Responsive Web-based Roadmap (InT-mAp) in Infertility Treatment

NCT ID: NCT05890625

Last Updated: 2023-11-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-10

Study Completion Date

2024-02-29

Brief Summary

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Infertility affects approximately 48 million couples and 186 million individuals globally, and it has biological, psychosocial, and economic problems in couples. It is a vital global reproductive health problem that has burdens and affects not only families but also society and the state.

Studies indicate that many situations experienced during the infertility treatment process negatively affect the treatment results, and the anxiety of individuals receiving treatment, especially women, is high. The previous literature reports that during the infertility treatment process, women experience a decrease in their anxiety and self-confidence about drug administration, they have doubts about the dose, administration, and time of drugs, and the rate of mistakes made regarding drug administration is too high to be ignored. Such cases may lead to cycle cancellations in infertility treatment, interrupting the treatment, adversely affecting the success of the treatment, and thus exposing the couple to more than one treatment trial. The interruption of the treatment with the cycle cancellation, the increase in the number of treatment attempts, the repetitions cause the woman to be exposed to a higher amount of drug, the cost to increase with each treatment trial, an increase in the economic burden of the couples, and an increase in the financial burden for the country. In addition to these physical and economic burdens, feelings such as anxiety, concern, hopelessness, and depression increase in couples, and they may eventually experience burnout.

In order to improve the care of infertile individuals, it is clearly stated in the literature that couples need open communication channels with health care professionals, obtaining qualified information, instilling realistic hope, empowerment, accessibility of care services, and they have unmet and high-quality care needs. The increase in the use and use of web-based education services in the globalizing world gives us hope in providing a solution to this issue.

This project was mainly designed to answer the question of "Is the responsive web-based roadmap (InT-mAp) developed in solving the problems encountered in drug administration, treatment success and reducing anxiety in infertile women treated with Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART)?"

With InT-mAp, which investigators will develop using web-based education technology, which is a distance education method in this age of technology; investigators aimed to reduce/reduce the margin of error in ART treatment-drug practices, to contribute positively to the treatment process, and to reduce the social, economic and psychological burdens by reducing the anxiety level of individuals in this process. Besides, the InT-mAp, which will be developed to meet individuals' education and counseling needs for general infertility issues and the treatment process, will reduce the workload of healthcare professionals working in this field and make a positive contribution to drug administration consultancy.

With this study, investigators aimed to provide participants with time-saving, individualized care, to reach the right information whenever they want, regardless of time and place, on every subject they need in the field of infertility. Investigators predict that sufficient follicle development, healthy oocytes and pregnancy can be achieved by creating awareness in infertile women and minimizing the conditions that may adversely affect the treatment process and results. Contributing to the health and economic indicators of the country by reducing cycle cancellations and reducing costs are among our important goals. The most important features that make the project unique are the absence of online support and a sensitive web-based training platform, where the infertility treatment process in Turkey can be followed in detail by the users, and individualized care and training needs are met.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Infertility, Female Web Anxiety IVF

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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InT-mAp

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

InT-mAp

Intervention Type OTHER

InT-mAp, the content of which will be created as a result of the evaluation of the nursing needs of infertile women, consists of a web-based training and online consultancy platform. The treatment plan specific to each participant will be entered into the web base individually, and the participants will be able to follow and manage the treatment protocols and appointments under their own control. InT-mAp is a guide that helps breakers about the intended use, effects, side effects of the drugs under treatment and how to self-administer, especially for women.

Control group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

On going treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

No additional attempts will be made by the investigator on the cases in the control group. These cases will only benefit from the services in the clinic.

Interventions

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On going treatment

No additional attempts will be made by the investigator on the cases in the control group. These cases will only benefit from the services in the clinic.

Intervention Type OTHER

InT-mAp

InT-mAp, the content of which will be created as a result of the evaluation of the nursing needs of infertile women, consists of a web-based training and online consultancy platform. The treatment plan specific to each participant will be entered into the web base individually, and the participants will be able to follow and manage the treatment protocols and appointments under their own control. InT-mAp is a guide that helps breakers about the intended use, effects, side effects of the drugs under treatment and how to self-administer, especially for women.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* In vitro fertilization-Embryo transfer (IVF-ET)/ Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)-ET treatment planned as assisted reproduction treatment (ART) and who are in the controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COS) process of the treatment,
* Having no psychological or chronic illness and related treatment that may affect the success of treatment other than the cause of infertility,
* Primary infertile,
* Being under 35 years old,
* Able to speak, read and write Turkish, perceive and answer questions correctly and communicate effectively,
* Having a smart phone with Android and the operating system for i-Phone (IOS) operating systems, being able to use mobile applications, and having sufficient equipment to use these applications (internet, etc.),
* Women who volunteered to participate in the study will be included in the sample.

Exclusion Criteria

* Not meeting the sampling criteria,
* Wanting to leave after the start of work,
* Women with errors or deficiencies in their evaluation/use of the mobile application will be excluded from the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Marmara University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maltepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tuğba Bozdemir

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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SBÜ Zeynep Kamil Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Tugba Bozdemir

Role: CONTACT

+90 5520978860

Hatice Yildiz

Role: CONTACT

+905323926429

Facility Contacts

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Nazmiye y

Role: primary

(0216) 391 06 80

Other Identifiers

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2022/20-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id