Status:

COMPLETED

Advance Provision of Postpartum Emergency Contraception and Its Effects on Reproductive Autonomy

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Society of Family Planning

Conditions:

Contraception

Contraceptive Usage

Eligibility:

FEMALE

16-40 years

Brief Summary

This study will entail provision of ulipristal acetate (UPA) for emergency contraception (EC) in the postpartum period for patients who have not chosen to initiate a highly effective form of contracep...

Detailed Description

This project will be a prospective observational study, using a mixed-methods design to further explore the impact of emergency contraception (EC) use on postpartum patients' feelings of reproductive ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 16-40 years of age
  • English-speaking
  • In a sexual relationship with possibility of pregnancy
  • Delivered a live infant
  • Desire to delay pregnancy for at least a year
  • A patient at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Choosing no postpartum contraceptive method or a lower efficacy method: condoms, female condoms, diaphragm/cervical cap/sponge, fertility awareness method

Exclusion

  • Allergy to UPA
  • Those who have had tubal sterilization
  • Those who conceived via assisted reproductive technology
  • Those with inability to follow up
  • Those taking drugs that interact with UPA (CYP3A4 inducers, abametapir, felbamate, fexinidazole, fusidic acid, griseofulvin, oxcarbazepine, progestins, topiramate)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 22 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05285605

Start Date

March 1 2022

End Date

January 22 2024

Last Update

April 27 2025

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Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611