Quick Start Approach to Birth Control Pills

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pregnancy, Contraception

In brief

Women who choose to take birth control pills are currently instructed to begin taking the pills at the end of a menstrual cycle. This creates a window of time between when the woman is given the pills and when she begins taking them. Some women fail to begin taking the pills, placing them at increased risk of pregnancy. This study will evaluate a new approach to beginning birth control pills. Women will take the first pill in the doctor's office rather than waiting until the next menstrual cycle.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00068848

Run by

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

People needed

2000

Starts

2003-02-01

Expected to finish

2005-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-04-10

Who can join

Age: any, up to 24. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Requests hormonal contraceptives as primary method of contraception
• Sexually active (intercourse within 30 days prior to study entry) or anticipating sexual activity within 30 days following study entry

Where it is running

• Emory University School of Medicine — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Mt. Sinai School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States

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