NCT04803045

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine a) if a follow-up email to selected patients who had an initial consult with an infertility specialist, but did not return for a second visit, would change return to care behavior and b) why patients had not returned.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
647

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2017

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2017

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2019

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2020

Completed
1 year until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 15, 2021

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 17, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

March 22, 2021

Status Verified

March 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

March 15, 2021

Last Update Submit

March 18, 2021

Conditions

Infertility

Keywords

InfertilityIVFPatient retention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Return to care behavior

    The study will track if the patient return to care rate

    11 months after initial consult

Study Arms (2)

Follow Up Email

Patients received a follow up email 3 months after an initial consult with a physician but did not return to care.

Other: Follow up email

No follow up

Patients who did not receive any follow up after their initial consult, following clinic standard of care.

Interventions

Follow up emailOTHER

Patients received an email 3 months after an initial consult asking why they had not returned to care. Patients were provided with 4 options and a space to write in comments. The email asked if the patient had any questions and offered support.

Follow Up Email

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Female patients attending an initial consult at Boston IVF between set dates.

You may qualify if:

  • Female patients attending an initial consult with a physician at Boston IVF and were recommended to continue care with the clinic

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who the Investigators knew had achieved a pregnancy
  • Patients who already had a plan for treatment in place after their initial consult
  • Patients who had visited for an egg freeze
  • LGTBQ patients

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Boston IVF

Waltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Infertility

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital DiseasesUrogenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Alice Domar, PhD

    Boston IVF

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 15, 2021

First Posted

March 17, 2021

Study Start

July 1, 2017

Primary Completion

January 1, 2019

Study Completion

March 1, 2020

Last Updated

March 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)