PS IVG : Psychosocial Determinants of Late-term Abortions (14-16 Weeks' Gestation) at Avignon Hospital (PS IVG)

Abortion is a fundamental right for women in France, where the legal time limit was extended from 14 to 16 weeks' gestation. This extension allows women, whose psychosocial determinants are poorly known, and who face various obstacles (personal, administrative, medical, or other), to access abortion. However, it may also expose them to psychological troubles and difficulties in accessing healthcare. This study aims to identify the psychosocial determinants and disruptions in the primary care pathway associated with late abortions (≥14 weeks' gestation [WG]) in order to propose preventive actions, particularly regarding contraception, screening, and referral, directly applicable in general practice.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Abortion; Psychosocial Health
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Health survey

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Marilyne Grinand, PhD; Phone Number: (+33)432759392; Email: grinand.marilyne@ch-avignon.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Avignon, France, 84000
    • Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon, Hôpital Henri Duffaut
    • Contact: Marilyne Grinand, PhD; Phone Number: (+33)0432759392; Email: grinand.marilyne@ch-avignon.fr
    • Principal Investigator: Perrine Mazet, MD
    • Sub-Investigator: Margaux Deplaix, Intern

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient aged ≥ 18 years
• Pregnancy ≥ 14 weeks' gestation
• Patient attending Avignon Hospital for a surgical abortion
• Willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical abortion (non-surgical means of abortion)
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Inability to complete the questionnaire
• Patients under legal protection measures (guardianship, curatorship, or court-ordered protection)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Health survey; This is a health survey. Following patient recruitment, the physician will explain the study and its objectives. If the patient agrees to participate, a QR code will be provided to allow anonymous access to the study questionnaire. The patient will be invited to complete the questionnaire after the medical consultation.	Behavioral: Health survey; It consists of a single anonymous questionnaire, to be completed once only, on a secure online platform, accessed using a QR code provided directly by the healthcare professional. The questionnaire consists of 39 main questions, predominantly with closed-ended response options. The average completion time is estimated between 10 and 20 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Describe the sociodemographic profile of patients undergoing late-term abortion at Avignon Hospital.	Inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Proportion of patients who attended the hospital for a late-term abortion following a general practitioner's recommendation.	Inclusion
Proportion of patients who involved their general practitioner in the care pathway for late-term abortions.	Inclusion
Descriptive analysis of patients' medical follow-up, medical history and contraceptive practices.	Inclusion
Frequency of reasons leading to pregnancy and circumstances of pregnancy discovery.	Inclusion
Descriptive analysis of patients' relationships with their entourage regarding this pregnancy (partner, family, healthcare professionals, etc.).	Inclusion
Frequency of reasons for choosing abortion.	Inclusion
Frequency of late-term abortions performed with the support of a general practitioner.	Inclusion
Frequency of late abortions performed under coercion.	Inclusion
Frequency of late abortions related to issues in the care pathway.	Inclusion
Descriptive analysis of patients' difficulties in accessing this type of healthcare.	Inclusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Henri Duffaut - Avignon
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Perrine Mazet, MD, Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon, Service de Gynécologie

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): June 15, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 15, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 15, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 10, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): June 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 16, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 10, 2026
• Last Verified: June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Investigative Techniques; Epidemiologic Methods; Data Collection; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Surveys and Questionnaires; Health Surveys
• Other Study ID Numbers: PS IVG

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