Navigating Health Insurance Selection for IVF Benefits

NCT ID: NCT05663645

Last Updated: 2024-10-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

221 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-09

Study Completion Date

2023-12-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on health insurance literacy and utilization of in vitro fertilization (IVF) insurance benefits. The investigators hypothesize that the intervention is acceptable and satisfactory and will result in increased health insurance literacy and utilization of IVF benefits.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Infertility

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Health insurance educational guide

Eligible individuals will receive a health insurance educational guide to support choosing among 5 health plans for IVF coverage. They will also receive receive a one-page guide with a link to the Open Enrollment website that is available to all employees during the open enrollment period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health insurance educational guide

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The educational guide includes 4 content areas: 1) Definition of key insurance terms; 2) premiums, deductibles across the five 2023 health plans; 3) Summary of how premiums and deductibles can affect out of pocket costs; 4) Guide to finding in-network IVF providers and facilities.

Usual care

Eligible individuals will receive a one-page guide with a link to the Open Enrollment website that is available to all employees during the open enrollment period.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Health insurance educational guide

The educational guide includes 4 content areas: 1) Definition of key insurance terms; 2) premiums, deductibles across the five 2023 health plans; 3) Summary of how premiums and deductibles can affect out of pocket costs; 4) Guide to finding in-network IVF providers and facilities.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Employees eligible for health insurance coverage
* Reproductive aged (18 to 50 years)
* Intention to grow their family in the next year
* Primary language English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, San Diego

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hui-Chun Irene Su

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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H. Irene Su, MD MSCE

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Diego

Locations

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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Dayo O, Turcotte V, Reyes B, Flores Ortega RE, Kaiser BN, Aarons GA, McMenamin SB, Su HI, Romero SAD. Navigating health insurance selection for in vitro fertilization (IVF) benefits: A study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Aug;155:107998. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107998. Epub 2025 Jun 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40602660 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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805955

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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