Nurse-Delivered birth control at home may cut unwanted pregnancies
NCT ID NCT00065078
First seen May 08, 2026 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tested whether having a community health nurse deliver birth control to women at home could reduce unwanted pregnancies. It involved 103 low-income and minority women who were not pregnant but wanted to delay pregnancy. The nurses provided oral contraceptives or Depo-Provera shots along with family planning counseling.
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Locations
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Clackamas County Public Health Division
Oregon City, Oregon, 97045, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
contraceptives (oral pills or Depo-Provera shot)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to help low-income women avoid unplanned pregnancies through convenient home delivery of birth control.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 103 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on nurse availability and may not be scalable.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.