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Contraceptive Education for Birth Control

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Waitlist Available

Led By Cynthia C. Harper, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Students at 28 community colleges must be: female, aged 18-25, English-speaking, sexually active (vaginal sex with a male partner) in the last year, not currently pregnant, not wanting to become pregnant in the next 12 months, at risk of pregnancy (including not sterilized), enrolled in the current term at the participating community college, first-time college students, and willing to be contacted by email and telephone over the next 12 months. Clinic staff must be employed by a participating clinic and offer clinical care, counseling, or education for contraception at the clinic. Colleges eligible to be study sites must be accredited community colleges, not share health center staff with a participating college site, have no active LARC intervention, and enroll students ages 18-25 years.

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3 years

Summary

This trial will test whether providing training and education to clinic staff and young women on contraceptive methods will lead to increased knowledge and access to these methods, specifically IUDs and implants, among community college students.

Who is the study for?

This study is for sexually active female students aged 18-25 who are first-time college attendees at participating community colleges. They should not be pregnant, must want to avoid pregnancy for the next year, and cannot have been sterilized. Both students and staff at student health centers can participate.

What is being tested?

The trial aims to see if training clinic staff and educating young women on birth control methods like IUDs and implants increases their knowledge and access to contraception.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on education rather than medical treatment, there are no direct side effects from interventions. However, general awareness of potential side effects related to contraceptive use will likely be discussed during the educational sessions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in student knowledge of full range of contraceptive methods (questionnaire)

Other study objectives

Sub-analyses for certificate or degree completion (ordinal outcome including categories for on-time progression for graduation, delayed progression or dropout), measured by student report (questionnaire)

Sub-analyses for change in student access to contraceptive services over 12 months, measured as whether student knew of or visited health services for contraceptives (questionnaire)

Sub-analyses for change in student knowledge of full range of contraceptive methods (questionnaire)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Contraceptive Training and EducationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Colleges assigned to this arm receive a one-day UCSF Continuing Medical Education (CME # MMC18087) accredited training on contraceptives and technical assistance. The training is for staff at the student health center and local health centers where they refer for contraceptive services. Students attending colleges assigned to this arm receive education about contraceptive methods and how to access services.

Group II: Nutrition EducationPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Students attending colleges assigned to this arm receive nutrition education about the impacts of sugar on health.

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