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NCT Number: NCT01823861

Mobile Technology for Improved Family Planning

An individual randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of a voice-based mobile phone health (mHealth) intervention to support post-abortion family planning (PAFP) at four Marie Stopes International clinics in Cambodia.

The study seeks to address the research question: does a PAFP mHealth intervention increase use of contraception in Cambodia? STUDY RESULTS: http://www.who.int/bulletin/online_first/en/

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Key information

Conditions

Contraception Post-abortion Family Planning mHealth

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Marie Stopes International

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Client attending for abortion
  • Client does not want to have a child at the current time
  • Client aged 18 or over
  • Client owns a mobile phone
  • Client willing to receive simple voice messages relating to contraception from Marie Stopes in Khmer language

Exclusion criteria

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria
  • Declined to participate

Treatment and study plan

Mobile phone-based intervention

Behavioral

Automated voice message to support post-abortion contraception use every two weeks for total of three months. Direct follow up phone call by family planning counsellor depending on response to voice message.

Primary outcomes

  1. Use of a Effective Contraceptive Method at Four-months Post-abortion

    Time frame: 4 months

    Self-reported use of pill, coil, implant or injection for all participants. Objective measurement of contraceptive use for participants from one clinic.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pregnancy

    Time frame: 4 months

  2. Repeat Abortion

    Time frame: 4 months

  3. Contraceptive Discontinuation

    Time frame: 4 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Marie Stopes International

Other

Collaborators

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Registry information

Acronym: MOTIF

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 4, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2020

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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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