Evaluation of Internet Access and Use in Adolescent Women Initiating Contraception

NCT00333541 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R01HD045480-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This purpose of this study is determine whether the use of internet technology to communicate with adolescents about contraception is feasible and to determine whether it is more effective than traditional methods. Study subjects will complete baseline and follow-up surveys at 3, 6, and 12 months about their contraceptive practice and sexual behaviors. Subjects with internet access will be randomized to either completing surveys remotely over the internet through email or to follow-up in clinic on laptop computers. Our hypothesis is that women who have access to the internet as well as use the internet regularly are more likely to complete follow-up surveys. This will then in turn allow us to get a better understanding of contraceptive practices amongst high risk teens.

Conditions

Contraceptive Behavior; Internet Use

Keywords

Contraceptive behavior; Internet Use; Adolescent pregnancy; Unintended pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Primary outcome: total # of subjects who complete all 3 follow-up surveys at 3, 6, and 12 months in each arm of the study

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Secondary outcome: evaluate the feasibility of using internet technology in this population by looking at how many subjects actually has access to the internet and report regular use in the entire cohort

  1 year

• and evaluate subject satisfaction with each method

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

follow-up via e-mail link to survey

Behavioral: Using internet/E-mail for follow-up

Control

NO INTERVENTION

standard follow-up by phone and in-person interview

Interventions

Using internet/E-mail for follow-up BEHAVIORAL

follow-up via email link to survey

Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Women age 15-24
• Sexually active
• Single
• Initiating contraception: either OCP's, the patch, the ring, or depoprovera
• English speaking
• Have an active email account
• Use email use ≥1 per wk

You may not qualify if:

• Lack of email account
• Email use \< 1 per wk

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Haider S, Dodge LE, Brown BA, Hacker MR, Raine TR. Evaluation of e-mail contact to conduct follow-up among adolescent women participating in a longitudinal cohort study of contraceptive use. Contraception. 2013 Jul;88(1):18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.11.016. Epub 2013 Jan 3.

  PMID: 23290427 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Contraception Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Reproductive Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Tina Raine, MD, MPH

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Sadia Haider, MD, MPH

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2006
• First Posted: June 5, 2006
• Study Start: June 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2008
• Study Completion: July 1, 2008
• Last Updated: March 5, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03