Advance Supply of Emergency Contraception Compared to Routine Postpartum Care in Teens

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Post Partum

In brief

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of advanced supply of emergency contraception versus routine care in a teen postpartum population. The goals are to assess feasibility of recruiting and retaining postpartum teens; to obtain estimates of the prevalence of (use of Plan B, primary contraceptive continuation, unprotected intercourse exposure, and pregnancy rates), in postpartum teens given advanced supply of Plan B; to assess whether or not (lack of use of Plan B, contraceptive method non-continuation, and unprotected intercourse exposure), are surrogate markers for risk of unintended pregnancy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00433004

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

50

Starts

2007-02-01

Expected to finish

2010-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-15

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 19. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• English speaking
• Aged 14-19 at enrollment
• Immediately postpartum of a live infant
• Planning to parent the baby
• Desiring to delay another pregnancy for at least one year
• General good health
• Willing and able to follow the study protocol

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to levonorgestrel
• Current substance abuse
• Plans for relocation outside of Philadelphia

Where it is running

• Hospital of University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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