Improving Knowledge About Infertility; an Online Educational Tool

Infertility Clinical Trial

Official title:

Improving Knowledge About Infertility Etiologies, Risk Factors, Treatments and Fertility Myths; an Online Educational Tool

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01916356
• Other study ID #: OBGY-241-1 6009929
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 2, 2013
• Last updated: December 1, 2014
• Start date: August 2013
• Est. completion date: October 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2014
• Source: Queen's University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an online informational video in improving knowledge about infertility in couples experiencing problems conceiving. A pilot study will be conducted with first and second year medical students.

Description:

This study is being conducted to assess how a short, online educational video changes knowledge about fertility and infertility in couples attending an infertility clinic for the first time. Participants will complete a questionnaire testing knowledge about infertility and general demographic information (age, gender, previous information sources on infertility, etc.) will be collected. Participants will then be directed to a short video on infertility. One week later, participants will return to the site to complete the infertility test questions a second time in order to test memory retention. The focus of both the questionnaire and educational video will be basic reproductive biology, infertility risk factors, etiologies and treatments and fertility myths.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: October 2014
• Est. primary completion date: September 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women between the ages of 18 and 60 years

• Men between the ages of 18 and 60 years

• Booking an appointment at the infertility clinic for the first time

• Access to a computer with internet connection

• For pilot study: students must be in first or second year medical school before teaching on infertility

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous appointment at the infertility clinic/ previous medical specialist counsel about infertility

• Completion of the study surveys after their appointment at the infertility clinic

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Infertility

Intervention

Other:
• educational video
Educational video covering topics of basic reproductive biology, infertility etiologies, risk factors, treatments and common myths.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University	Kingston	Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Queen's University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mean change in total score on knowledge test	Participants will complete an online knowledge test pre- and post-educational video. The mean change in knowledge score for each participant will be used as the primary outcome.	7 days after viewing educational video	No
Secondary	Effect of demographic characteristics on mean change in total score on knowledge test.	The effect of demographic variables (age, gender, education level, previous sources of information on infertility and rating of their current infertility knowledge) on infertility knowledge test scores.	7 days after viewing educational video	No