Clinical trials: Contraceptive Devices
Women at Risk for Pregnancy
Evaluation of Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of VeraCept IUS
To assess the contraceptive efficacy (prevention of pregnancy) of VeraCept
- Trial name
- NCT03633799
- Testing
- VeraCept
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sebela Women's Health Inc.
Contraception, Contraceptive Usage
Assessment of Family Planning and Immunization Service Integration in Malawi
This is a mixed methods process evaluation of a programmatic intervention to integrate family planning and immunization services at health facilities and through outreach services in Dowa and Ntchisi districts of Malawi.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraceptive Usage, Contraception Behavior, Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03404284
- Testing
- Family planning and infant immunization service integration
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Contraception
Evaluating Household Visits and Small Groups to Increase Contraception Use Among Married Adolescent Girls in Rural Niger
This study entails a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods (i.e., complementary quantitative and qualitative) outcome evaluation to assess the efficacy of the Reaching Married Adolescents (RMA) Interventions developed and implemented…
- Trial name
- IMPACT-RMA (NCT03226730)
- Testing
- Household Visits, Small Groups
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,898 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Continuous Versus Cyclical OCP Use in PCOS
The mainstay treatment for females with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has long been a combination of an oral contraceptive pill or OCP (containing both estrogen and progestin) along with an anti-androgen medication (such as…
- Trial name
- CCOUP (NCT03819140)
- Testing
- Yasmin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Contraception, Empowerment
Strengthening Contraceptive Counseling Services: Research Protocol for a Multi-phase Complex Intervention in Pakistan and Nigeria
High-quality contraceptive counseling can strengthen global efforts to reduce the unmet need for and suboptimal use of modern contraceptives.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Empowerment, Decision Making
- Trial name
- NCT06081842
- Testing
- Contraceptive counseling strengthening intervention package
- Volunteers
- 7,920 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Health Organization
Aplastic Anemia, Menorrhagia
Treatment of Menorrhagia in Women With Thrombocytopenia Using Platelets or Platelets and Hormones
This study will explore the role of oral contraceptive pills in managing uterine bleeding in women who have low blood platelet counts as a result of aplastic anemia.
- Conditions
- Aplastic Anemia, Menorrhagia, Amenorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT00556400
- Testing
- Lo-Ovral Oral Contraceptive Pills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Epilepsy
A Study to Look at Antiepileptic Drug Levels While on Lamictal or Depakote With or Without an Oral Contraceptive
Some antiseizure medication levels are affected by hormones. This study is being done to determine if blood levels of lamotrigine or valproate are affected by the hormones in the birth control pill or the menstrual cycle itself.
- Trial name
- NCT00296413
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Contraceptive Devices, Intrauterine, Education, Medical
Evaluation of the PelvicSim Simulator for Training in Intrauterine Device Insertions
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a very effective, long-acting method of contraception. In order to make them accessible to women, health care providers must be trained to insert them.
- Trial name
- NCT02220205
- Testing
- PelvicSim, Manufacturer model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bleeding, Implants
Use of Curcumin to Treat Unfavorable Bleeding Patterns in Contraceptive Implant Users
The investigators plan to study the effects of curcumin, the active ingredient in the spice turmeric, on the irregular bleeding experienced by women who use the contraceptive implant.
- Conditions
- Bleeding, Implants, Breakthrough Bleeding
- Trial name
- NCT04205929
- Testing
- Curcumin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Unintended Pregnancy, Teen Births
The Contraceptive Choice Project
The purpose of this project is to remove barriers to obtaining contraceptive methods, including the most effective and expensive methods.
- Conditions
- Unintended Pregnancy, Teen Births, Abortion, Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT01986439
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Social Stigma, Pregnancy
A Pre and Post Test Intervention Design to Prevent Abortion and Contraceptive-use Stigma Among School Youths in Kenya
In many low-income countries, unsafe abortion is recognized as a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Social stigma surrounding abortion and contraceptive use plays a critical role in the social, medical, and legal…
- Conditions
- Social Stigma, Pregnancy, Contraception
- Trial name
- SAC (NCT03065842)
- Testing
- Abortion- and contraceptive-use stigma reduction program, Usual Standards
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Dysmenorrhea
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Seasonique for the Treatment of Cyclic Pelvic Pain
This study is being conducted to evaluate the effects of treatment with Seasonique an extended-regimen oral contraceptive that utilizes low dose ethinyl estradiol during the typical hormone-free interval.
- Trial name
- NCT00196313
- Testing
- levonorgestrel/EE 0.15/0.03 and EE 0.01 mg tablets
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Duramed Research
Contraception
PARIS or PAtch RIng Study: A Trial to Evaluate NuvaRing Versus OrthoEvra
This is an open-label prospective, multicenter, randomized trial to compare continuation rates into the fourth cycle of women using either the NuvaRing or OrthoEvra.
- Trial name
- PARIS (NCT00269620)
- Testing
- ethinyl estradiol/etonogestrel vaginal ring, ethinyl estradiol/norelgestromin transdermal contraceptive
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Change in Bone Mineral Density, Bone Loss
LF111 or Drospirenone Chew vs Non-hormonal Contraceptive Methods on Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent and Adult Women
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of LF111 and drospirenone (DRSP) 3.5 mg chewable tablets on bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine after 12 months (13 medication cycles) of investigation in…
- Trial name
- NCT05303636
- Testing
- drospirenone 4 mg oral tablet or drospirenone 3.5 mg chewable tablet
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Czechia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,536 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insud Pharma
Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Contraceptive Usage
Federal Evaluation of Selected Programs for Expectant and Parenting Youth
Under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Mathematica Policy Research is conducting an impact study of Healthy Families Healthy Futures in Houston, Texas for a Federal Evaluation of Programs for…
- Trial name
- PEPY (NCT03419728)
- Testing
- Healthy Families, Healthy Futures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Contraceptive Usage
Increase First-time Mothers' Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Bangladesh: The Connect Project
While a growing body of programs have shown promise to increase uptake of contraception among FTMs, difficulties remain in scaling beyond small pilot areas and institutionalizing within existing systems.
- Trial name
- Connect BD (NCT06666036)
- Testing
- Connect
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Contraception, Family Characteristics
Evaluation of a Mass Media Family Planning Campaign on the Uptake of Contraceptive Methods in Burkina Faso
In this experiment, the investigators will study the effect of a mass media family planning campaign on contraception related behavior.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Desired
- Trial name
- NCT02714686
- Testing
- Radio Mass Media Family Planning Campaign
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 7,515 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Contraception
A Multicenter, Non-Comparative Trial on the Contraceptive Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of LPRI-424, 13 Cycles
The main objective of this trial is to demonstrate the contraceptive efficacy of LPRI424, Additional goals of the trial are to demonstrate the safety and tolerability of LPRI424.
- Trial name
- NCT03945513
- Testing
- LPRI424 (dienogest/ethinylestradiol)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,034 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insud Pharma
Contraception
A Comparison of Short Interval vs. Routine Postpartum Visit on Contraceptive Initiation
The current postpartum care model of a single visit 4-6 weeks after delivery does not optimally address contraceptive needs. By this visit, many women have resumed sexual activity, potentially putting them at risk for unintended…
- Trial name
- NCT02769676
- Testing
- 3-week visit, usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Contraception, Contraceptive Usage
Contraception Navigator Program
The goal of this study is to pilot test the IN-Control Birth Control Navigator Program in Central Indiana for use by adolescents who would like to access birth control.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Contraceptive Usage, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT05691270
- Testing
- IN-Control (Birth Control Navigator Program)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University