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Measurement of Individual Level of Abortion Stigma Study

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University of Pennsylvania

Status

Completed

Conditions

Abortion Stigma

Treatments

Other: Pennsylvania State Abortion Consent

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to measure abortion stigma related to the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act. Women seeking abortion will be randomized to receive the validated Individual Level Abortion Stigma Scale either before or after consent via the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act language. The primary outcome will be the stigma scores in the two groups.

Enrollment

51 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Women ≥18 years old
  2. Seeking induced abortion for any indication
  3. Gestation ≤ 24 weeks
  4. Plan for procedural or state consent at current visit
  5. Willing and able to consent in English

Exclusion criteria

  1. Have previously been consented in the current pregnancy using the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act consent language
  2. Have previously had an abortion

Trial design

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

51 participants in 2 patient groups

Control
No Intervention group
Description:
Participant completes a survey measuring abortion stigma prior to receiving the mandatory Pennsylvania State consent for their abortion.
Investigational
Experimental group
Description:
Participant completes a survey measuring abortion stigma after receiving the mandatory Pennsylvania State consent for their abortion.
Treatment:
Other: Pennsylvania State Abortion Consent

Trial contacts and locations

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