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Patient Agreement Form and Medication Abortion Knowledge

19 mai 2026 mis à jour par: 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.

Aperçu de l'étude

Description détaillée

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.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Réel)

637

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Lieux d'étude

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

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Enfant
  • Adulte
  • Adulte plus âgé

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

La description

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 d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Autre
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Seul

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Autre: 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.
Expérimental: 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.

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Medication abortion knowledge
Délai: 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).

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Individual medication abortion knowledge items
Délai: 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).

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Les enquêteurs

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

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

15 janvier 2025

Achèvement primaire (Réel)

17 octobre 2025

Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)

17 octobre 2025

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

11 mai 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

19 mai 2026

Première publication (Réel)

22 mai 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

22 mai 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

19 mai 2026

Dernière vérification

1 mai 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • 23-38724

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

Prévoyez-vous de partager les données individuelles des participants (DPI) ?

NON

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

Étudie un produit pharmaceutique réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

produit fabriqué et exporté des États-Unis.

Non

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