Pharmacist-Administered Injections for Contraception (PAD)

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Contraception

Treatments: Other: clinic-administered injections; Other: Pharmacist-administered

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00775047

05-EPID-52

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see if it is a feasible arrangement to have women receive their second and third birth control injection (with Depo-Provera) at a pharmacy compared with receiving it a Planned Parenthood Clinic. Compliance with returning for injections as well as patient satisfaction with the method, providers, and location where injection was received will be assessed and compared between the two sites. The hypothesis is that there will be no difference in return rates for injections at either the pharmacy or the clinic site.

Full description

Women who want to use or are currently using Depo-Provera for contraception will be randomized to receive their next two injections either back at the Planned Parenthood clinic or at a local pharmacy where pharmacists are trained to give injections. After each injection, women will be asked to complete a questionnaire to assess their attitudes about the method of birth control, their providers, and the location where they received the injection.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 y.o., English speaking/reading, presenting to Planned Parenthood to use Depo Provera (restarting, first use, or continuing use)

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18 years of age, English illiterate (reading and verbal)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Pharmacy

Experimental group

Description:

Women receive their second and third depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate injections at the pharmacy by clinical pharmacists

Treatment:

Other: Pharmacist-administered

Planned Parenthood clinic

Active Comparator group

Description:

Women receive their second and third depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate injections per usual care at their Planned Parenthood clinic.

Treatment:

Other: clinic-administered injections