Decisional Process in Male Fertility Preservation

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Infertility; Quality of Life
• Interventions: Other: survey

• Registration Number: NCT02411214
• Lead Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Brief Summary

The survey analyses how to improve the decision-making process for fertility preservation in the pediatric population based on

1. patient and parent feelings about fertility preservation counselling

2. influence of the emotional state of patients and parents on fertility preservation acceptance

3. support of medical staff and family The study revealed that attention to the fertility preservation pathways was important for the satisfaction of patient's and parent's expectations

Detailed Description

Questionnaire survey via regular mail to an eligible population (boys and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years diagnosed with cancer at the Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc) between January 2005 and May 2013.

Three different questionnaires, for children (\<12 years and 12-18 years) and parents respectively, established based on information from focus groups and subsequently reviewed by the institutional ethics board before being sent.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 348

Inclusion Criteria

• prepubertal boys and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in a university hospital setting between january 2005 and may 2013

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
parents	survey	parents of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer questionnaire survey
<12 years	survey	children under 12 years diagnosed with cancer questionnaire survey
12-18 years	survey	adolescents diagnosed with cancer questionnaire survey

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
factors improving the decision-making process for fertility preservation	less than 1 year	factors improving the decision-making process for fertility preservation assessed by three specific questionnaires (parent, adolescent and children)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patient and parent feelings about fertility counseling	less than 1 year	patient and parent feelings about fertility counseling assessed by three specific questionnaires (parent, adolescent and children)
influence of the emotional state of parents and patients on fertility preservation acceptance	less than 1 year	influence of the emotional state of parents and patients on fertility preservation acceptance assessed by three specific questionnaires (parent, adolescent and children)
support of medical staff and family	less than 1 year	support of medical staff and family assessed by three specific questionnaires support of medical staff and family (parent, adolescent and children)