Decisional Process in Male Fertility Preservation

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infertility; Quality of Life; Cancer

Treatments: Other: survey

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02411214

FP1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The survey analyses how to improve the decision-making process for fertility preservation in the pediatric population based on

1. patient and parent feelings about fertility preservation counselling
2. influence of the emotional state of patients and parents on fertility preservation acceptance
3. support of medical staff and family The study revealed that attention to the fertility preservation pathways was important for the satisfaction of patient's and parent's expectations

Full description

Questionnaire survey via regular mail to an eligible population (boys and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years diagnosed with cancer at the Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc) between January 2005 and May 2013.

Three different questionnaires, for children (<12 years and 12-18 years) and parents respectively, established based on information from focus groups and subsequently reviewed by the institutional ethics board before being sent.

Enrollment: 348 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• prepubertal boys and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in a university hospital setting between january 2005 and may 2013

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

348 participants in 3 patient groups

<12 years

Description:

children under 12 years diagnosed with cancer questionnaire survey

Treatment:

Other: survey

12-18 years

Description:

adolescents diagnosed with cancer questionnaire survey

Treatment:

Other: survey

parents

Description:

parents of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer questionnaire survey

Treatment:

Other: survey