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Behavioral Intervention

Patient Navigator Program for Infertility

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Wendy Kuohung, MD
Research Sponsored by Boston Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Controls: A new patient at BMC Reproductive Endocrinology for the diagnosis of infertility from July 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024.
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to study how a program called Patient Navigator (PN) can help underserved individuals at Boston Medical Center who are seeking infertility care. The main goal is to see if the PN program can

Who is the study for?
This trial is for individuals facing infertility issues who are part of an underserved population at Boston Medical Center. They should be seeking infertility care and have not yet completed their fertility evaluation or started treatment.
What is being tested?
The study tests a Patient Navigator program designed to help participants navigate the healthcare system, reduce wait times for insurance coverage, lab work, appointments, and start of fertility treatment. It compares outcomes with patients from the previous year without this assistance.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves guidance rather than medication or surgery, traditional side effects are not expected. However, there may be indirect effects related to stress or anxiety management as participants engage with the healthcare system.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am a new patient seeking infertility diagnosis at BMC between July 2023 and January 2024.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Time to complete infertility evaluation
Time to start fertility treatments
Wait time for urology appointments
+1 more
Secondary study objectives
Duration of PN contacts in Intervention Group
Frequency of PN contacts in Intervention Group
Number of PN contacts in Intervention Group
+2 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Infertility Patient Navigator GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive assistance from the Infertility Patient Navigator (PN) to schedule and complete the infertility evaluation.
Group II: Historical Comparison GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Age-matched controls selected from the electronic medical record database who received infertility evaluation without PN assistance.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston Medical CenterLead Sponsor
402 Previous Clinical Trials
883,855 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Infertility
10 Patients Enrolled for Infertility
Wendy Kuohung, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBoston Medical Center
1 Previous Clinical Trials
28 Total Patients Enrolled
~27 spots leftby Mar 2026
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