Plan A Birth Control: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Health Application for Contraception Information
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Brief Summary
The primary objective of the investigators study was to design a comprehensive and medically accurate contraception counseling mobile health application and evaluate the effects of this contraception counseling application on the contraceptive methods that patients selected and their knowledge of that method.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2012
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 26, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 9, 2014
CompletedSeptember 9, 2014
September 1, 2014
11 months
August 26, 2014
September 4, 2014
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Contraception choice
Choice of birth control selected by participant was recorded into electronic database system and compared between the two groups.
Participants were followed for the duration of their clinic visit which was up to one day
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Knowledge of contraception method chosen
Participants were followed for the duration of their clinic visit which was up to one day
Study Arms (2)
Health Educator Arm
ACTIVE COMPARATORHealth Educator for contraception information
Mobile Health Application Arm
EXPERIMENTALPlan A Birth Control - iPad based application for contraception information
Interventions
Mobile Health application for contraception information
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years of age
- literate in English
- not at that time using a contraceptive method
- willing to switch to a new reversible contraceptive method
- currently sexually active with a male partner and
- intending to avoid pregnancy for at least one year
You may not qualify if:
- women not at risk for unintended pregnancy
- those who were pregnant
- seeking pregnancy within the next 12 months
- history of surgical sterilization or
- a current partner who had had a vasectomy
- using long acting reversible birth control method
- menopausal
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
West Medical Clinic
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Related Publications (1)
Sridhar A, Chen A, Forbes ER, Glik D. Mobile application for information on reversible contraception: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun;212(6):774.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.01.011. Epub 2015 Jan 9.
PMID: 25582097DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Aparna Sridhar, MD, MPH
University of California, Los Angeles
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 26, 2014
First Posted
September 9, 2014
Study Start
September 1, 2012
Primary Completion
August 1, 2013
Study Completion
August 1, 2013
Last Updated
September 9, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-09