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Village women trained as mentors to help others take charge of birth control decisions

NCT ID NCT07711717

Disease control Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This trial tests whether a community-based program called I-CAN can improve how well women's contraceptive use matches their personal preferences. In rural Uganda, lay women are trained as peer mentors to provide support and information to other women of reproductive age. Villages are randomly assigned to receive the program or not, and researchers compare outcomes like preference-aligned contraceptive use and satisfaction after two years.

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Active substance
a behavioral peer support program called I-CAN, where trained lay women mentor other women on contraceptive decision-making
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could give women in rural communities more control over their reproductive choices without requiring clinic visits.
What could go wrong
This is a single trial in one region, and results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention depends on volunteer mentors, which may be hard to sustain long-term.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 1,560 people

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Expected to start

Oct 2026

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Expected to finish

Dec 2028

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 49 years

Sex

Female participants only

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Woman * Ages 18-49 years Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are not able to respond to the survey questions on their own * Not usual resident in study village * Not consenting to the survey

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  • Makerere University School of Public Health

    Kampala, Uganda

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