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Uniform Communication by Midwives in Preparation for an IVF Treatment

Completed
Conditions
IVF
Communication
Interventions
Other: Questionnaire
Registration Number
NCT04420169
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Ghent
Brief Summary

Dutch-speaking women who are about to start an IVF treatment will be approached. If they are willing to participate in the study, they will receive an email with a link to an online questionnaire. This questionnaire will evaluate the communication by the midwive in preparation for an IVF treatment. When 50 women have completed the questionnaire a standardized communication protocol will be enrolled. Once all midwives are trained, 50 other IVF patients will be asked to complete the slightly adapted post questionnaire.The data from both questionnaires will be compared.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
105
Inclusion Criteria
  • women who are about to start an IVF treatment at our department
Exclusion Criteria
  • non-Dutch speaking
  • women who are counseled by one of the midwives involved in the design of this study

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PRE implementation communication protocolQuestionnaire-
POST implementation communication protocolQuestionnaire-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
How do patients evaluate the communication by the midwife in anticipation of the IVF treatment cycle?About 20 weeks counting from the launch of each questionnaire or earlier if the target of 50 patients is reached sooner

Self created questionnaire (no scale)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ghent University Hospital

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Gent, Belgium

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