Fertility Awareness in University Students (FAST)

June 16, 2016 updated by: Mariana Veloso Martins, Universidade do Porto

Recent evidence showed that undergraduate students have inappropriate knowledge about reproductive health and infertility.

The investigators' aim was to assess the effectiveness of a brief intervention (video) in increasing the knowledge regarding fertility issues, fertility risk factors and infertility definition.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

323

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

  • Portugal
      • Porto, Portugal, 4200-193
        • University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences

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 25 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Undergraduate student

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having knowledge of a fertility problem

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
No intervention
Experimental: Intervention Group
2 minutes video with information and images on age-related fertility, infertility definitions, infertility risk factors, probabilities of fecundity according to age and cycle.
Other: Video
Video-Audio Media
Active Comparator: Control 1
2 minutes video with same images but information on work-family balance.
Other: Video
Video-Audio Media

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
change in fertility knowledge
Time Frame: T1 - immediatly after intervention; T2 - one week later; T3 - one month later; T4 - 12 months later
This measure assesses fertility knowledge by asking 10 questions on the probability of conception and fertility treatment success rates.
T1 - immediatly after intervention; T2 - one week later; T3 - one month later; T4 - 12 months later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
change in age of desired parenthood
Time Frame: T1 - immediatly after intervention; T2 - one week later; T3 - one month later; T4 - 12 months later
Subjects are asked to write how many children would they like to have in the future and what is the desired age for having the first and the last child.
T1 - immediatly after intervention; T2 - one week later; T3 - one month later; T4 - 12 months later

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universidade do Porto

Collaborators

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

November 18, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FPCEUP/RH1
  • PTDC/MHC-PSC/4195/2012 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology)

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