Improving sexual and reproductive health surveys
Official title: Advancing novel survey tools to increase participation and improve sexual and reproductive health data quality
Funded at Ibis Reproductive Health · NIH-11395985 · Data updated 2026-11-12
New online survey features aim to make sexual and reproductive health questions clearer and more inclusive for people across the United States.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Ibis Reproductive Health NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Cambridge, United States) |
| Project start | September 21, 2023 |
| Project end | May 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $59,500 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HD109320-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11395985 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults in the United States who are pregnant, could become pregnant, or have sexual and reproductive health experiences and who can complete online surveys are ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
People without reliable internet access, those unable to complete online questionnaires, or those with health concerns unrelated to pregnancy or sexual and reproductive health may not benefit directly.
What this research studies
You may be invited to take online surveys about pregnancy and sexual and reproductive health, and the study will randomly give people different survey features to see what works best. Some participants will see an anatomical organ inventory to guide screening questions, others will get customizable wording to match their identity, some will get both, and some will get standard survey questions. The researchers will follow participants over time to collect pregnancy-related outcomes and compare who stays in the study and provides complete, accurate answers. The team intends to identify survey methods that include more people and reduce mistakes in large health datasets.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, surveys will better represent diverse people, producing more accurate data that could help providers meet patients' pregnancy and reproductive health needs.
How similar studies have gone: Previous survey-method research has improved response rates and data quality, but combining an anatomical inventory with personalized survey language in a national randomized design is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
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Ibis Reproductive Health
Cambridge, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Moseson Lidow, Heidi Serene — Ibis Reproductive Health
- Study coordinator: Moseson Lidow, Heidi Serene
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.