Specialty: Reproductive health and childbirth, Primary sub-specialty: Reproductive and Sexual Medicine
Conditions
Interventions
This study is a two-centre randomised control trial of using an online smartphone application in providing lifestyle coaching and modifying lifestyle parameters in women suffering from infertility or
emails with tips, facts and recipes are sent to the intervention arm participants to encourage them to change unhealthy habits and maintain healthy habits. Those randomised to the control arm will hav
Sponsors
University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age > 18 years and less than 45 years 2. Women suffering from subfertility or recurrent miscarriages attending the outpatient department 3. Fluent in the use and understanding of English 4. In possession of a smartphone capable of running the application 5. Actively trying to conceive
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. On a specific diet for medical reasons (including those on gluten free diet, specific carbohydrate diet or a healthy kidney diet) 2. Insulin dependent diabetes 3. Women who are undergoing any other means of lifestyle coaching, i.e. personal trainer or group lifestyle coaching (e.g. Slimming World) 4. Women undergoing oocyte donation treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Composite dietary and lifestyle risk score is measured using a validated online lifestyle questionnaire sent to participants via the smarter pregnancy platform at 12 weeks after randomisation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage of patients remaining compliant with system is measured using case report forms at 12, 18 and 24 weeks after randomisation 2. Proportion achieving spontaneous conception during study period. Participants can update their pregnancy status via the online Smarter Pregnancy platform 3. Composite dietary and lifestyle risk score is measured using a validated online lifestyle questionnaire sent to participants via the smarter pregnancy platform at 24 weeks | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKa Ying Bonnie Ng
Outcome results
None listed