Fertility; Decision to Get Pregnant
Conditions
Keywords
infertility, fertility awareness, preconceptional care, health interventions, couples
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.
Interventions
Sponsors
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Universidade do Porto
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
24 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed