Video Versus Conversational Contraceptive Counseling During Maternity Hospitalization

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Contraception Behavior; Contraceptive Usage

Treatments: Other: Conversational counseling; Other: Video counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03400449

11331b

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized trial comparing LARC uptake and satisfaction after either video or conversational-based contraceptive counseling for pregnant women in labor.

Full description

This was a multi-center randomized, controlled trial examining contraceptive counseling in the setting of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) uptake and immediate provision. At two urban public hospitals with large adolescent populations, participants were randomized to a structured, in-person conversation with a trained counselor or a 14-minute video providing the same information. Both participant groups were provided written materials and both had the opportunity to ask questions of the counselor. The total time to complete counseling was measured, as well as participant satisfaction, pre- and post-intervention contraceptive knowledge, and intended postpartum contraceptive method.

Enrollment: 240 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Live pregnancy >20 weeks gestation
• Admission to maternity ward for labor
• Age >14

Exclusion criteria

• Pain >=8 on Wong-Baker FACES pain scale

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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240 participants in 2 patient groups

Video counseling

Active Comparator group

Description:

The video group watched a 13.75 minute video of a local Colombian counselor reading a script of the same information provided by conversational counseling and had a chance to ask questions at the end.

Treatment:

Other: Video counseling

Conversational counseling

Active Comparator group

Description:

The conversation group participated in a structured, face-to-face conversation with a trained counselor.

Treatment:

Other: Conversational counseling