Sex and Female Empowerment

NCT ID: NCT02197715

Last Updated: 2017-10-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2017-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study will develop and initially evaluate Sex and Female Empowerment (SAFE), an intervention designed to increase acceptance of and adherence to contraceptive practices among opioid-agonist-maintained women of childbearing age. The intervention will be delivered in one of two formats: a face-to-face brief intervention approach or a novel computer-adaptive platform. To the extent that either version of SAFE is found to be efficacious compared with usual care, it has the potential to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and consequently decrease the need for and the costs of child protective services.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Opioid Use Disorder

Keywords

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Pregnancy Contraceptive Methods Family Planning Services

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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computer-adaptive SAFE

Computer-adaptive SAFE will consist of 4 60-minute sessions. Sessions 1 and 2 will explore participants' reasons to become and rewards for becoming pregnant/having children or avoiding it, introduce reproductive biology in the context of different contraceptive methods and explore the participant's ambivalence toward using different contraceptive methods. Session 3 will provide in-depth coverage of contraceptive methods and the need for use of a barrier method. Session 4 will focus on effective strategies to communicate with a sexual partner. Computer-adaptive SAFE will use an audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) format.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Computer-adaptive SAFE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Face-to-face SAFE

Face-to-face SAFE will consist of 4 60-minute sessions using motivational interviewing techniques. Each session will be led by an experienced counselor. Sessions 1 and 2 will explore participants' reasons to become and rewards for becoming pregnant/having children or avoiding it, introduce reproductive biology in the context of different contraceptive methods and explore the participant's ambivalence toward using different contraceptive methods. Session 3 will provide in-depth coverage of contraceptive methods and the need for use of a barrier method, and relevant skills regarding how to use and negotiate use of contraceptive methods. Session 4 will focus on effective strategies to communicate with a sexual partner.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Face-to-face SAFE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Usual care comprises four 60-minute provider-led individual care sessions about HIV, STIs, and their risks, as well as prevention methods. Contraceptive methods are discussed within this context. There will be no demand on participants to attend these sessions. Participants will receive written take-home materials to review on their own and/or with their sex partners.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Computer-adaptive SAFE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Face-to-face SAFE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. ages 18-40 years old for women;
2. able to provide informed consent;
3. currently enrolled in a opioid-agonist-maintenance program;
4. currently not pregnant (urine testing confirmation);
5. report heterosexual orientation;
6. no tubal ligation or other sterilization;
7. no plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months; and
8. provides verifiable locator information.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hendrée E Jones, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Locations

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UNC Horizons

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R34DA033442

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

13-3075

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id