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Patient Agreement Form and Medication Abortion Knowledge

19 de mayo de 2026 actualizado por: University of California, San Francisco

Effect of the Patient Agreement Form (PAF) for Mifepristone on Medication Abortion Knowledge: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study evaluates whether exposure to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-required Patient Agreement Form (PAF) for mifepristone improves patient knowledge about medication abortion. Participants seeking medication abortion at clinical sites in the United States were randomized to complete a knowledge assessment either before or after reviewing and signing the PAF. The primary objective was to assess whether exposure to the PAF improves knowledge related to medication abortion, including medication use, effectiveness, risks, and when to seek medical care.

Descripción general del estudio

Descripción detallada

This multi-site randomized controlled trial was conducted among individuals seeking medication abortion or receiving mifepristone for miscarriage management at five abortion facilities in the United States, including three Planned Parenthood health centers and two independent abortion clinics located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, and Minnesota. Participating sites varied in their duration of providing medication abortion services, with some sites offering services since the early to mid-2000s and others more recently initiating services in 2022-2023.

All participants received standard counseling and the mifepristone medication guide before being randomized into a study group. After consenting in the study, participants were then randomized to complete a knowledge assessment on an electronic survey either before (control group) or after (exposed group) receiving and signing the Patient Agreement Form (PAF) and any associated PAF-related counseling.

The primary outcome was overall medication abortion knowledge (range 0-12), measured using a 12-item index assessing understanding of medication abortion, which included: administration (2 items), effectiveness (3 items), potential serious risks (2 items), side effects (1 item), and when to seek medical care (4 items). Secondary outcomes included each individual knowledge item.

Statistical analyses compared medication abortion knowledge between study groups using binomial regression with a log-link and robust standard errors, adjusting for recruitment site and baseline participant characteristics that differed by study group. Secondary analyses included logistic regression for individual knowledge items. Sensitivity analyses were conducted using multiple imputation for missing covariate data.

This study was registered retrospectively following completion. The study protocol and statistical analysis plan were finalized and approved by the University of California, San Francisco Institutional Review Board prior to participant enrollment, and no substantive changes were made after study initiation.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Actual)

637

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

    • California
      • San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos, 94110
        • Planned Parenthood Northern California
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, Estados Unidos, 80207
        • Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountain
    • Illinois
      • Carbondale, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 62901
        • Choices
    • Kansas
      • Wichita, Kansas, Estados Unidos, 67208-3646
        • Aria Medical Center
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Paul, Minnesota, Estados Unidos, 55114
        • Planned Parenthood North Central States

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Niño
  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 15 years or older
  • Able to read and speak English or Spanish
  • Seeking medication abortion or receiving mifepristone for miscarriage management

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not meet inclusion criteria
  • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Otro
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Único

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Otro: Arm 1: Control group (No PAF Exposure at Time of Assessment)
Participants completed the knowledge survey before receiving and signing the Patient Agreement Form (PAF) and before receiving any PAF-related counseling. All participants were subsequently exposed to the intervention (PAF) as part of routine clinical care.
The Patient Agreement Form is a document required under the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program for mifepristone. It includes information about medication abortion, including risks, side effects, and instructions for use, and must be reviewed and signed by patients prior to receiving the medication.
Experimental: Arm 2: Exposed group (Exposed to PAF prior to assessment)
Participants received and signed the Patient Agreement Form (PAF) and any site-standard PAF-related counseling prior to completing the knowledge survey.
The Patient Agreement Form is a document required under the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program for mifepristone. It includes information about medication abortion, including risks, side effects, and instructions for use, and must be reviewed and signed by patients prior to receiving the medication.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Medication abortion knowledge
Periodo de tiempo: Knowledge will be assessed only once, during the same clinicial visit on the day of recruitment (Day 1), following standard counseling (before or after exposure to the PAF depending on assigned study group).
Number of correct responses to 12 knowledge items related to medication abortion as presented in the Patient Agreement Form. Topics included when to seek medical care (4 items), effectiveness (3 items), medication administration (2 items), potential serious risks (2 items), and side effects (1 item). We created binary items by coding responses as correct if they matched the information presented in the PAF. We estimated mean scores be examining participants' performance on all 12 items, with scores ranging from 0 (none correct) to 12 (all correct).
Knowledge will be assessed only once, during the same clinicial visit on the day of recruitment (Day 1), following standard counseling (before or after exposure to the PAF depending on assigned study group).

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Individual medication abortion knowledge items
Periodo de tiempo: Knowledge will be assessed only once, during the same clinicial visit on the day of recruitment (Day 1), following standard counseling (before or after exposure to the PAF depending on assigned study group).
Correct vs incorrect responses to on each individual knowledge item (12 items). We created binary items by coding responses as correct if they matched the information presented in the PAF.
Knowledge will be assessed only once, during the same clinicial visit on the day of recruitment (Day 1), following standard counseling (before or after exposure to the PAF depending on assigned study group).

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Daniel Grossman, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

15 de enero de 2025

Finalización primaria (Actual)

17 de octubre de 2025

Finalización del estudio (Actual)

17 de octubre de 2025

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

11 de mayo de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

19 de mayo de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

22 de mayo de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

22 de mayo de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

19 de mayo de 2026

Última verificación

1 de mayo de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • 23-38724

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

producto fabricado y exportado desde los EE. UU.

No

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