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NCT Number: NCT06581666

Current Awareness, Perspective and Knowledge on Social Egg Freezing

Hong Kong's fertility preservation service is underutilized and limited, with low awareness among clinicians and young adults. Traditional Chinese culture may lead to social stigma, preventing discussion of fertility issues. A survey aims to explore awareness, knowledge, and acceptance of oocyte cryopreservation, enabling resource allocation for a culturally acceptable public education program and a dedicated referral system to improve oocyte cryopreservation services.

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Key information

Conditions

Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

About this study

Hong Kong's fertility preservation service is underutilized and limited, with low awareness among clinicians and young adults. Traditional Chinese culture may lead to social stigma, preventing discussion of fertility issues. A survey aims to explore awareness, knowledge, and acceptance of oocyte cryopreservation, enabling resource allocation for a culturally acceptable public education program and a dedicated referral system to improve oocyte cryopreservation services.

The questionnaire will be in paper form and as an online survey. Potential participants will be provided with the study aim and respondent rights. Once verbal informed consent is obtained, participants will be asked to fill in the self-administered questionnaire. For the online survey, implied consent from the participants will be adopted when they complete the questionnaire on the webpage and return it to us.

In order to reach the 2 target groups, convenient sampling will be used. Questionnaires will be distributed to the patients who have undergone or will seek fertility preservation services in PWH. For the general public, they will be recruited online via an invitation link.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • People with aged from 18-60 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients unable to provide consent/assent (i.e. significant psychiatric problems/cognitive delay)

Treatment and study plan

No special intervention, all participants will be asked to complete same set of questionnaire.

Other

No special intervention, all participants will be asked to complete same set of questionnaire.

Primary outcomes

  1. Awareness, perspective and knowledge

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    To evaluate the difference in the level of awareness, perspective and knowledge towards social egg freezing between patients who have undergone or will seek fertility preservation services and the general public.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Awareness

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    To evaluate the awareness of oocyte cryopreservation among the general public and patients

  2. Factors that may affect the uptake rate

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    To determine any factors that may affect the uptake rate of oocyte cryopreservation

  3. Utilization rate

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    To assess the utilization rate of social egg freezing

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Elaine Yee Lee NG

CONTACT

[email protected]

+852 35052745

PUI WAH JACQUELINE CHUNG

CONTACT

[email protected]

+852 35051537

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2030
First posted
Sep 3, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 12, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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