Status:

COMPLETED

A Narrative Intervention to Decrease Abortion Stigma

Lead Sponsor:

University of Chicago

Collaborating Sponsors:

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Conditions:

Stigma, Social

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Abortion stigma is pervasive in the United States. It operates across multiple levels, including the individual, community, and structural. While abortion itself does not cause mental health problems,...

Detailed Description

The proposed study will be a two-arm, non-blinded, 1:1 randomized controlled trial of a narrative intervention to reduce individual level abortion stigma that will be conducted at Planned Parenthood o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women aged 18 or older undergoing medical or surgical abortion at Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) will be eligible for inclusion. Inclusion criteria include having an intrauterine pregnancy, having a smart phone to be able to follow-up by text message 2-4 weeks after the clinic appointment, having no contraindications to an outpatient medication or surgical abortion that same day, and not meeting any exclusion criteria.

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria will include non-English speaking, no working telephone, and less than 5th grade education level.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 16 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 5 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

215 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03865199

Start Date

June 16 2019

End Date

February 5 2020

Last Update

April 20 2020

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Planned Parenthood

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60610