Increased Access to Emergency Contraceptive Pills

NCT00060463 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1R01HD039907
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,490
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of easy access to emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) on the rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Conditions

Pregnancy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Keywords

Emergency contraceptive pills; Pregnancy; Sexually transmitted infection; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Trichomonas; Contraception

Interventions

Increased access to emergency contraceptive pills BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Sexual intercourse with a male partner at least twice in the month prior to study entry
• Does not desire pregnancy within 1 year of study entry
• weeks since the end of her last pregnancy and has had at least one menstrual period since resolution of her last pregnancy
• Literate in English or Spanish

You may not qualify if:

• Surgically sterilized or intends to become sterilized within 1 year of study entry
• Intrauterine device or a hormonal implant in place or intends to have one inserted within 1 year of study entry
• Received an injection of a long-term contraceptive hormone (such as depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate) within 6 months of study entry or intends to receive one within 1 year of study entry
• Intends to use Lunelle, the vaginal contraceptive ring, or the contraceptive patch for contraception within 1 year of study entry
• Intends to use partners' vasectomy as her method of contraception within 1 year of study entry
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Known or suspected infertility
• Previously participated in this study
• Planning to move out of the study area within 1 year of study entry
• Currently participating in another research study that would interfere with the conduct of this study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): lead

Study Sites (2)

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte / University of California at San Francisco

Reno, Nevada, United States

Location

Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Weaver MA, Raymond EG, Baecher L. Attitude and behavior effects in a randomized trial of increased access to emergency contraception. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jan;113(1):107-116. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318190c0fe.

  PMID: 19104366 DERIVED

• Raymond EG, Stewart F, Weaver M, Monteith C, Van Der Pol B. Impact of increased access to emergency contraceptive pills: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;108(5):1098-106. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000235708.91572.db.

  PMID: 17077230 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Chlamydia Infections; Gonorrhea; Trichomonas Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communicable Diseases; Infections; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Chlamydiaceae Infections; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Neisseriaceae Infections; Protozoan Infections; Parasitic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2003
• First Posted: May 7, 2003
• Study Start: October 1, 2002
• Study Completion: October 1, 2005
• Last Updated: June 24, 2005

Record last verified: 2004-10

Locations

US (2)