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Oral Contraceptive Pills Compared to Vaginal Rings

A study testing OCPs and vaginal ring in people with Pregnancy, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teens and young women would prefer the Nuvaring to oral contraceptive pills after having tried both methods. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 21 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Pregnancy
What is being tested?
OCPs and vaginal ring
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
130 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2003to Aug 2004
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 15 to 21 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Sexually active young women (n=130), English or Spanish speaking, aged 15-21 years, able and willing to try oral contraceptives and vaginal rings for 6 months

Who cannot join

  • Not able or willing to use hormonal contraceptives, moving out of the area, pregnant or intending to become pregnant during the study time frame, not sexually active

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • New Generation Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94110

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About this study

Official title: YOUNG WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES: ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS VS The VAGINAL RING

The purpose of this study is to determine whether teens and young women would prefer the Nuvaring to oral contraceptive pills after having tried both methods.

Read the detailed description

Sexually active young women (n=130), aged 15-21 years, were randomly assigned to use either the vaginal ring or oral contraceptive pills for an initial study interval of three 28-day cycles, followed by three cycles of the alternate method. Participants completed surveys about method use, acceptability and side effects at baseline, after three cycles, and after six cycles, as well as in a follow up telephone interview one month after study completion.

Conditions
Pregnancy
Being tested
OCPs, vaginal ring
Keywords
vaginal ring, Oral contraceptive pills, Teenagers, Young women, Patient satisfaction
Medical subject headings
Patient Satisfaction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • OCPsDrug

  • vaginal ringDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Satisfaction

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Compliance

  2. Acceptability

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jul 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2003
  3. Study completionAug 2004

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
130 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00357526
Sponsor's protocol ID
H10857-19674-04
Status last verified
Mar 2006
First submitted
25 Jul 2006
Last updated
23 Apr 2007
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing OCPs and vaginal ring in people with Pregnancy, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Apr 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Satisfaction. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Apr 2007.

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