An interventional study of Contraceptive instant messages and Mobile phone app in Contraception, sponsored by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Completed at 1 site in Bolivia. Open to female participants aged 16 Years to 24 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-07.
Sponsored by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging on use of effective contraception in Bolivia. Woman aged 16-24 will be randomised to have access to Centro de Investigacion, Educacion y Servicios's sexual and reproductive health app (control) or the app plus 0-3 instant messages a day for 4 months (intervention). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 month follow-up.
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Exclusion Criteria:
App plus the contraceptive instant messages
Behavioral: Contraceptive instant messages · Other: Mobile phone app
App only
Other: Mobile phone app
Contraceptive Instant messages
Mobile phone app
Use of effective contraception
The proportion reporting current use of effective contraception (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Time frame: 4 months
Acceptability of at least one method of effective contraception
The proportion reporting that at least one method of effective contraception is acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Time frame: 4 months
Acceptability of individual effective contraceptive methods
The proportion reporting that individual methods of effective contraception are acceptable (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Time frame: 4 months
Discontinuation of effective contraception
The proportion reporting use of effective contraception at any time during the 4 months (pill, intrauterine device, injection, implant, patch)
Time frame: 4 months
Service uptake
The proportion reporting attending a sexual health service during the 4 months
Time frame: 4 months
Unintended pregnancy
The proportion reporting that they became pregnant and did not want to become pregnant during the study
Time frame: 4 months
Induced abortion
The proportion reporting having an abortion during the study
Time frame: 4 months
Knowledge of effective contraception
Score on the knowledge measure
Time frame: 4 months
Perceived norms in relation to using and communicating with partners about contraception
Responses to the perceived norms scales
Time frame: 4 months
Personal agency in using and communicating with partners about contraception
Responses to the personal agency scales
Time frame: 4 months
Intention to use effective contraception
Response to the intention scale
Time frame: 4 months
Intervention 'dose' received
If participants read all, some, most or none of the messages and if they stopped the messages
Time frame: 4 months
Plan to share: Undecided
This study is completed, as verified in Sep 2017. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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