via telephone survey asking, "Are you satisfied with this form of contraception?". Satisfaction determined if subject answers "Yes". A single value was calculated at the end of the study by summation at all three time points.
6 Weeks, 12 weeks postpartum, 6 months postpartum

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Tulane University School of Medicine

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sara Junya, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine

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 (ACTUAL)

October 22, 2014

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 21, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

May 31, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 24, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

October 9, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 22, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 21, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRBNet ID 628424-1

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