The Contraceptive Choice Project

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Abortion; Unintended Pregnancy; Contraception; Teen Births

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT01986439

201101982

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this project is to remove barriers to obtaining contraceptive methods, including the most effective and expensive methods. The study seeks to remove the financial and knowledge barriers and promote the most effective contraceptive methods to reduce unintended pregnancy rates at the population level.

Enrollment: 9,256 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 14-45 years of age

2. Primary residency in St. Louis City or County

3. Does not desire pregnancy during the next 1 year

4. Desires reversible contraception

5. Sexually active with a man within the past 6 months or intend to have sex with a man in the next 6 months

6. Is not currently using a contraceptive method, has begun using a new contraceptive method within the last 4 weeks, or is a current contraceptive method user who wants to switch to a NEW contraceptive method immediately

7. Willing and able to undergo informed consent

8. Willing to comply with study protocol and 2-year follow-up schedule

9. Not currently pregnant, or meets one of the following criteria:

   1. Currently pregnant, undergoing medical or surgical termination of pregnancy, and planning for post-abortion contraception
   2. Currently pregnant with an abnormal pregnancy (miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy), undergoing medical or surgical management, and planning for post-pregnancy contraception
   3. Currently pregnant, estimated gestational age of 36 weeks or greater, and planning for post-partum contraception.

Exclusion criteria

1. History of hysterectomy or sterilization
2. Current participation in another research study that would interfere with the conduct of this study