Evaluation of Telemedicine Practices for Contraceptive Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

February 22, 2023 updated by: Rabia Saglam Aksut, Fenerbahce University

Evaluation of Telemedicine Practices for Contraceptive Counseling Given to Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the telemedicine practices for contraceptive counseling given to pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does family planning counseling given to pregnant women by using telemedicine practices have an effect on the knowledge level about family planning?
  • Is family planning counseling given to pregnant women by using telemedicine practices effective on satisfaction with family planning services? Participants have attended to contraceptive counseling video call sessions provided via WhatsApp application and they have the opportunity to see the consultant and her materials during these sessions. After these sessions (two weeks later), contraceptive counseling video call session has been repeated, and at the end of this second session, women have been asked to answer the questions in the "Family Planning Knowledge Level Form" and the "Family Planning Services Satisfaction Scale". There is a comparison group (a control group) in this study, and no intervention was made to the women in the control group other than the routine services given in primary care settings.

Researchers will compare the experimental group with control group to see if the telemedicine practices are effective in increasing the knowledge level of pregnant women about family planning and in the satisfaction of family planning services provided by primary health care settings.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

77

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

  • Turkey
    • Atasehir
      • Istanbul, Atasehir, Turkey
        • Fenerbahçe 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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women in the third trimester of their pregnancy and who agreed to participate in the study have been included in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with psychiatric disorder have been excluded from this study.

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Telemedicine Practices
In this study, telemedicine practices stand for video call sessions used for contraceptive counseling services.
Behavioral: Video call sessions
Investigators made video call sessions with the participants.
No Intervention: Routine Contraceptive Counseling Services
Participants in the control group received only routine contraceptive counseling services provided by primary health care settings.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Family planning counseling given to pregnant women by using telemedicine practices have an effect on the knowledge level about family planning and on the satisfaction with family planning services.
Time Frame: 6 Months
Primary outcome
6 Months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Fenerbahce 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 (Actual)

January 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 15, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

June 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 22, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2023

Last Verified

February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FenerbahçeU

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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