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NCT Number: NCT00814411

A Trial of Group Versus Individual Family Planning Counseling in Ghana

This study uses a randomized, noninferiority design to determine whether group family planning counseling is as effective as individual family planning counseling among gynecological patients with unmet need at two teaching hospitals in Ghana.

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Key information

Conditions

Contraception

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age and older
  • fertile
  • desires to delay pregnancy for at least 12 months

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

group family planning counseling

Behavioral

group family planning counseling for gynecological patients with unmet need

Individual family planning counseling

Behavioral

Individual family planning counseling with gynecological patients - the current standard of care

Primary outcomes

  1. Contraceptive Intention

    Time frame: Follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Modern contraceptive method knowledge

    Time frame: baseline and follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Other

Collaborators

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Trial of Group vs. Individual Family Planning Counseling in Ghana

Acronym: GCFP

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Dec 24, 2008
Registry last updated
Dec 24, 2008

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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