Psychosocial Determinants of Continuing or Discontinuing Infertility Treatment: A Psychological Analysis

University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infertility

Treatments: Behavioral: self-report questionnaire

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00974649

UZL FWO

Details and patient eligibility

About

The current study aims to explore and analyse the decision making process of couples in regards to continuing or discontinuing infertility treatment. A longitudinal, prospective cohort design is used which allows the monitoring of patients over a longer period of time. Data will be collected quantitatively (questionnaires) as well as qualitatively (in-depth interviews) to allow for a more specific and in depth experience than can be obtained by using a questionnaire study. Innovative aspects of the study include:

1. exploration of determinants of continuing and discontinuing infertility treatment by using a comprehensive psychological theory (both surface and in-depth)
2. exploration of gender differences in the decision making process in continuing or discontinuing treatment
3. longitudinal and prospective arm of the study will allow to gain insight into the 'process'
4. prediction of continuing/discontinuing treatment based on psychological variables.

Enrollment: 315 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• first IVF/ICSI treatment
• sufficient knowledge of Dutch to fill out questionnaires
• heterosexual couples

Exclusion criteria

• insufficient knowledge of Dutch
• having had previous IVF/ICSI treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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315 participants in 1 patient group

Included in questionnaire study

No Intervention group

Treatment:

Behavioral: self-report questionnaire