Simplified Medical Abortion Follow-Up

Gynuity Health Projects53 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this operations research study is to evaluate women's interest in and compliance with using a semiquantitative multi-level dipstick pregnancy test at home for medical abortion follow-up.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Abortion Pregnancy Tests

Interventions

Home-based follow-up with SQPTBEHAVIORAL

Participants will be followed-up at home. They will receive an SQPT to perform at home two weeks after enrollment, and a scheduled follow-up phone call by study providers to determine the outcome of the procedure.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 56 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * She has been determined by the site investigator or designee to be fully eligible for medical abortion with mifepristone followed by misoprostol according to the site's standard criteria; * She is willing to use the semiquantitative pregnancy test at home; * She is wiling and able to comply with the study procedures; * She speaks and reads English; * She has signed the study informed consent form.

Locations (1)

Carafem Health Center

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patients' compliance in performing the semiquantitative pregnancy test and reporting results

This will be assessed with a survey administered at the scheduled follow-up phone call. The survey will determine if the patient performed the SQPT as requested, and whether they can interpret and report the results correctly.

Time frame: Within 2 weeks after medical abortion

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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