Evaluation of an e-Learning Course for Sharing Bad News in Fertility Care

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the feasibility of implementing an e-Learning course called fertiShare, designed to improve the communication of bad news by fertility staff to patients. It involves a pre-registered, online, multi-centre, two-arm, triple-blinded feasibility randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the fertiShare intervention with a minimal control group. The aim is to assess the practicality of the course in fertility clinics and to prepare for a larger efficacy evaluation. The study will include a process evaluation to ensure findings are applicable to real-world fertility care settings.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Fertility Healthcare Professionals' inclusion criteria are:

* working at participating clinics; and
* whose role involves a minimum of 10% of week time (half a day) SBN or being a non-clinical decision-maker (e.g., clinic/line managers).

Patients' inclusion criteria are

• adult individuals or couples attending participating clinics to discuss or undergo (in)fertility diagnosis or treatment with participating FHPs.

Exclusion criteria are:

* not being able to read, speak or understand English;
* not being able to provide consent.
* for FHPs only, being unable to undergo the fertiShare training (e.g., visual impairments).

We will not be targeting groups or individuals deemed vulnerable. Potential participants are explicitly informed in the information sheet that, if they are worried about their mental health or psychological wellbeing they may chose not to participate at all. They are also advised to inform their fertility team and contact their GP in the usual way or the NHS Mental Health support service, www.nhs.yj/mental-health.

Where it's running

• King's Fertility
  London, London, United Kingdom Recruiting
• Saint Mary's Hospital Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Recruiting
• The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
  Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Recruiting
• Aberdeen Fertility Centre
  Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom Not yet recruiting
• Wales Fertility Institute
  Port Talbot, Port Talbot, United Kingdom Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Sofia Gameiro, PhD — Cardiff University
• Study coordinator: Sofia Gameiro, PhD
• Email: gameiros@cardiff.ac.uk
• Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 5376

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

• Dual Trigger vs HCG Trigger for Final Maturation in Normal Responders

  In normal responders undergoing ICSI cycles, this study tests whether using a dual trigger (GnRH agonist plus hCG) improves outcomes compared with the standard hCG trigger.

  Recruiting Al-Azhar University · Cairo, Cairo Governorate · NCT07861399

• Predicting pregnancy outcomes after assisted reproduction using a machine-learning model

  A machine-learning model will be tested to see if early beta-hCG levels can predict live birth and identify pregnancies at risk after IVF or FET (with exploratory look at IUI).

  Recruiting at 2 sites BetaPlus Center for Reproductive Medicine · Rijeka and 1 other locations · NCT07855783

• Higher or lower starting FSH dose for good-prognosis IVF with PPOS

  This trial tests whether starting IVF stimulation with 225 IU or 300 IU of FSH improves oocyte and embryo outcomes in good-prognosis women using PPOS.

  Recruiting Vietnam Military Medical University · Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City · NCT07772375

• Environmental and lifestyle factors linked to ART success in infertility patients

  This study follows 5,000 infertile men and women to see how environmental exposures and lifestyle relate to the success of assisted reproductive technology.

  Recruiting The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · Changsha, Hunan · NCT07641387

• Integrative care guided by biological aging markers for unexplained female infertility

  This trial tests whether measuring telomeres and other biological aging markers can guide a personalized integrative treatment to help women aged 25–42 with persistent unexplained infertility improve their chances of pregnancy.

  Recruiting BEYOND GENOMiX SA, AG, Ltd · Neuchâtel · NCT07404969

• How infertility and fertility treatments affect women's sexual function and behavior

  This project tries to see if infertility and fertility treatments like IVF change sexual desire, satisfaction, or sexual activity in women under 45 seeking fertility care.

  Recruiting McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre · Montreal, Quebec · NCT07376109

How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.