This is a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of advanced supply of emergency contraception versus routine care in a teen postpartum population. The goals are to assess feasibility of recruiting and retaining postpartum teens; to obtain estimates of the prevalence of (use of Plan B, primary contraceptive continuation, unprotected intercourse exposure, and pregnancy rates), in postpartum teens given advanced supply of Plan B; to assess whether or not (lack of use of Plan B, contraceptive method non-continuation, and unprotected intercourse exposure), are surrogate markers for risk of unintended pregnancy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
PP TEENS ARE RANDOMIZED TO PLAN B + ROUTINE CONTRACETIVE CARE VS. ROUTINE CARE ALONE. QUESTIONNAIRES ON HEALTH STATUS, SEXUAL HISTORY, AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE ARE COMPLETED AT STATED INTERVALS.
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ABILITY TO FOLLOW POSTPARTUM TEENS FOR 1 YEAR.
Time frame: 1 year
PREGNANCY RATES
Time frame: 1 year
PLAN B USE
Time frame: 1 year
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