Improving Knowledge About Infertility; an Online Educational Tool

December 1, 2014 updated by: Robert Reid, Queen's University

Improving Knowledge About Infertility Etiologies, Risk Factors, Treatments and Fertility Myths; an Online Educational Tool

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an online informational video in improving knowledge about infertility in couples experiencing problems conceiving. A pilot study will be conducted with first and second year medical students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is being conducted to assess how a short, online educational video changes knowledge about fertility and infertility in couples attending an infertility clinic for the first time. Participants will complete a questionnaire testing knowledge about infertility and general demographic information (age, gender, previous information sources on infertility, etc.) will be collected. Participants will then be directed to a short video on infertility. One week later, participants will return to the site to complete the infertility test questions a second time in order to test memory retention. The focus of both the questionnaire and educational video will be basic reproductive biology, infertility risk factors, etiologies and treatments and fertility myths.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

72

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L3N6
        • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women between the ages of 18 and 60 years
  • Men between the ages of 18 and 60 years
  • Booking an appointment at the infertility clinic for the first time
  • Access to a computer with internet connection
  • For pilot study: students must be in first or second year medical school before teaching on infertility

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous appointment at the infertility clinic/ previous medical specialist counsel about infertility
  • Completion of the study surveys after their appointment at the infertility clinic

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: educational video
Change in participant's infertility knowledge before and after watching the educational video covering the topics of basic reproductive biology, infertility etiologies, risk factors, treatments and common myths.
Other: educational video
Educational video covering topics of basic reproductive biology, infertility etiologies, risk factors, treatments and common myths.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean change in total score on knowledge test
Time Frame: 7 days after viewing educational video
Participants will complete an online knowledge test pre- and post-educational video. The mean change in knowledge score for each participant will be used as the primary outcome.
7 days after viewing educational video

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effect of demographic characteristics on mean change in total score on knowledge test.
Time Frame: 7 days after viewing educational video
The effect of demographic variables (age, gender, education level, previous sources of information on infertility and rating of their current infertility knowledge) on infertility knowledge test scores.
7 days after viewing educational video

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Queen's University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Robert L Reid, M.D., Queen's University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

August 5, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 1, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OBGY-241-1 6009929

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