Can a website reduce racial gaps in sterilization?
NCT ID NCT06296797
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study enrolls 650 women who want to avoid future pregnancy. Half get access to a new website comparing tubal sterilization to long-acting reversible contraceptives, while the other half see the standard Planned Parenthood site. Researchers will survey participants to see if the new website improves their sense of access to contraceptive options and reduces racial disparities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational website
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that better information helps women make more informed contraceptive choices and may reduce racial disparities in surgical sterilization.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study with no direct medical intervention. Results depend on self-reported surveys and may not change actual access or outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 650 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported fertility * Have a strong desire to avoid future pregnancy * Speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Current pregnancy * The inability to speak English or Spanish * Prior tubal sterilization or "Essure" procedure * Menopause * Infertility * Hysterectomy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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