An observational study in Infertility and Mental Health, sponsored by Inception Fertility Research Institute, LLC. Not yet recruiting at 2 sites in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-27.
Sponsored by Inception Fertility Research Institute, LLC · Observational
The Patient Empowerment Project (PEP) will be integrated into the intake process at a fertility clinic to prepare clinical staff for any patient sensitivities or preferences and provide extra support if needed. The study will evaluate if the PEP increases patient retention and patient satisfaction scores.
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This study's planned enrollment of 100 is below the median of 200 across 592 observational studies indexed under Infertility.
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Patients seeking fertility treatment at participating clinics
Patients seeking fertility treatment at participating clinics
The PEP questionnaire will be implemented at the intervention clinic and staff will receive training to address responses.
Behavioral: Patient Empowerment Program (PEP)
Patients at the Control clinic will receive standard of care with no changes or additional questionnaires.
The clinic staff will receive PEP training from a licensed psychologist (the PI). PEP will be implemented, starting after training is complete. The PEP Introduction and the PEP Questionnaire will be included in the New Patient Packet. The patient will complete the PEP questionnaire as they complete their new patient intake forms. Clinic staff will tailor their approach to the patient based on the patient's responses to the questionnaire.
Patient Satisfaction
Standard patient satisfaction surveys will be collected at regular intervals throughout the study period
Time frame: New Patient consultation to 6 months later
Patient Retention Rate
Patient retention is measured by the percentage of patients who attended a new patient consult and moved forward with treatment.
Time frame: New patient consultation to 6 months later
Plan to share: No
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Start is estimated for Aug 2026; primary completion for Aug 2027, 12 months later.
Of 242 observational studies under Infertility, half reached primary completion within 39 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 100. This study's planned 12 months is below that.
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