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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | OTHER |
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This study will asses the effectiveness of two strategies for timed intercourse in couples actively trying to conceive
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| every other day | Experimental | participants will visualize educational video with timed intercourse as recommended by NICE and ASRM |
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| fertile window | Experimental | participants will visualize educational video with timed intercourse as recommended by well-know evidence of better conception rates when using this strategy |
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| CG | No Intervention | participants will respond to questionnaire with no knowledge of intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| health educational video | Other | visualization of health educational video |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in sexual functioning over the course of one year | Self-report measure (FSFI, Rosen et al., 2000; IIEF, Rosen et al., 1997) | T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later] |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Depression over the course of one year | Self-report measure (HADS, & Snaith Zigmund, 1994) | T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later] |
| Change in Anxiety over the course of one year |
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Note: age limits are for female age only
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mariana V Martins, PhD | Universidade do Porto | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences | Porto | 4200-193 | Portugal |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36272105 | Derived | Martins MV, Fernandes J, Pedro J, Barros A, Xavier P, Schmidt L, Costa ME. Effects of trying to conceive using an every-other-day strategy versus fertile window monitoring on stress: a 12-month randomized controlled trial. Hum Reprod. 2022 Nov 24;37(12):2845-2855. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deac228. |
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Self-report measure (HADS, & Snaith Zigmund, 1994)
| T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later] |
| Number of participants that attain an infertility diagnosis | T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later] |
| Number of participants that achieve conception | T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later] |
| Change in social support over the course of one year | Self-report measure (2WSS, Shakespeare-finch & Obst, 2011) | T0 - before the intervention; T1 - one month later; T2 - six months later; T3 - one year later] |