Psychosocial Determinants of Continuing or Discontinuing Infertility Treatment: A Psychological Analysis
- Conditions
- Infertility
- Interventions
- Behavioral: self-report questionnaire
- Registration Number
- NCT00974649
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
- Brief Summary
The current study aims to explore and analyse the decision making process of couples in regards to continuing or discontinuing infertility treatment. A longitudinal, prospective cohort design is used which allows the monitoring of patients over a longer period of time. Data will be collected quantitatively (questionnaires) as well as qualitatively (in-depth interviews) to allow for a more specific and in depth experience than can be obtained by using a questionnaire study. Innovative aspects of the study include:
1. exploration of determinants of continuing and discontinuing infertility treatment by using a comprehensive psychological theory (both surface and in-depth)
2. exploration of gender differences in the decision making process in continuing or discontinuing treatment
3. longitudinal and prospective arm of the study will allow to gain insight into the 'process'
4. prediction of continuing/discontinuing treatment based on psychological variables.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 315
- first IVF/ICSI treatment
- sufficient knowledge of Dutch to fill out questionnaires
- heterosexual couples
- insufficient knowledge of Dutch
- having had previous IVF/ICSI treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Included in questionnaire study self-report questionnaire -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method psychological predictors of continuing or discontinuing infertility treatment 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospitals Gasthuisberg
🇧🇪Leuven, Belgium