| Trial name or title |
Better contraceptive choices: immediate or delayed insertion of IUD after second trimester abortion |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
1372 women, 18 years or older. Inclusion criteria: completed informed consent for abortion at gestation 12 weeks to 23 weeks 6 days, choosing an IUD for contraception postabortion, residents of British Columbia.
Exclusion criteria: contraindications to IUD use (current untreated PID, chlamydia or gonorrhoea; uterine cavity anomalies including fibroids > 5 cm, excluding repaired uterine septum; hypersensitivity to copper or polyethylene or Wilson's Disease; intend to move from British Columbia or to conceive in 1 year.
Post randomisation exclusion: uterine perforation at the time of abortion, bleeding > 500 cc during abortion or use of non‐routine uterotonic agents to manage haemorrhage during abortion or prior to discharge |
| Interventions |
Immediate or delayed timing of insertion for a copper T380A IUD after an abortion. Immediate insertion to occur during visit for abortion immediately after abortion is complete; delayed insertions scheduled for 2 to 4 weeks after abortion |
| Outcomes |
Primary: pregnancy at 1 year |
| Starting date |
Jun 2009; estimated completion of data collection for primary outcome, Dec 2011 |
| Contact information |
Wendy Norman, MD; 604‐918‐1134, wvnorman@interchange.ubc.ca |
| Notes |
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