Online Peer Influence on IUD Behaviors and Attitudes

Summary

This study will look at women's social communication about IUDs (intrauterine devices) and their attitudes and behavior related to IUD use. The researchers will design an online community where women can talk to each other about their experiences with birth control. We will examine whether social exposure to IUD users in this setting is associated with change in attitudes and behavior among women who have never had an IUD.

Conditions

• Contraception

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interaction with users of IUC and non-IUC users

Birth Control Connect is an online community where women will be invited to share their personal experiences with birth control. Birth Control Connect group sessions will last for twelve days. Each day, participants will be prompted to respond to questions in the group (e.g. "If you're using a birth control method right now, how did you choose it?"). Participants will also be able to pose questions to other members of the group and respond to other members' questions. Half of participants in Birth Control Connect intervention groups will be current IUC users.

BEHAVIORAL

Interaction with non-IUC users only

Birth Control Connect is an online community where women will be invited to share their personal experiences with birth control. Birth Control Connect group sessions will last for twelve days. Each day, participants will be prompted to respond to questions in the group (e.g. "If you're using a birth control method right now, how did you choose it?"). Participants will also be able to pose questions to other members of the group and respond to other members' questions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Pennsylvania

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, San Francisco

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Damon Centola, PhD · University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communication

• Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-10-31

Primary Completion

2016-07-31

Completion

2016-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations