Sexual Timing in Couples Actively Trying to Conceive

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Conception
• Interventions: Other: health educational video

• Registration Number: NCT02814006
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade do Porto

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-27
• Study Start: 2016-10
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Primary Completion: 2020-10
• Study Completion: 2020-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 244

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
every other day	health educational video	participants will visualize educational video with timed intercourse as recommended by NICE and ASRM
fertile window	health educational video	participants will visualize educational video with timed intercourse as recommended by well-know evidence of better conception rates when using this strategy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in sexual functioning over the course of one year	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]	Self-report measure (FSFI, Rosen et al., 2000; IIEF, Rosen et al., 1997)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in social support over the course of one year	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]	Self-report measure (2WSS, Shakespeare-finch \& Obst, 2011)
Number of participants that achieve conception	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Number of participants that attain an infertility diagnosis	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]
Change in Depression over the course of one year	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]	Self-report measure (HADS, \& Snaith Zigmund, 1994)
Change in Anxiety over the course of one year	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later]	Self-report measure (HADS, \& Snaith Zigmund, 1994)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences; 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal