Mobile Technology for Improved Family Planning

NCT ID: NCT01823861

Last Updated: 2020-03-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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An individual randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of a voice-based mobile phone health (mHealth) intervention to support post-abortion family planning (PAFP) at four Marie Stopes International clinics in Cambodia.

The study seeks to address the research question: does a PAFP mHealth intervention increase use of contraception in Cambodia? STUDY RESULTS: http://www.who.int/bulletin/online\_first/en/

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Contraception Post-abortion Family Planning mHealth

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Mobile phone-based intervention

Standard care plus automated voice message to support post-abortion contraception use every two weeks for total of three months and direct follow up phone call by family planning counsellor depending on response to voice message.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile phone-based intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Automated voice message to support post-abortion contraception use every two weeks for total of three months. Direct follow up phone call by family planning counsellor depending on response to voice message.

Standard care

Face-to-face post-abortion family planning (PAFP) counselling, follow-up at one or two weeks, clinic phone number, existing 'Hotline' phone number.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mobile phone-based intervention

Automated voice message to support post-abortion contraception use every two weeks for total of three months. Direct follow up phone call by family planning counsellor depending on response to voice message.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Client attending for abortion
* Client does not want to have a child at the current time
* Client aged 18 or over
* Client owns a mobile phone
* Client willing to receive simple voice messages relating to contraception from Marie Stopes in Khmer language

* Declined to participate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Marie Stopes International

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Marie Stopes International

Phnom Penh, , Cambodia

Site Status

Countries

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Cambodia

References

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Smith C, Ngo TD, Gold J, Edwards P, Vannak U, Sokhey L, Machiyama K, Slaymaker E, Warnock R, McCarthy O, Free C. Effect of a mobile phone-based intervention on post-abortion contraception: a randomized controlled trial in Cambodia. Bull World Health Organ. 2015 Dec 1;93(12):842-50A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.160267. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26668436 (View on PubMed)

Hill J, McGinn J, Cairns J, Free C, Smith C. A Mobile Phone-Based Support Intervention to Increase Use of Postabortion Family Planning in Cambodia: Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Feb 25;8(2):e16276. doi: 10.2196/16276.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32130166 (View on PubMed)

Smith C, Edwards P, Free C. Assessing the validity and reliability of self-report data on contraception use in the MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF) randomised controlled trial. Reprod Health. 2018 Mar 15;15(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0494-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29544520 (View on PubMed)

Smith C, Jarvis C, Free C. Assessing loss to follow-up in the MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF) randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Dec 1;18(1):577. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2316-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29191231 (View on PubMed)

Smith C, Ngo TD, Edwards P, Free C. MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning: update to randomised controlled trial protocol. Trials. 2014 Nov 12;15:440. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-440.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25388660 (View on PubMed)

Smith C, Vannak U, Sokhey L, Ngo TD, Gold J, Khut K, Edwards P, Rathavy T, Free C. MObile Technology for Improved Family Planning Services (MOTIF): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Dec 12;14:427. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-427.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24330763 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MarieStopes

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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