The Effects of Fertility Management Counseling Supported With Telehealth on Contraceptive Use

April 27, 2022 updated by: Marmara University

Fertility management refers to the entirety of practices that allow families to have as many children as they want and when they want, prevent unwanted pregnancies, regulate the time between two births and receive help in having children in the case of infertility.

According to the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey 2018 data, 70% of women in Turkey who are currently married do not use any contraceptive method. Based on the same data, the rate of the unmet need for fertility management is 12% nationwide, 14% in eastern provinces, and 17% in women at the ages of 20-24. These rates show that the rates of unmet fertility management needs in Turkey are still not on the desired level.

The fact that eastern provinces of Turkey have the lowest rate of modern contraceptive method use as 43% and a high rate of unmet fertility management needs as 14% suggests that it is needed to increase the effectiveness of fertility management counseling and reach more women. In these eastern provinces, especially women living in rural areas do not have easy access to these services due to the high prevalence of adolescent marriages, lack of transportation opportunities, healthcare personnel and healthcare services, and unpredictable weather conditions.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

To eliminate these obstacles to a relative extent, fertility management counseling will be provided through using the telehealth method. The World Health Organization states that telehealth practices will make access easier, eliminate geographical obstacles, increase the quality of healthcare, and allow the cost-effective management of the resources of the healthcare sector. The telehealth system increases the quality of healthcare, and thus, it has a significant role in managing the resources of the healthcare sector.

The Participant Information Form created by the researcher based on the review of the relevant literature includes questions about the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (age, education level, employment status, income level) and pregnancy-related questions. The Contraceptive Method Usage Status Form (for the experimental and control groups) will be utilized to determine the contraceptive methods that are used by women in the 7th month of the postpartum period.The data that will be obtained in the study will be statistically analyzed using the International Business Machines Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Subscription Trial version. The analyses will include independent-samples t-test, ANOVA, and Cochran test. In cases of significant differences identified in ANOVA, Tukey's test will be used to identify the source of the difference in pairwise comparisons. The level of statistical significance is accepted as p<0.05.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

70

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

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

14 years to 41 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • volunteer
  • be between the ages of 18-45
  • to be primiparous
  • have a smart phone
  • complete education

Exclusion Criteria:

  • refuse to research

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experiment group
patient receiving counseling
Behavioral: Fertility Management Counseling
counseling
No Intervention: control group
patient without counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Telehealth on Contraceptive Use
Time Frame: 7 months
The use of birth control methods by the fertility regulation consultancy service offered by Telehealth in postpartum women is a positive indicator of counseling.
7 months
Family Planning Method Using Status Form
Time Frame: 7 months
It is a scale that examines the method use status of the participants after telehealth assisted fertility regulation counseling.
7 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Marmara University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: duygu tatar, MsC Student, Marmara University

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 (Anticipated)

May 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 2, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • contraceptive counseling

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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