Friends/Family in the Abortion Procedure Room (FAIR)

NCT ID: NCT03227614

Last Updated: 2019-09-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

422 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-18

Study Completion Date

2018-04-05

Brief Summary

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This study aims to explore patient, support person, and health care providers' experience and satisfaction with social support in the abortion procedure room. Although some providers do allow a support person in the abortion procedure room, no study has formally examined the effects of this practice.

If this study demonstrates higher patient satisfaction and lower perceptions of pain and anxiety levels in patients who have social support in the in-clinic abortion procedure room, this could change standard procedures in the in-clinic abortion procedure room, allowing for more positive patient experiences.

Detailed Description

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Having an abortion is a complexly emotional experience for many women. Women with strong social support, from a partner, friend or family member, report better psychological adjustment. During medication abortion, patients reported high satisfaction levels, in part, because of being able to share the experience with another person. During in-clinic abortion, patients report lower levels of anxiety when they have a support person (partner, spouse, friend or family member) in the post-abortion recovery room. Additionally, support persons indicate feeling they can successfully comfort the woman. In the abortion procedure room, doula support has a positive psychological impact on patients and decreases the need for additional clinic support resources. Because doula support in the abortion procedure room and social support in the post-abortion recovery room improves patient experience, it is reasonable to believe that having a support person in the procedure room may also improve patient experience. However, there are no data about the patient, support person, and health care provider's experience and satisfaction with a support person in the abortion procedure room.

This study aims to explore patient, support person, and health care providers' experience and satisfaction with social support in the abortion procedure room. Although some providers do allow a support person in the abortion procedure room, no study has formally examined the effects of this practice.

If this study demonstrates higher patient satisfaction and lower perceptions of pain and anxiety levels in patients who have social support in the in-clinic abortion procedure room, this could change standard procedures in the in-clinic abortion procedure room, allowing for more positive patient experiences.

Conditions

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Anxiety Pain Abortion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

This arm of participants will not experience the intervention of having a support person of the patient's choice support the patient during their abortion.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Support Person Intervention

This arm of participants will experience the intervention of having a support person of the patient's choice support them during their abortion procedure.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Support Person Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The patient participant will have a support person of her choice accompany her during her abortion procedure.

Interventions

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Support Person Intervention

The patient participant will have a support person of her choice accompany her during her abortion procedure.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients:

* Any patient who presents and consents for dilation and curettage
* Patient participants 17 and younger must have a legal guardian provide consent for participation, and the patient must provide assent
* Ability to provide written informed consent in English and comply with all study procedures

Support Persons:

* Any person 18 years and older who the patient selects to accompany as their support person
* Ability to provide written informed consent in English and comply with all study procedures

Health Care Providers:

* Any health center staff attending to the enrolled patient in both intervention and control arms of the study
* Ability to provide written informed consent in English and comply with all study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients without a support person on-site willing to participate
* Patients or support persons that are unable to provide written informed consent in English and comply with all study procedures.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Planned Parentehood of Southwest and Central Florida (PPSWCF)

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Major B, Cozzarelli C, Sciacchitano AM, Cooper ML, Testa M, Mueller PM. Perceived social support, self-efficacy, and adjustment to abortion. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1990 Sep;59(3):452-63. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.59.3.452.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2231279 (View on PubMed)

Kero A, Lalos A, Hogberg U, Jacobsson L. The male partner involved in legal abortion. Hum Reprod. 1999 Oct;14(10):2669-75. doi: 10.1093/humrep/14.10.2669.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10528006 (View on PubMed)

Kero A, Lalos A. Reactions and reflections in men, 4 and 12 months post-abortion. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Jun;25(2):135-43. doi: 10.1080/01674820400000463.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15715036 (View on PubMed)

Kero A, Lalos A, Wulff M. Home abortion - experiences of male involvement. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2010 Aug;15(4):264-70. doi: 10.3109/13625187.2010.485257.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20809674 (View on PubMed)

Veiga MB, Lam M, Gemeinhardt C, Houlihan E, Fitzsimmons BP, Hodgson ZG. Social support in the post-abortion recovery room: evidence from patients, support persons and nurses in a Vancouver clinic. Contraception. 2011 Mar;83(3):268-73. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.07.019. Epub 2010 Sep 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21310290 (View on PubMed)

Chor J, Hill B, Martins S, Mistretta S, Patel A, Gilliam M. Doula support during first-trimester surgical abortion: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jan;212(1):45.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.052. Epub 2014 Jun 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24983679 (View on PubMed)

Krohne HW, Slangen KE. Influence of social support on adaptation to surgery. Health Psychol. 2005 Jan;24(1):101-5. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.1.101.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15631568 (View on PubMed)

Jensen MP, Miller L, Fisher LD. Assessment of pain during medical procedures: a comparison of three scales. Clin J Pain. 1998 Dec;14(4):343-9. doi: 10.1097/00002508-199812000-00012.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9874014 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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Pro00019968

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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