NCT03519685

UCSF College Health Study on Contraceptive Training and Education at Community Colleges

UCSF College Health Study: A Cluster Randomized Trial on Contraceptive Training and Education at Community Colleges

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,086 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure whether a training and education intervention for clinic staff and young women aged 18-25 on contraceptive methods, including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the implant, will result in greater contraceptive knowledge and access among students in community colleges.

Detailed description

In the US, young women aged 18-25 years have limited knowledge of contraception or pregnancy risks and often experience challenges in accessing reproductive health care. They have little familiarity with the full range of contraceptives, particularly long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) including the IUD and implant. This campus-level, multiple component intervention provides evidence-based contraceptive training and education to clinic staff and students in this age group attending community colleges in California and Texas.

Conditions

• Contraception

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Contraceptive Training and Education	Staff at the student health center and local health centers where they refer for contraceptive services will receive a CME-accredited education and training session and technical assistance. The one-day session emphasizes evidence-based and patient-centered contraceptive counseling and provision. Students attending colleges assigned to the intervention arm will receive materials and resources designed to educate young people about contraceptive methods and where to access services.
BEHAVIORAL	Placebo Nutrition Education	Students attending colleges assigned to the nutrition education arm will receive materials and resources designed to educate young people about the impacts of sugar on health.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-09
• Primary completion: 2023-05-31
• Completion: 2024-05-29
• First posted: 2018-05-09
• Last updated: 2025-06-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States