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TerminatedNCT02029365TCA2Updated Mar 10, 2015

Transversal, Controlled and Not Randomized Study, Laying on the Desire of Children and Eating Disorders in a Population of Infertile Women

An interventional study of Autoquestionnary and semi-structured interview in Infertility and Eating Disorders, sponsored by Nantes University Hospital. Terminated at 1 site in France. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-10.

Sponsored by Nantes University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was terminated
recruitment difficulties
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
71
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

In France , 15% of couples seek help for problems conceiving . In 10% of cases, infertility remains " unexplained" . Among the causes of female infertility , there are the eating disorders, as well as sexual disorders , these two cases may be linked. In addition, data from the literature seem to suggest that beyond a diagnosis of eating disorders, the feeding behavior of infertile women is more often disturbed than the general population. Moreover, the notions of desire for a child and maternal representations seem essential to address in the comprehensive care of women with infertility but also TCA integrating all conflicting issues reactivated at the time of motherhood. However, little work has been done on this subject. Thus, we propose a study on the desire for children and the eating disorders to infertile women, to update epidemiological data, but also to better characterize this particular patient population. Perspectives of this work are to improve screening measures and support through a joint work of doctors reproductive and psychiatrists.

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Conditions studied

  • Infertility
  • Eating Disorders

Keywords

  • Infertility
  • desire for children
  • eating disorder
  • anorexia nervosa
  • bulimia nervosa
  • eating disorders not otherwise specified
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In context

Infertility

2,506 studies on the registry are indexed under Infertility; 407 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 71 is below the median of 120 across 1,698 interventional studies indexed under Infertility.

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Lead sponsor

Nantes University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 825 studies on the registry; 195 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Women
  • Major
  • In a relationship
  • Infertile (WHO criteria)
  • Consultant in the Department of infertility (BMDR) for AMP
  • Understanding of French, literate
  • Agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Man
  • Minor
  • Pregnancy at the time of assessment
  • Exclusive Infertility spouse
  • Disorders of higher functions (severe cognitive impairment or confusion) or psychosis (hallucinations, delusional syndrome)
  • Major protected
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
71 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Without eating disorders

    Women consulting for infertility but without diagnosis of eating disorder.

    Other: Autoquestionnary

  • Other
    With Eating disorders

    Womenconsulting for infertility for which eating disorder is diagnosed.

    Other: Autoquestionnary · Other: semi-structured interview

Interventions

  • OtherAutoquestionnary

    autoquestionnary completed during the consultation for infertility

  • Othersemi-structured interview

    phone interview

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Children desire

    Questionnaire scores of children desire (Fragebogen zum Kinderwunsch) , according to three dimensions: * Improved self-esteem'' * Emotional Stabilization * Ambivalence

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Dysmorphic

    score Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ)

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Sexuality

    History Questionnaire score Sexual (QHS)

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Anxiety and depression

    score on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD)

    Time frame: 30 days

  4. Quality of life questionnaire

    Quality of life questionnaire score FertiQol internationnal

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Nantes university Hospital
    Nantes, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 10, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02029365
Lead sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 7, 2014
Start date
Jan 2014
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Mar 2015
Last update
Mar 10, 2015

Study contacts

Marie GRALL-BRONNEC
principal investigator · Nantes University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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