Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

Project for Reproductive Equity Through Volunteers and Entrepreneurship, Networks and Technology

Canada198 participantsStarted 2027-12

Plain-language summary

The PREVENT Project is a multifaceted, adolescent friendly, culturally competent program aimed to address the issues surrounding unplanned pregnancies and lack of access and uptake of contraceptive services among adolescent girls. The intervention uses a mobile platform that provides educational SMS (Short Message Service) messaging, interactive voice response, and connects adolescent girls to community based AFSRH (Adolescent Friendly Sexual Reproductive Health) counselling services, as well as discreet contraceptive access points headed by female entrepreneurs. The program will be piloted for 12 months in various wards and villages in rural and urban Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.The acceptability and practicality of the intervention will be assessed using mixed methods. Questionnaires and focus groups will be conducted with the study participants, as well as the medical and non-medical volunteers at the start and end of the pilot. The study will be heavily supported by all-female non-medical social entrepreneurs and sexual reproductive health community mentors (volunteers), and, all-female medical reproductive health team. Recruitment will also take place in hair saloons (local hair braiding and styling establishments) and other female run business such as tailors and female clothing stores that have enlisted to become contraceptive access points in the study. There will be 2 intervention groups, control and case group. Both groups will receive educational SMS (text) messages on SRH (Sexual Reproductive Health) and access individually tailored educational resources through interactive voice response (IVR) services/system via PREVENT mobile platform. In addition to personal support to be able to contact with a SRH community peer mentor in the community for AFSRH counselling and support. The case group will then have access to contraception provided with detailed and discreet information on accessing PREVENT contraceptive access points in all communities included in the study.

Who can participate

Age range

15 Years – 19 Years

Sex

FEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women 15-19 years of age * Reside within the study area for the duration of the study * Have a personal mobile phone and be willing to provide the phone number to the researchers to receive the intervention messages * Report being SMS literate (ie. able to read text messages in English or Swahili) * Be able and willing to return for follow-up after 12 months * Be able and willing to give written informed consent for enrollment in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Be pregnant or planning pregnancy within 12 months (assessed when obtaining consent using HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) urine dipstick). * Participation in another study or intervention that may affect the outcome of this study * Already utilizing a long-term form of contraception such as intra-uterine device, or implantable or inject-able contraception * Having a non-medical condition detected through screening that hinders study participation such as developmental or cognitive delay

Questions worth asking your doctor

Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.

1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.

What they're measuring

Change in unmet need for contraceptives at 6 months

Timeframe: 6 month

Change in unmet need for contraceptives at 12 months

Timeframe: 12 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03995043

SponsorDr. Karen Yeates

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2028-12-01

Contact for this trial

Karen Yeates, MD

6135336730 yeatesk@queensu.ca

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