Oral Contraceptive Pills Compared to Vaginal Rings

University of California, San Francisco130 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teens and young women would prefer the Nuvaring to oral contraceptive pills after having tried both methods.

Sexually active young women (n=130), aged 15-21 years, were randomly assigned to use either the vaginal ring or oral contraceptive pills for an initial study interval of three 28-day cycles, followed by three cycles of the alternate method. Participants completed surveys about method use, acceptability and side effects at baseline, after three cycles, and after six cycles, as well as in a follow up telephone interview one month after study completion.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

130

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

OCPsDRUG

vaginal ringDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 15 YearsMax age: 21 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Sexually active young women (n=130), English or Spanish speaking, aged 15-21 years, able and willing to try oral contraceptives and vaginal rings for 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Not able or willing to use hormonal contraceptives, moving out of the area, pregnant or intending to become pregnant during the study time frame, not sexually active

Locations (1)

New Generation Health Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Satisfaction

Secondary Outcomes

Compliance

Acceptability

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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