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

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

1. \> 20 weeks pregnant, age 18+
2. 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
3. separately, the pregnant person reports being in a sexually, psychologically and physically safe relationship
4. English-speaking

Romantic Partner Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years of age and older
2. Cohabiting with the patient; in a romantic relationship with patient
3. Capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery
4. Does not need to be the biological father of the current pregnancy
5. English-speaking (in order to take part in the interview as the interviewer does not speak Spanish)

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

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

Romantic Partner Exclusion Criteria:

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

About the study

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

The hypothesis of this study are

1. 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) 2. The intervention will be acceptable, with \>80% of participants reporting satisfaction with Planning Together. 3. 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.

What is being tested

• Joint contraceptive and couple communication education (other)
• Couple communication consultation with Interventionist to increase partner engagement and improve communication (other)
• Check-ins to support continued partner support & communication (other)
• Check-ins to support continued partner support & communication (other)

Sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine · Participants: 60 · Started: Nov 25, 2025

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07214012

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.