Emergency Contraception (ECP): Reducing Unintended Pregnancies

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Contraception, Pregnancy

In brief

Emergency contraception is a method of birth control that can be used up to three days after sexual intercourse. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) can be given to a woman before she needs them (advance provision) or when she needs them (emergency provision). This study will compare these two methods of providing ECPs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00067509

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

1100

Starts

2001-06-01

Expected to finish

2004-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 39. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient at a participating clinic

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant
• Medical or surgical procedure preventing pregnancy (e.g., tubal ligation, hysterectomy)
• Norplant or IUDs
• Desires to become pregnant

Where it is running

• Family Planning Council — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Family Health Council — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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