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Strengthening Contraceptive Counseling Services: Research Protocol for a Multi-phase Complex Intervention in Pakistan and Nigeria

ConditionsContraceptionEmpowermentDecision Making
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age15-49
SponsorWorld Health Organization

About this trial

High-quality contraceptive counseling can strengthen global efforts to reduce the unmet need for and suboptimal use of modern contraceptives. This study aims to identify a package of contraceptive counseling interventions for Pakistan and Nigeria designed to strengthen existing contraceptive services and determine its effectiveness in increasing clients' level of decision-making autonomy and meeting their contraceptive needs.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Client comes to the family planning clinic with the intention to 1.a. use contraception for the first time in her life (new user), or 1.b. switch from a contraceptive method to another one (switching user), or 1.c. resume a method after not using any in the prior three months (lapse user), or 1.d. discontinue a modern method (discontinuing user);

Client is not coming for the resupply of a currently used method, such as pills or injectables;

Client has the intention to continue her follow-up at the health center during the duration of study follow-up;

Client does not participate in another study; and

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Contraceptive counseling strengthening intervention package

    Other intervention

    Development of contraceptive counseling strengthening intervention package that strengthens existing family planning services and is effective, safe, sustainable, scalable, and culturally appropriate.

Treatment groups

7,920 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Arm 1. Routine careActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Arm 2. Package of contraceptive counseling interventionsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Arm 3. Expanded methodsExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in clients' decision-making autonomy

Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling scale (PCCC). On a scale of 1-5, with score range between 4 to a maximum score of 20, with the highest possible score on a scale will be considered good.

Time frame
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
2

Change in clients' met need for family planning

Number of participants who want to avoid a pregnancy and are using a contraceptive method / all participants

Time frame
Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in modern contraceptive prevalence

Number of participants using a modern contraceptive / all participants

Time frame
6 months and 12 months post enrollment

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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World Health Organization

Lead sponsor

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Collaborator

University of Ibadan

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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