Clinical trial NCT06250231: Knowledge and Attitude Towards Fertility Among Emirati Infertile Patients
Official title: Knowledge and Attitude Towards Fertility Among Emirati Infertile Patients
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Infertility, Female
Infertility, Male
Keywords: surveys and questionnaires
Lead sponsor: ART Fertility Clinics LLC
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-02-09
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study population is the infertile patients seeking In- Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment in ART fertility clinics in Abu Dhabi

Kindly note that ART is the name of the fertility clinic and not an abbreviation

Brief summary: Infertility is on the rise worldwide due to multiple reasons. Proper and timely diagnosis makes the treatment easier and more acceptable by the couple. Lack of fertility knowledge however delays necessary investigations and sometimes reduces chances of success as a consequence of a delay in patients / couples approaching infertility clinics. Assessing the fertility knowledge of the Emirati infertility patients would help us to understand better the cultural aspects of fertility, the driving forces for having children and how much patients actually know about predisposing factors for infertility. This in turn would improve counseling and possible set knowledge campaigns to increase awareness.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* United Arab Emirates nationals coming for their first consultation in ART Fertility Clinics
* Any age group
* males and females

Exclusion Criteria:

- none

Kindly note that ART is the name of the fertility clinic and not an abbreviation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Understanding Knowledge and Attitudes of Emirati Infertility Patients Towards Fertility Issues
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Abu Dhabi
country: United Arab Emirates
facility: ART Fertility Clinics
city: Al Ain
country: United Arab Emirates
facility: ART Fertility Clinics Al Ain
Study officials:
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