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The Impact of the SPIKES Protocol With IVF Patients

NCT04917445 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2022-05-26

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the utilization of the SPIKES protocol for delivering bad news is perceived to be more compassionate and effective than the current standard of care for IVF patients receiving negative pregnancy test results.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Spikes-focused bad news protocol

Nurses trained to deliver bad news to IVF patients based on the Spikes-protocol for compassionately delivering bad news to patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Boston IVF

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alice Domar, PhD · Boston IVF

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-17
Primary Completion
2022-03-31
Completion
2022-05-24

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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