Pilot of Social Network Intrauterine Contraceptive (IUC) Intervention

NCT01965743 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2012-8070
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 53
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study has two goals: 1) to test an approach to helping women who use intrauterine contraception (IUC) spread the word about this type of long-lasting, highly effective birth control method among their friends and family and; 2) to test ways of getting in touch with these women's friends and family so that we can track whether this approach is effective at spreading birth control information through social groups.

Conditions

Attitudes

Keywords

intrauterine contraception (IUC); social networks; social influence; diffusion of innovation; intrauterine device (IUD); LARC

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• intrauterine contraception social network survey

  Survey of social network members about intrauterine contraception. At baseline and at 3 month follow-up, we will assess whether intervention recipients discussed intrauterine contraception with their social networks

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Perception of intrauterine contraception

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Contraception Information Packet

OTHER

Everyone in the study will receive the intervention, which is an information packet designed to facilitate conversations among peers about intrauterine contraception.

Behavioral: Contraception Information Packet

Interventions

Contraception Information Packet BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of brief education about IUC and development of interpersonal skills, including how to initiate conversations about reproductive health issues in social settings and debunking common IUC myths

Contraception Information Packet

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Dissemination agents:
• Have an IUD placed for contraception at clinic visit or 2-6 weeks prior
• speak English
• be at least 15 years old
• willing to disclose IUD use to friends and family
• willing to have research staff contact their friends and family to participate in study related to family planning.
• Social contacts:
• Age 15-45
• speak English
• able to get pregnant
• ever sexually active with men
• acquainted with dissemination agent.
• Clinic staff:
• Able to provide family planning care at clinic where intervention is being implemented.

You may not qualify if:

• Dissemination agents:
• Using IUD for reason other than contraception
• unwilling to disclose IUD use to any social contacts
• unwilling to allow research staff to enroll friends and family in study as social contacts
• do not speak or understand English.
• Social contacts:
• Unable to get pregnant
• do not speak or understand English.
• Clinic staff:
• Not working at clinic at time of intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

• Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 15, 2013
• First Posted: October 18, 2013
• Study Start: April 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2014
• Study Completion: August 1, 2014
• Last Updated: September 10, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-09

Locations

US (1)