Evaluation of counselling for tailored combined pill use
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Post pill trial evaluation of counselling for tailored use of combined oral contraception (COC) in clinical practice
IRAS ID
123005
Contact name
Emmanuel Rollings-Kamara
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 29 days
Research summary
We are looking to increase choice in contraception use. Combined oral contraception (the combined pill) is a highly effective and safe contraceptive method. There are different ways of using the combined pill, which could be either standard use or tailored use. In clinical practice, women who request the combined pill are only told about standard use of the combined pill and not about tailored use. We would like to be able to inform all women about the different ways of using the combined pill so that these women can choose the way of using the combined pill that suits their lifestyles and needs. We previously did a multicentre randomised control trial of tailored versus standard combined pill use with over 500 women. In the tailored group of the trial, most women said they had positive experiences with the tailored way of using the combined pill. This trial’s results confirmed that the tailored way of using the combined pill was a suitable alternative to standard use, and that more research was needed on providing women with information on tailored use of the combined pill. We will study how informing women about the different ways of using the combined pill will work in clinical practice and use questionnaires to obtain views on this process from health practitioners and women.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/YH/0076
Date of REC Opinion
13 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion