The Impact of Contraception on Postpartum Weight Loss
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Official title
The Impact of Contraception on Postpartum Weight Loss: a Prospective Study
Brief summary
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This is a prospective mixed methods study to assess weight changes in women randomized to receive Implanon ® or Depo Provera® (DMPA) immediately postpartum compared to women who choose non-hormonal contraception or no contraception immediately postpartum. After enrollment, subjects return for a visit at 3, 6 and 12 months postpartum to be asked a series of questions, take a pregnancy test, and be weighed. Total length of participation for each subject is 1 year or until pregnancy.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02144259
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 45 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2011
- Primary completion
- Sep 30, 2012
- Completion
- Sep 30, 2012
- Last update posted
- Feb 16, 2017
2011 – 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 16, 2017 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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