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Planning Together: A Couple-based, Multi-level Prenatal Contraceptive Education Program for Economically Marginalized Families

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine · with Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · NCT07214012

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
November 25, 2025
Record last updated
May 18, 2026

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What the study is about

The goal of this pilot trial is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the Planning Together protocol

The hypothesis of this study are

  • The study will achieve feasibility, demonstrated by ≥80% study accrual (30 couples in 8 months), ≥75% protocol adherence, and ≥75% (e.g., education workbook completion)
  • The intervention will be acceptable, with >80% of participants reporting satisfaction with Planning Together.
  • Patterns of primary outcomes (contraceptive knowledge, communication quality, community referral utilization) and secondary outcomes (agreed contraceptive plan, consistent contraceptive usage and satisfaction, psychological distress, and Short Interpregnancy Intervals [SII]) will suggest benefits of the intervention.

Being studied: Joint contraceptive and couple communication education; Couple communication consultation with Interventionist to increase partner engagement and improve communication; Check-ins to support continued partner support & communication; Check-ins to support continued partner support & communication

Conditions: Short Interpregnancy Intervals; Maternal Health Disparities

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patient Inclusion Criteria

  • > 20 weeks pregnant, age 18+
  • The pregnant person has an available romantic partner, and the couple was able to get pregnant on their own or will be able to after the delivery
  • separately, the pregnant person reports being in a sexually, psychologically and physically safe relationship
  • English-speaking

Romantic Partner Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age and older
  • Cohabiting with the patient; in a romantic relationship with patient
  • Capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery
  • Does not need to be the biological father of the current pregnancy
  • English-speaking (in order to take part in the interview as the interviewer does not speak Spanish)

Exclusion Criteria

Patient Exclusion Criteria

  • Participant is under the age of 18
  • Documented cognitive impairment or psychiatric condition in pregnant person's medical record (e.g., severe learning disability, dementia, current psychotic disorder, suicidality)
  • Participation in a concurrent contraceptive education intervention
  • The pregnant person has a high-risk medical condition

Romantic Partner Exclusion Criteria

  • Less than 18 years of age
  • Are not cohabiting with the patient; not in a romantic relationship with patient
  • Not capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

    Knoxville, TN 37915

    Site contact: Patricia N.E. Roberson, PhD, Prinicipal Investigator · (865) 305-9230 · Proberson1@utmck.edu

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