Evaluation of Telemedicine Practices for Contraceptive Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the telemedicine practices for contraceptive counseling given to pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does family planning counseling given to pregnant women by using telemedicine practices have an effect on the knowledge level about family planning? Is family planning counseling given to pregnant women by using telemedicine practices effective on satisfaction with family planning services? Participants have attended to contraceptive counseling video call sessions provided via WhatsApp application and they have the opportunity to see the consultant and her materials during these sessions. After these sessions (two weeks later), contraceptive counseling video call session has been repeated, and at the end of this second session, women have been asked to answer the questions in the Family Planning Knowledge Level Form and the Family Planning Services Satisfaction Scale. There is a comparison group (a control group) in this study, and no intervention was made to the women in the control group other than the routine services given in primary care settings. Researchers will compare the experimental group with control group to see if the telemedicine practices are effective in increasing the knowledge level of pregnant women about family planning and in the satisfaction of family planning services provided by primary health care settings.

Official Title
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Evaluation of Telemedicine Practices for Contraceptive Counseling Given to Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Family Planning Services, Telemedicine, Pregnant Women, Women's Health, COVID-19 Pandemic

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Video call sessions


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Women in the third trimester of their pregnancy and who agreed to participate in the study have been included in this study. Exclusion Criteria: Women with psychiatric disorder have been excluded from this study.
Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: In this study, there are two groups (one experimental and one control group). While experimental group patients received telemedicine practices related to Family planning, control group patients received only routine health services provided by primary health care setting.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Telemedicine Practices<br>In this study, telemedicine practices stand for video call sessions used for contraceptive counseling services. | Behavioral: Video call sessions<br>* Investigators made video call sessions with the participants.<br>|
| No Intervention: Routine Contraceptive Counseling Services<br>Participants in the control group received only routine contraceptive counseling services provided by primary health care settings. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Family planning counseling given to pregnant women by using telemedicine practices have an effect on the knowledge level about family planning and on the satisfaction with family planning services. | Primary outcome | 6 Months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Family Planning Services, Telemedicine, Pregnant Women, Women's Health, COVID-19 Pandemic