NCT06296797

Patient-centered Information on Permanent Contraception

Disseminating PCOR Findings to Reduce Racial Disparities in Surgical Sterilization

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 650 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to understand whether providing information to women with a strong desire to avoid future pregnancy about how tubal sterilization compares to long-acting reversible contraceptives improves perceived access to available contraceptives. Participants will: * Complete a baseline survey * Receive access to web-based educational resources * Complete a brief follow up survey immediately after exploring these web-based resources * Complete a follow-up survey 3 months after enrolling The investigators will compare outcomes among participants provided with access to a new website (intervention) summarizing recent patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) comparing interval laparoscopic tubal sterilization and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to control participants provided with access to the existing Planned Parenthood website on tubal sterilization.

Detailed description

This study evaluates the potential benefits of web-based resources to prepare patients considering tubal sterilization to effectively communicate their personal values and priorities to their clinicians, informed by recent patient centered outcomes research (PCOR) comparing interval tubal sterilization to long-acting reversible contraceptives. The investigators hypothesize that patients provided with information on the comparative safety and effectiveness of all available long acting contraceptives will be more likely to obtain contraceptive care that aligns with their personal preferences. The short-term goal of this work is to support patient-centered contraceptive care by increasing knowledge of and perceived access to all available long acting contraceptives among those who wish to avoid future pregnancy. The long-term goal of this work is to increase the proportion of women who are using a method of contraception that aligns with their personal preferences, reduce the proportion of women who regret having undergone a permanent contraceptive procedure, and reduce racial disparities in surgical sterilization.

Conditions

• Contraception
• Reproductive Behavior
• Contraception Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Control arm: Existing educational website	Information about tubal sterilization currently provided on the Planned Parenthood website
BEHAVIORAL	Advancing Access Website	A website comparing tubal sterilization to long-acting reversible contraceptives informed by recent patient centered outcomes research.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-01
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2026-08-01
• First posted: 2024-03-06
• Last updated: 2026-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States