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NCT Number: NCT00756314

Contraceptive Counseling Following an Abortion

The purpose of this study is to determine whether contraceptive counseling is effective on acceptance and use of methods in women following an abortion.

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Key information

Conditions

Post Abortion Care

Age range

15 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

IMIP - Instituto Materno Infantil Prof Fernando Figueira

Recife, Pernambuco, 50070-550, Brazil

About this study

Contraceptive counseling is considered an essential component of post abortion care (PAC) programmes and it is recommended to prevent unintended pregnancies and unsafe, repeated abortions. Indeed, most maternal deaths related to unsafe abortions could be prevented by expanding and improving family planning provision.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Within the first 10 days (plus or minus 5 days) after an abortion
  • Live in Recife or whereabouts in Recife(Brazil)

Exclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Women HIV positive
  • Psychiatric pathology

Treatment and study plan

Personalized contraceptive counseling

Behavioral

The intervention comprised a personalized and comprehensive (face-to-face) contraceptive counseling regarding to individual contraceptive history and needs. The counseling intervention was conducted by three trained gynecologists according to standard one day training.

Other names: Intervention group, Control group

Primary outcomes

  1. Contraceptive Acceptability and Use of Contraceptives During the 6-month Follow-up

    Time frame: after the contraceptive counseling and during the 6-month follow

    The acceptability and the use of contraceptives during the follow-up period was defined as just "yes" or "no"

  2. Correct Use of the Method

    Time frame: within the first 6 months after intervention

    the correct use was considerer by each methods according the prescription.

  3. Chosen Contraceptive Method After Counseling

    Time frame: after the contraceptive counseling

    the type of contraceptive methods chosen by women following after counseling

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pregnancies Among All Women

    Time frame: within the first six months after intervention

  2. Satisfaction With the Used Contraceptive Method

    Time frame: During the 6-month Follow-up

    the satisfaction was measured according a scale ranging in 3 levels: very satisfied, somewhat satisfied and dissastisfied.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Contraceptive Counseling of Women Following an Abortion in Recife, Brasil: a Randomized Controlled Intervention Study.

Acronym: APA

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Sep 22, 2008
Registry last updated
Oct 13, 2010

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