Improving Knowledge About Infertility; an Online Educational Tool

N/ACompletedNCT01916356

Queen's University72 enrolled

Overview

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.

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

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infertility

Interventions

educational videoOTHER

Educational video covering topics of basic reproductive biology, infertility etiologies, risk factors, treatments and common myths.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean change in total score on knowledge test

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.

Time frame: 7 days after viewing educational video

Secondary Outcomes

Effect of demographic characteristics on mean change in total score on knowledge test.

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.

Time frame: 7 days after viewing educational video

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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