Status:
COMPLETED
Usefulness of Home Pregnancy Testing
Lead Sponsor:
Michigan State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Michigan Department of Community Health
Conditions:
Fertility
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-34 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to determine whether women in a Medicaid population at risk for unintended pregnancy will keep a home pregnancy test on hand and (if necessary) use it appropriately.
Detailed Description
Once pregnancy is recognized, most women seek prompt prenatal care and try to stop risk behaviors. Unfortunately, women with unintended pregnancies do not recognize their pregnancies promptly, and ina...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- aged 18 to 34 year old female,
- sexually active,
- not pregnant,
- not desiring pregnancy,
- not surgically sterile,
- intercourse at least once in the past 6 months without using effective contraception (hormonal or barrier or male vasectomy)
- receiving Medicaid OR child on Medicaid OR Medicaid paid for prev. preg
- understands written/spoken English enough to give informed consent and respond to survey
Exclusion
- fails to meet inclusion criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
198 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00390754
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
July 29 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824