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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03979950
Contraception for Solid Organ Transplant Patients: Utilizing Social Media
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
According to data from the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 10,804 women received organ transplants in 2011. Of these women, 3896 (36%) were between the ages of 18 and 49. Women of reproductive age make up a significant part of the transplant recipient population, so pregnancy in these immunocompromised patients is a concern. The incidence of unwanted pregnancy (a subset of unintended pregnancies) among female kidney transplant recipients is 48%, while the national incidence is 25%. The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has come to a consensus that gestations in organ transplant patients be considered high risk and be managed by both transplant physicians and high-risk pregnancy specialists. Pregnancies after organ transplantation have a high incidence of low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg).
The risks posed to the woman herself, her transplanted organ, and fetus underscore the importance of having health care providers counsel transplant patients on family planning, including return to fertility, contraceptive use, and when pregnancy can be safely considered. Specifically the fetus may be exposed to teratogenic immunosuppressive transplant medications and pregnancy increases the risk for rejection of the transplanted organ. Therefore it is important that women are thoroughly counseled regarding contraceptive effectiveness and safety. Health care providers have a large impact on the reproductive decisions that patients make. In a study done in transplant clinics across the nation, the majority of respondents based their decision on whether to become pregnant on the guidance of the individual transplant physician.
Transplant specialists may not be comfortably providing family planning services directly to patients. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's United States Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use has specific guidance on the safety of each contraceptive for women undergoing solid organ transplants. However, this guidance is based on limited safety data. This study aims to add to the literature available on this patient population although we are not assessing safety. In addition, this study will identify improvement opportunities to the care provided to transplant patients within our own Health System.
This research study is a unique collaboration between the Departments of Pharmacy, Nephrology, and Reproductive Medicine.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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California
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La Jolla, California, United States, 92093
- University of California, San Diego
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women 18-50 years old, solid organ transplant in the last 5 years, and fluent in English.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not sexually active with men, history of hysterectomy, history of oophorectomy
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Level of knowledge among solid organ transplant patients about contraceptive methods
Time Frame: Three years
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The survey questionnaire asks multiple-choice questions about (1) available contraceptive methods, (2) the safety profile of methods for women with transplant histories, and (3) the teratogenic risks of post-transplant medications.
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Three years
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Quantity of contraceptive counseling for solid organ transplant patients
Time Frame: Three years
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The survey questionnaire asks multiple-choice questions about (1) whether patients received counseling about contraception and (2) if they want more counseling on contraception.
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Three years
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Number of participants counseled on contraception by provider
Time Frame: Three years
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The survey questionnaire asked multiple-choice questions about (1) which, if any, provider(s) counseled them on contraception and (2) from which provider(s), if any, would they prefer to receive contraceptive counseling.
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Three years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). U S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010 Jun 18;59(RR-4):1-86.
- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, HRSA, DHHS 9 A.D. November 10. Available from http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/.
- Lessan-Pezeshki M, Ghazizadeh S, Khatami MR, Mahdavi M, Razeghi E, Seifi S, Ahmadi F, Maziar S. Fertility and contraceptive issues after kidney transplantation in women. Transplant Proc. 2004 Jun;36(5):1405-6. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.04.090.
- McKay DB, Josephson MA, Armenti VT, August P, Coscia LA, Davis CL, Davison JM, Easterling T, Friedman JE, Hou S, Karlix J, Lake KD, Lindheimer M, Matas AJ, Moritz MJ, Riely CA, Ross LF, Scott JR, Wagoner LE, Wrenshall L, Adams PL, Bumgardner GL, Fine RN, Goral S, Krams SM, Martinez OM, Tolkoff-Rubin N, Pavlakis M, Scantlebury V; Women's Health Committee of the American Society of Transplantation. Reproduction and transplantation: report on the AST Consensus Conference on Reproductive Issues and Transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2005 Jul;5(7):1592-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00969.x.
- McKay DB, Adams PL, Bumgardner GL, Davis CL, Fine RN, Krams SM, Martinez OM, Murphy B, Pavlakis M, Tolkoff-Rubin N, Sherman MS, Josephson MA. Reproduction and pregnancy in transplant recipients: current practices. Prog Transplant. 2006 Jun;16(2):127-32. doi: 10.1177/152692480601600206.
- Guazzelli CA, Torloni MR, Sanches TF, Barbieri M, Pestana JO. Contraceptive counseling and use among 197 female kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2008 Sep 15;86(5):669-72. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181817e7d.
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 170592X
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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