Psychological protective and risk factors in infertile women and men before assisted reproductive treatment - a multicentre study in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Psychological protective and risk factors in infertile women and men before assisted reproductive treatment - a multicentre study in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - D_A_CH study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014260

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2018-03-22

Start date

2018-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

N97 N46

Interventions

Group 1: Assessment of women and men before infertility treatment with questionnaires on self-efficacy (measured with the infertility self-efficacy scale ISE) and on psychosocial risk factors as anxie

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment in one of the five centers included in the study, who agreed to participate and who have sufficient knowledge of the German language. Only one of the two partners of a couple may also participate. The participants have to be at least 18 years old. Participants have to be competent persons.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are persons not willing to participate, with insufficient knowledge of German or study drop-outs.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaires on sociodemographic data (Soziodat), self-efficacy (Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale), and screening for psychological risk factors (ScreenIVF) of women and men with first contact in an fertility center.	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactTewes Wischmann

Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

tewes.wischmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de+49-(0)6221-568137

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026