Nexplanon Application Post-Abortion

Status:	Active, not recruiting
Conditions:	Contraception, Contraception
Therapuetic Areas:	Reproductive
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	18 - Any
Updated:	7/15/2017
Start Date:	June 2014
End Date:	December 2017

Immediate vs. Delayed Insertion of Nexplanon After Termination of Pregnancy Over 14-weeks Gestation (NAPA)

Women who receive Nexplanon immediately post abortion will be significantly more likely to be
using the device 6 months after the procedure than those assigned to receive the device 2-4
weeks after the procedure.

Women will be contacted 6 months after their abortion to ask about contraception use and side
effects.

Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years of age and older,

- an intrauterine pregnancy > 14 weeks and <23 6/7 weeks gestation and desire
termination of pregnancy

- desire a Nexplanon for contraception

- able to give informed consent in English

- no contraindications to Nexplanon (based on U.S. CDC Medical Eligibility Criteria for
Contraception) or D&E

Exclusion Criteria:

- unable to give informed consent

- have any of the following medical conditions: active venous thromboembolism, known or
suspected sex-steroid sensitive malignancies, current hepatic disease with abnormal
liver function tests, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, hypersensitivity to any of the
ingredients in Nexplanon.

- non-surgical management of pregnancy

- prior participation in this study

- breast cancer or a history of breast cancer

We found this trial at

sites

University of Pittsburgh

4200 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

(412) 624-4141