Physician Self Disclosure of IUC Use

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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As many as one-third of female healthcare providers use intrauterine contraception (IUC), but only about 8 percent of US women overall do. This begs the question: Might physician self-disclosure of personal IUC use increase IUC use among patients? However, the positive or negative impact of physician self disclosure on IUC uptake or patient satisfaction is generally unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if physician self-disclosure of personal IUC use increases patient use of IUC or impacts patients' satisfaction with their clinical encounter.

Detailed Description
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We performed a prospective randomized block design pilot trail of usual contraceptive counseling versus usual counseling plus physician self-disclosure of personal intrauterine contraceptive use.

Official Title
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Pilot Study of Physician Self-disclosure of Personal Intrauterine Contraceptive Use Versus Usual Counseling

Conditions
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Contraception

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Physician self-disclosure of personal IUC use
* Behavioral: Usual contraceptive counseling


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: reproductive age currently sexually active scheduled for benign gynecology visit, annual exam, or family planning visit Exclusion Criteria: seeking pregnancy within 1 year currently using IUC prior sterilization procedure currently pregnant

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 44 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Usual contraceptive counseling<br>subjects received usual contraceptive counseling | Behavioral: Usual contraceptive counseling<br>* all subjects recieved usual contraceptive counseling<br>* Other names: contraceptive counseling;|
| Experimental: Physician self-disclosure of IUC use<br>subjects received usual contraceptive counseling plus intervention which was Physician self-disclosure of personal IUC use during the counseling | Behavioral: Physician self-disclosure of personal IUC use<br>* Physicians self-disclosed personal intrauterine contraceptive use to subjects in intervention arm of study during contraceptive counseling<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intrauterine contraceptive use | All subjects were surveyed to determine use of intrauterine contraceptive immediately after their clinical visit where contraceptive counseling was received and at 2 months after their clinical encounter to assess intrauterine contraceptive use. | immediately following clinical encounter and at 2 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Satisfaction with clinical encounter | All subjects were surveyed to determine their with satisfaction with their overall clinical encounter immediately following their clinical encounter at at 2 months. Satisfaction was measured using a 5 point scale. | immediately following clinical encounter and at 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Contraceptive counseling, Physician self disclosure, Satisfaction, Intrauterine contraceptive use