Protocol of the Fit-For-Fertility study: a multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing a lifestyle programme targeting women with obesity and infertility.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Women with obesity are at a higher risk of infertility as well as gestational and neonatal complications. Lifestyle changes are universally recommended for women with obesity seeking fertility treatments, but such intervention has only been assessed in very few robust studies. This study's objectives are therefore to assess the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of an interdisciplinary lifestyle intervention (the Fit-For-Fertility Programme; FFFP) targeting women with obesity and subfertility in a diverse population.

Methods and analysis

This pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) will include 616 women with obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m² or ≥27 kg/m² with polycystic ovary syndrome or at-risk ethnicities) who are

SUBMITTER: Belan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020282 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature