Improving Effective Contraceptive Use Among Opioid-maintained Women
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Contraceptive Usage, Opioid Dependence
In brief
Nearly 9 of every 10 pregnant opioid-dependent women report that the current pregnancy was unintended and the majority of non-pregnant opioid-maintained women do not use contraception or use less effective methods like condoms. This proposal aims to develop and test a novel contraceptive management program to increase use of more effective contraceptives among opioid-maintained women and to examine the impact of more effective contraceptive use on condom use. The proposed research may reduce unintended pregnancy among opioid-dependent women without increasing their risk of sexually transmitted infections and the knowledge gained will also have implications for addressing high rates of unintended pregnancy in the general population.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01425060
- Run by
- University of Vermont
- People needed
- 31
- Starts
- 2011-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-03-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 44. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18-44 years of age
- pre-menopausal and have no history of a tubal ligation or hysterectomy
- have had heterosexual vaginal sex in the past 12 months
- have no plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- be medically eligible to use prescription contraceptives
- report no prescription contraceptive method use (i.e., no use of pills, patch, ring in the past 7 days or depot injections, implants, or IUD in the past 3 months) OR report primary use of a non-prescription method (i.e., condoms, sponge, diaphragm, withdrawal, or rhythm method)
- have been in opioid maintenance treatment for at least the past 30 days
- be English-speaking.
You may not qualify if…
- failure to meet the aforementioned inclusion criteria
- refusal to participate
Where it is running
- University of Vermont Substance Abuse Treatment Center — Burlington, Vermont, United States
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