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Pharmacist provision of medication abortion for Abortion

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sarah Averbach, MD, MAS
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Diego
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 weeks following completion of all 10 medication abortion visits
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This will be a pilot study among two pharmacists providing start to finish medication abortions to 10 patients utilizing a previously created toolkit. Following completion of the pilot, we will perform in-depth semi-structured interviews with the participating patients and pharmacists to understand their experiences with pharmacist provision of medication abortion. In addition, we will elicit feedback about ways to refine the toolkit to support the scale-up of pharmacist provision of medication abortion in the future.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 weeks following completion of all 10 medication abortion visits
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks following completion of all 10 medication abortion visits for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Completion of Medication Abortion
Secondary study objectives
Patient Satisfaction, # of Patients Reporting "Very Satisfied"
Pharmacist Experience
Toolkit Changes

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Pharmacist provision of medication abortionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This is a single arm study with 10 participants undergoing start to finish medication abortion provided by a pharmacist.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San DiegoLead Sponsor
1,178 Previous Clinical Trials
1,574,976 Total Patients Enrolled
Sarah Averbach, MD, MASPrincipal InvestigatorUC San Diego Health
3 Previous Clinical Trials
720 Total Patients Enrolled
~3 spots leftby Nov 2025