Randomized Trial of Provider-Assisted Versus Patient-Initiated Enrollment in the Bedsider.Org Online Contraceptive Reminder Tool

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Contraceptive Adherence and Continuation

Treatments: Other: enrollment in online reminder system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01990001

Besider

Details and patient eligibility

About

The broad objective of this research is to determine whether a quick, simple intervention will increase utilization of contraceptive reminders and adherence to short-term contraceptive regimens. Such an intervention could be implemented easily with no additional resources into a busy clinical practice.

Full description

The specific aims of the study are to:

1. Measure the difference in reminder utilization over three months between patients who are assisted with initiating the reminder system during their office visit versus those who are encouraged to self-initiate after the visit.
2. Assess whether provider-assisted enrollment in the online reminder system improves adherence to a short-term contraceptive regimen compared to self- initiated enrollment after the visit.

Enrollment: 118 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Female, 18-29 years old

2. Prescribed one of the following birth control:

   Oral contraceptive pills, vaginal ring, transdermal patch, or Depo Provera

3. Able to provide consent

4. Have regular access to a computer, Ipad, or a hand-held device such as a smartphone.

5. Women must be able to read and speak English(Bedsider website in not translated into Spanish)

Exclusion criteria

1. Male
2. Over the age of 30 years old
3. Non-English Speaking
4. Limited or no access to computer, Ipad or hand-held device(smartphone)

Trial design

118 participants in 2 patient groups

Office enrollment in the online contraceptive reminder system

Experimental group

Description:

Members of this arm were enrolled in the reminder system during their visit.

Treatment:

Other: enrollment in online reminder system

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Members in the control group were not enrolled in the reminder system