e-learning for Fertility Awareness
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Fertility AwarenessReproductive Health and Childbirth - Fertility including in vitro fertilisation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000072910
- Lead Sponsor
- John L Smith
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
proficient in the English language,
Exclusion Criteria
pregnant;
using contraceptive medication (e.g. the pill, hormonal implant, hormonal IUD or ovarian stimulant) or devices;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Women being able to enter their fertility symptoms adequately under the guidance from the application. Their descriptions of fertility symptoms will be deemed to be adequate if the pattern recognition algorithm in the e-learning application is able to recognise the Peak of fertiltiy (approximate time of ovulation) in an ovulatory cycle.<br><br>The outcome will be assessed by a qualified instructor of the Billings Method at the end of the trial period, using questionnaire, interview and analysis of the reports generated by the application.[Continuous during the trial]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Women being able to enter their fertility symptoms adequately under the guidance of the application and to learn to understand their cycles as effectively as they would if under instruction from a Billings Method fertility educator.<br>The woman will submit a questionnaire and be interviewed by a fertility educator at the end of the trial. An evaluation of her understanding of her patterns of fertility and infertility will be made.<br><br><br>The outcome will be assessed by a qualified instructor of the Billings Method at the end of the trial period, using questionnaire, interview and analysis of the reports generated by the application.[Accumulated knowledge over duration of the trial]