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Fast Track to Fertility
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Summary
The Fast Track to Fertility (FTF) program is an algorithmic text messaging communication and patient education platform designed to improve the efficiency the fertility workup. The initial pilot program resulted in an approximately 50% reduction in the time taken to complete the diagnostic workup. Since the pilot program, the investigators have enhanced the FTF Program (v2.0) beyond the texting platform, incorporating educational videos to increase patient knowledge and autonomy in the workup and treatment of infertility. This protocol pertains to a randomized controlled quality improvement initiative to measure the impact of the FTF v2.0 Program on fertility workup completion, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Official title: Fast Track to Fertility: Randomized Controlled Quality Improvement Initiative of an Algorithmic Text Messaging Communication and Patient Education Platform Designed to Improve the Efficiency the Fertility Workup
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
160
Start Date
2025-04-25
Completion Date
2027-04-25
Last Updated
2026-01-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Fast Track to Fertility Algorithmic Text Messaging Platform
The Fast Track to Fertility algorithmic text messaging platform uses branching logic based on our standard workup protocol to text patients to schedule blood tests and an ultrasound timed to their menstrual cycle, as well as remind male partners to schedule blood and semen analyses. The platform will use an algorithmic approach to facilitate two-way communication, and any queries with no available responses will be escalated to the clinical team. Patients are not dependent on structured messages to progress through their journey; they can ask relevant questions in real time, and they are supported with fewer reminders. Response categories include clinical guidance and FAQs (e.g., how to determine cycle start or uterine cavity evaluation pre-appointment instructions), administrative guidance and FAQs (when to schedule test/appointment or clinic locations or phone numbers), and conversational pleasantries.
Locations (1)
Penn Fertility Care
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States