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Pathway Taking Into Account PeriConceptional Environment for Infertile Couple

Pathway Taking Into Account PeriConceptional Environment for Infertile Couple

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02961907
Acronym
PEPCI
Enrollment
48
Registered
2016-11-11
Start date
2018-01-22
Completion date
2021-01-12
Last updated
2021-05-03

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

Conditions

Infertility

Keywords

periconceptional habits, Pregnancy, Infertility

Brief summary

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse, It affects approximately one in six couples pregnancy. Many lifestyle factors of the couple's pre and peri-conceptional environment (weight, diet, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, drugs, exercise, stress, sleep, pollution...) are risk factors for infertility. Weight gain, in both members of the couple, is associated with an increased risk of Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) failure and adverse pregnancy outcome, while healthy lifestyle makes the risk of infertility three times less likely to happen. Idiopathic infertility may greatly benefit from lifestyle factors optimization.

Detailed description

To evaluate and optimize periconceptional habits (diet and lifestyle factors) of unfertile couple may have favorable impact on conception and pregnancy. The investigators propose to undertake a controlled trial of the efficiency of an integrated global care program. This trial of an intervention on lifestyle factors will be compared with the cohort multiple randomised controlled trial methodology in order to strengthen external validity by limiting bias that may result from initial consent to randomisation, or from deception of allocated treatment. At any visit in a participating ART center, all attending couples will be invited to participate in an observational survey in order to allow access to their data. In this whole cohort, all eligible couples will be identified as consultations go. An on the fly randomisation process (ration 2 usual / 1 experimental) will select candidate couples from all eligible ones, who will be ten offered the experimental PEPCI intervention. In case of refusal of the experimental care, they will be given the usual care.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPEPCI

Both parents will receive: * consultation with a psychiatrist then psychologist follow-up if required, addiction specialist physician consultation then liaison nurse follow-up if required * endocrinologist consultation then dietitian follow-up if required * actiphysician consultation and follow-up if required This program will be added to the usual routine course Both parents will receive a 3 months personalized follow-up if required from the multi disciplinary consultation and before the first ART attempt.

Sponsors

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Couple attending a visit in an ART reproductive center (1st care regardless of the center regardless of the number of attempts in the center or in another center) * Heterosexual infertile couple (absence of pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected intercourse) * Men aged from 18 to 45 and women aged from 18 to 38 * Couple having not shown any opposition to the use of their data (observational study) and given their informed written consent to collect their biological samples * Couple with good understanding of the French language * Couple with computer equipment including webcam and internet access at home * Affiliation to the French health insurance organism * No-cons to the practice of adapted physical activity (non stabilized disease: diabetes, anemia, aplastic anemia, severe malnutrition, severe osteoporosis, heart or lung disease) * Signing of the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* BMI upper 40 for one or both members of the couple * Viral infection for one or both members of the couple (infection with HIV, Hepatitis B or C) * Ongoing pregnancy * One or both member of the couple medically treated for diabetes mellitus * One or both member of the couple medically treated for a psychotic disorder * Inability to comply with care program * Couple already enroll in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical pregnancy will be obtained from evidence of gestational sac on ultrasound exam at 6 weeks of amenorrhea either after the first ART attempts3 to 12 months after the initial visit

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of patient satisfaction according Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ)12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Assessment of impact on the health control according the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (french version)12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Assessment of weight using Body mass index (BMI) expressed in units of kg/m212 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Percentage of refusal of PEPCI intervention12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Assessment of physical activity according the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Assessment of the quality and patterns of sleep according The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Assessment of Anxiety and depressive disorders according Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD)12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy
Assessment of health risk associated with excess fat around the waist using Waist Circumference WC ( measured in centimeters)12 months and 10 months additional in case of pregnancy

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026