Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Immediate Versus Delayed Initiation of Oral Contraceptive Pills After Abortion
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Abortion
Eligibility:
FEMALE
13-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized, controlled trial investigating whether immediate versus standard, "Sunday Start", initiation of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) in post-abortion subjects can improve compliance a...
Detailed Description
The United States has a higher rate of unintended pregnancy than Canada or any other developed nation in Europe. OCPs are the most common method of hormonal contraception used in this country. Perfect...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any woman aged 13-45 who presents to the Women's Options Clinic and desires to use OCPs for post-abortion contraception.
Exclusion
- Gestational age above 23 weeks and 1 day.
- Any absolute contraindication for combination OCP use (smoking \> 20 cigarettes a day over age 35, history of venous thromboembolic event or pulmonary embolism, history of or current ischemic heart disease, history of stroke, vascular disease, complicated valvular heart disease \[pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, history of subacute bacterial endocarditis\], severe hypertension with blood pressure \>160/100, migraines with focal neurologic symptoms, current breast cancer, active viral hepatitis, severe cirrhosis, or benign or malignant liver tumors).
- Patients who speak languages other than English or Spanish.
- Patients who do not have a phone or who have a phone where any contact might compromise the confidentiality of their abortions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00235534
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
November 19 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Women's Options Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110