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NCT Number: NCT04306029

Improving Adherence to Postpartum Family Planning Guidance in Ghana

Evaluating a Postpartum Family Planning Package (PPFP) in a Hybrid Type II implementation study with a stepped-wedge design.

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Key information

Conditions

Contraception

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nsawam Goverment Hospital, Nsawam, Eastern Region, Ghana

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About this study

Our overarching goal is to enable providers to consistently offer and deliver highly effective postpartum family planning methods in accordance with international guidelines. Our primary objective in this research is to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the "Postpartum Family Planning Package (PFPP)," an implementation strategy that consists of the following components: 1) a provider training on contraceptive methods available in the immediate postpartum period, and techniques for their placement in the case of intrauterine devices and implants, with quarterly booster trainings, and 2) promotion of the WHO MEC/Postpartum Family Planning Compendium mobile application as a provider decision tool to aid in postpartum family planning counselling.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Provider Inclusion Criteria:

  • Providers who care for postpartum women on the inpatient postpartum ward, including midwives, nurses, residents, fellows, and consultant physicians.

Provider Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students caring for postpartum patients on the postpartum ward.

Client Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women receiving antenatal care who have the potential to be admitted to the inpatient postpartum ward following delivery, or women admitted in the postpartum ward.

Client Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Postpartum Family Planning Package

Other

"Postpartum Family Planning Package," which consists of provider education on contraceptive delivery in the immediate postpartum period and promotion of the WHO MEC/PFP Compendium mobile application.

Primary outcomes

  1. Provider discussed all guideline-appropriate contraceptive methods as defined by World Health Organization Medical Eligibility Criteria (yes/no)

    Time frame: During postpartum inpatient stay, prior to hospital discharge (approximately 2 days)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Ghana
  • World Health Organization

Registry information

Official study title

Improving Adherence to Postpartum Family Planning Guidance in Ghana: a Hybrid Type 2 Implementation and Effectiveness Study

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 12, 2020
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2022

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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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