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Increase First-time Mothers' Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Bangladesh: The Connect Project

NCT06666036 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2308

Last updated 2026-02-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

While a growing body of programs have shown promise to increase uptake of contraception among FTMs, difficulties remain in scaling beyond small pilot areas and institutionalizing within existing systems. Despite the importance of PNC it remains a neglected area within the maternal and newborn health continuum of care in many areas around the world. Programs working to improve coverage of PNC and PNHVs have faced difficulties with insufficient human resources and health systems, suggesting a need for prioritization of care in settings with limited human resources. Connect's approach aims to strengthen existing government health systems and community-level health efforts, including those supported through local and international non-governmental organizations, by developing and testing light-touch "enhancements" with the goal of increasing PPFP and PNC uptake among FTMs. The investigators will evaluate Connect\'s approach through a cluster randomized control trial.

Conditions

  • Contraceptive Usage

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Connect

Community level enhancements

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Save the Children

    collaborator OTHER

  • Save the Children International Bangladesh

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • George Washington University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-15
Primary Completion
2025-02-02
Completion
2025-02-02

Countries

  • Bangladesh

Study Locations

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