Young Adults' Fecundity Knowledge and Fertility Intentions and Reproductive Behavior

Summary

This RCT investigates the impact of an educational video on fecundity knowledge among young adults. The video discusses several risk factors associated with fecundity, such as age and smoking. The primary outcome measure of the RCT is fecundity knowledge. The knowledge level is defined based on the following factors: Age; smoking; sexually transmitted infections; Success of spontaneous pregnancy according to female age; Success of pregnancy according to female age and fertility treatment. The secondary outcomes are: intentions regarding the timing of desired pregnancy/childbirth; fecundity-protective behaviors; life goals; realized fertility later in life.

Conditions

• The Focus is to Investigate Effect of an Educational Video on Fecundity Knowledge Among Young Adults

Interventions

OTHER

Educational intervention

The educational intervention group will be provided with information that should allow them to correctly answer questions on fecundity knowledge and fecundity risks factors. The fecundity information will be provided through a short animated educational video (3 minutes) that will be sent out digitally. The control group is not receiving such information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• ERC Synergy Grant (European Union, 101071773)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Aarhus

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mikko Myrskylä, Professor · Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

• Cecilia Ramlau-Hansen, Professor · Department of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Denmark

• Siri Eldevik Håberg, Professor · Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-11-26

Primary Completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2045-10-31

Countries

• Denmark
• Norway

Study Locations