Couples Fertility and Pregnancy Awareness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fertility; Decision to Get Pregnant
• Interventions: Other: Health educational video

• Registration Number: NCT02813993
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade do Porto

Brief Summary

Recent evidence has shown that young people that want to have children have low fertility knowledge. This study evaluates the efficacy of a video intervention on fertility knowledge, on changes in lifestyle and on the decision to start to get pregnant.

Detailed Description

This study will compare the efficacy of a video intervention versus control (no video) in couples that intend to have children in the next three years. The couples will be randomized to the two groups. The video contains information concerning age-related fertility decline, fertility risk factors, the success of infertility treatments, and emotional consequences of childlessness.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-22
• 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

• Female member of the couples has between 24 to 40 years
• Childless couples trying to conceive or couples who desired to have children in the next 3 years
• Relationship length minimum of 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
Intervention Group	Health educational video	A five-minute video concerning age-related fertility decline, fertility risk factors, success of infertility treatments and emotional consequences of childlessness

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Fertility knowledge	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later	This measure assesses fertility knowledge by asking questions on the probability of conception and fertility treatment success rates, infertility definition and infertility risk factors

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in number of months planned to get pregnant/pregnancy	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later	This question measures the number of months estimated by participants until they get pregnant or pregnancy
Change in intention and adoption of fertility-optimizing behaviors	T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later	These questions assessed the intentions to adopt and the effective adoption of fertility-optimizing behaviors

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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