Fertility Awareness in University Students
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interventional
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2014
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 15, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 18, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2016
CompletedJune 17, 2016
June 1, 2016
1.6 years
October 15, 2015
June 16, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
change in fertility knowledge
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 Outcomes (1)
change in age of desired parenthood
T1 - immediatly after intervention; T2 - one week later; T3 - one month later; T4 - 12 months later
Study Arms (3)
Intervention Group
EXPERIMENTAL2 minutes video with information and images on age-related fertility, infertility definitions, infertility risk factors, probabilities of fecundity according to age and cycle.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONNo intervention
Control 1
ACTIVE COMPARATOR2 minutes video with same images but information on work-family balance.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Undergraduate student
You may not qualify if:
- Having knowledge of a fertility problem
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Universidade do Portolead
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiacollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences
Porto, Porto District, 4200-193, Portugal
Related Publications (1)
Conceicao C, Pedro J, Martins MV. Effectiveness of a video intervention on fertility knowledge among university students: a randomised pre-test/post-test study. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2017 Apr;22(2):107-113. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2017.1288903. Epub 2017 Feb 14.
PMID: 28256912DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Mariana Veloso Martins, PhD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 15, 2015
First Posted
November 18, 2015
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
May 1, 2016
Study Completion
June 1, 2016
Last Updated
June 17, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-06