Development of an Interactive Web-based Teaching Tool for in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Patients

NCT01046188 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: OFC01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an interactive web-based teaching tool in IVF patients. Patients will be randomized to participate in web-based IVF teaching or a didactic lecture. A knowledge questionnaire will be completed both prior to and following the teaching intervention. Both groups will also complete stress and satisfaction surveys throughout the IVF treatment cycle. Groups will be compared at the completion of the study for demographics, level of knowledge, stress and satisfaction. The web-based group will be evaluated for web usage.

Conditions

Education

Keywords

Education; Internet; In vitro fertilization

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To assess knowledge in IVF patients after completing either a web-based teaching module or traditional teaching session

  Assessed prior to consenting to IVF treatment and after teaching intervention (within 6-8 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• To assess stress levels in IVF patients after completing either a web-based teaching module or traditional teaching session

  Assessed prior to consenting to IVF treatment and after teaching intervention (within 6-8 weeks)

• To assess satisfaction in IVF patients after completing either a web-based teaching module or traditional teaching session

  Assessed after the teaching intervention and at study completion (within 4-6 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Web-based Teaching Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients randomized to the intervention group will receive a unique login and password to a link on the Ottawa Fertility Centre website. This will allow them access to a secure site containing required teaching modules. They will then complete an interactive teaching tool that contains the same educational content as the traditional presentation. Patients will be able to access a module that is specific to their stimulation protocol. The teaching tool does not need to be completed all at one time. Once completed, the information can still be accessed as many times as required.

Other: Knowledge Questionnaire; Other: Perceived Stress Scale; Other: Satisfaction questionnaire; Other: Web-based IVF teaching

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants randomized to the control arm of the study will participate in a traditional didactic teaching session. This session will be carried out by the nurse educator. This session will be attended by up to 10 other couples that may or may not be participating in the study. The nurse educator administering the session will not know which couples are participating in the study. Slides shown and information conveyed will be the same as that provided to the web-based group, however all three stimulation protocols will be presented to the participants regardless of their actual treatment protocol.

Other: Knowledge Questionnaire; Other: Perceived Stress Scale; Other: Satisfaction questionnaire; Other: Didactic lecture

Interventions

Knowledge Questionnaire OTHER

Administered before and after teaching intervention

Control group; Web-based Teaching Group

Perceived Stress Scale OTHER

Administered before and after teaching intervention

Control group; Web-based Teaching Group

Satisfaction questionnaire OTHER

Administered after the intervention and at study completion

Control group; Web-based Teaching Group

Web-based IVF teaching OTHER

Web-based IVF teaching

Web-based Teaching Group

Didactic lecture OTHER

Didactic lecture

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Subject \>18 years of age
• Able to provide informed consent
• First cycle of IVF
• English speaking and reading
• Internet access at home or work (that is easily accessible for personal use)

You may not qualify if:

• Failure to complete a baseline knowledge questionnaire prior to IVF consent signing
• Previous attendance at an IVF teaching session
• Previous IVF treatment (at the Ottawa Fertility Centre or any other IVF clinic)
• Undergoing Natural Cycle IVF (these patients do not generally participate in teaching sessions, as they undergo one-on-one teaching)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ottawa Fertility Centre: lead
• Schering-Plough: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ottawa Fertility Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 3V4, Canada

RECRUITING

Related Publications (7)

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  PMID: 14507823 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 15693931 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 18614145 BACKGROUND

• Ochoa JG, Wludyka P. Randomized comparison between traditional and traditional plus interactive Web-based methods for teaching seizure disorders. Teach Learn Med. 2008 Apr-Jun;20(2):114-7. doi: 10.1080/10401330801989513.

  PMID: 18444196 BACKGROUND

• Nilsson M, Bolinder G, Held C, Johansson BL, Fors U, Ostergren J. Evaluation of a web-based ECG-interpretation programme for undergraduate medical students. BMC Med Educ. 2008 Apr 23;8:25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-8-25.

  PMID: 18430256 BACKGROUND

• Spagnoletti CL, Sanders AM, McGee JB, Bost JE, McNeil MA. Teaching internal medicine residents to care for reproductive-age and pregnant women: an effective Web-based curriculum. Teach Learn Med. 2008 Apr-Jun;20(2):186-92. doi: 10.1080/10401330801991907.

  PMID: 18444208 BACKGROUND

• Huang JY, Al-Fozan H, Tan SL, Tulandi T. Internet use by patients seeking infertility treatment. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2003 Oct;83(1):75-6. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(03)00253-4. No abstract available.

  PMID: 14511879 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Perceived Stress Scale

Study Officials

• Tannys DR Vause, MD

  Ottawa Fertility Centre, University of Ottawa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Jason K Min, MD

  Ottawa Fertility Centre, University of Ottawa

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Mark Evans, MBA

  Ottawa Fertiilty Centre

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Tannys DR Vause, MD

CONTACT

6136863378; tvause@conceive.ca

Jason K Min, MD

CONTACT

6136863378; jmin@conceive.ca

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 7, 2010
• First Posted: January 11, 2010
• Study Start: January 1, 2010
• Last Updated: January 15, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-01

Locations

CA (1)