Sexual Timing in Couples Actively Trying to Conceive

Conception Clinical Trial

— SEXTACTIC  

Official title:

What is the Best Sexual Intercourse Strategy for Couples Actively Trying to Conceive?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02814006
• Other study ID #: FPCEUP/RH3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2016
• Est. completion date: October 2020

Study information

• Verified date: March 2020
• Source: Universidade do Porto
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will asses the effectiveness of two strategies for timed intercourse in couples actively trying to conceive

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 244
• Est. completion date: October 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 24 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Note: age limits are for female age only

Inclusion Criteria:

• Childless couples trying to conceive
• Relationship length > one year

Exclusion Criteria:

• Couples that already had achieved a successful pregnancy
• Couples with children

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Conception

Intervention

Other:
• health educational video
visualization of health educational video

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences	Porto

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade do Porto	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in sexual functioning over the course of one year	Self-report measure (FSFI, Rosen et al., 2000; IIEF, Rosen et al., 1997)	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Secondary	Change in Depression over the course of one year	Self-report measure (HADS, & Snaith Zigmund, 1994)	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Secondary	Change in Anxiety over the course of one year	Self-report measure (HADS, & Snaith Zigmund, 1994)	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Secondary	Number of participants that attain an infertility diagnosis		T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Secondary	Number of participants that achieve conception		T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Secondary	Change in social support over the course of one year	Self-report measure (2WSS, Shakespeare-finch & Obst, 2011)	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]