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CompletedNCT05781061Updated Jan 27, 2025

MA-ASAP at Independent Abortion Clinics: A Demonstration Project

An interventional study of Screening for Eligibility in Abortion Early, sponsored by Gynuity Health Projects. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-27.

Sponsored by Gynuity Health Projects · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

In this study, the investigators propose to conduct a parallel study to MA-ASAP (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05278780) at an independent clinic.

Read the detailed description

In this study, the investigators propose to conduct a parallel study to the MA-ASAP pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05278780) at one or more independent abortion clinics. This new study will be similar in structure to pilot study, except that all completed screening questionnaires will be sent to the study site rather than only those deemed eligible according a computer algorithm. The investigators expect that this change will better serve the needs of both clinics and patients, and it will also allow us to assess whether the algorithm is overly restrictive, i.e., whether it is excluding patients who are in fact eligible for MA. The primary goal of the study is to collect data on feasibility of the approach and safety. Secondarily, the investigators aim to assess the ability of a defined set of responses to the screening questionnaire to predict the clinician's decision about whether a clinical consultation is needed.

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Conditions studied

  • Abortion Early
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In context

Lead sponsor

Gynuity Health Projects is the lead sponsor of 113 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Can speak and read English
  • Has an address in a state where the study clinicians are licensed to practice medicine and where the service is legal
  • Is old enough to consent to abortion and study participation without parental consent in the study state
  • Has reviewed the study website
  • Has had a positive pregnancy test
  • Has signed the study form (ICF), which will be included within the questionnaire
  • Is pregnant with a gestational age of ≤77 days from last menstrual period
  • Desires MA
  • Has no symptoms of or risk factors for ectopic pregnancy
  • Has no medical to MA, specifically:

Hemorrhagic disorder or concurrent anticoagulant therapy Chronic adrenal failure Concurrent long-term systemic therapy Inherited porphyria Allergy to mifepristone or misoprostol, or other prostaglandin

  • Is not asked by the site to have a synchronous consultation with clinician OR facility-based tests such as ultrasound, laboratory tests, examination, etc.
  • Is comfortable obtaining the abortion pills without a pre-treatment ultrasound and without speaking by phone or video with the abortion provider.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Asynchronous Screening

    Participants will be screened for medication abortion eligibility using written or online materials and questionnaires, without a synchronous conversation between the prescribing clinician and the patient.

    Other: Screening for Eligibility

Interventions

  • OtherScreening for Eligibility

    Asynchronous Screening for MA Eligibility

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of participant questions

    The proportion of participants who have questions after completing the questionnaire and the types of questions that are asked.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Proportion of participants that are followed through the study

    The numbers and proportions of people who complete the questionnaire once initiated, are reached by study staff after submitting a completed questionnaire, and are ultimately followed through the study.

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Incidence of reported problems by site staff

    Problems with the study process as reported by site staff

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Study site satisfaction (self-reported)

    Interest on the part of study sites to continue to utilize this approach to MA provision after the study ends.

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Proportion of treated participants with SAE related to the study

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of computer algorithm to determine MA eligibility

    We will estimate the predictive value of this algorithm for selecting participants who were deemed eligible for MA or ultimately did receive treatment without a synchronous consultation or facility-based tests

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • All Families Healthcare
    Whitefish, Montana 59937, 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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Feb 2023 to primary completion in Jun 2023, 3 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 1, 2023
First posted
Mar 23, 2023
StartActual
Feb 16, 2023
Primary completionActual
Jun 15, 2023
CompletionActual
Jun 15, 2023
Last update
Jan 27, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 27, 2025, 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
NCT05781061
Collaborators
All Families Healthcare
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 23, 2023
Start date
Feb 16, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 15, 2023
Completion
Jun 15, 2023
Last update
Jan 27, 2025

Oversight

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