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WithdrawnNCT03181061FABUpdated Jan 26, 2024

Determinants of Success, Characterizing the Facilitators of Integrated Abortion Provision

An observational study in Pregnancy Termination, sponsored by University of New Mexico. Withdrawn at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-26.

Sponsored by University of New Mexico · Observational

Why this study was withdrawn
PI confirmed that this is not a clinical trial and was inadvertently entered in the system
Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
0
Sex
All
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Study summary

This national, qualitative study of physicians who provide abortion care aims to better understand the facilitators of abortion provision among generalist clinicians in OB-GYN and Family Medicine.

Read the detailed description

This is a nationwide qualitative study of 20 to 40 physicians who provide abortion services as part of their scope of practice. Providers will participate in a semi-structured interview using an interview guide that addresses 4 domains of interest including: (1) initiation of abortion services, (2) barriers to abortion provision, (3) facilitators of abortion provision and (4) acquired expertise and coaching for success.

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Conditions studied

  • Pregnancy Termination
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of New Mexico is the lead sponsor of 306 studies on the registry; 28 are open to participants now.

Of its 25 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 23 (92%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Providers of Abortion Care

Inclusion criteria

  • Practicing obstetrician-gynecologists and family medicine physicians who currently provide or in the past have provided abortion services (medication abortions, surgical abortions and/or induction abortions) as part of their clinical practice will be eligible for study participation.
  • All providers who meet these criteria will be eligible regardless of providers' gestational age cutoff, abortion indication limitations and/or restrictions, or number of abortions provided.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Physicians who work solely at a designated abortion facility, e.g., Planned Parenthood, without an alternate practice site, or who provide only abortions, are not eligible for study participation.
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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • OtherSemi-structured interviews

    Providers will participate in a semi-structured interview using an interview guide that addresses 4 domains of interest including: (1) initiation of abortion services, (2) barriers to abortion provision, (3) facilitators of abortion provision and (4) acquired expertise and coaching for success.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Integration of Abortion Care

    To qualitatively interview obstetrician/gynecologists and Family Medicine physicians who have successfully integrated abortion care into their practice scope and to explore their experiences with abortion provision.

    Time frame: April 2017-February 2018

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 26, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03181061
Lead sponsor
University of New Mexico
Collaborators
Society of Family Planning
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 8, 2017
Start date
May 1, 2017
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2018
Completion
Jun 30, 2018
Last update
Jan 26, 2024

Study contacts

Lisa Hofler, MD, MBA, MPH
principal investigator · University of New Mexico

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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