Self-operated Endo-vaginal Telemonitoring (SOET), an Economic and Patient-empowered Method for Ovarian Stimulation for In-vitro Fertilization (IVF)

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: IVF Treatment

Treatments: Device: Perform Echo at home.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01781143

2011/669

Details and patient eligibility

About

The SOET project introduces a new strategy for routine follow-up of follicle growth during the hormonal treatment phase of an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycle. After a learning instruction and demo, patients should be able to perform most of their vaginal echoes at home. The images can be sent to the medical center over the internet. These images are analyzed by the expert.

Enrollment: 121 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Woman, suffering from subfertility.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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121 participants in 1 patient group

Perform echo at home.

Experimental group

Description:

A group of women that follows an IVF treatment, will perform their echoes at home, instead of always make an appointment in the clinic.

Treatment:

Device: Perform Echo at home.