General Attitudes Towards Surrogacy in Poland

Sponsor

University of Gdansk (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT04732559

Collaborator

Principal Investigator: Karolina Lutkiewicz, PhD (Other), Sub-Investigator: Łucja Bieleninik, PhD (Other), Sub-Investigator: Mariola Bidzan, Prof (Other)

2,000

Enrollment

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The primary aim of the study is to:

investigate the general attitudes towards surrogacy among Polish population.

The secondary aims of the study are as follows:

assess the differences in attitudes towards traditional vs. gestational surrogacy among Polish population,
assess the cognitive concerns about issues related to surrogacy,
assess the acceptance of surrogate parenthood,
assess the attitude towards the surrogate mother,
identify factors that influence the attitudes towards surrogacy,
examine if there are differences in attitudes among members of the general public, health care professionals, students (health/medical studies vs. non-medical studies) and people with infertility diagnosis.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Surrogate Mothers

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

2000 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

General Attitudes Towards Surrogacy in Poland

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jan 31, 2023

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

General attitudes towards surrogacy. [Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Attitudes Towards Surrogacy Survey (ATSS) was constructed on the basis of a literature review and other existing questionnaires or surveys. The survey consists of 15 items. The opinion is indicated by using seven-point Likert-type scale (1= strongly disagree, 7= strongly agree). For most items a higher score indicates a more positive attitude towards surrogacy. To prevent acquiescence response bias, 4 items were reversed. Total score was obtained by summing the items, ranging from 15 (minimum negative attitude) to 105 (maximum positive attitude).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Attitudes towards traditional vs. gestational surrogacy [Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Measured by the Attitudes to Surrogate Parenthood Questionnaire (ASPQ) constructed by Constantinidis D., Roger Cook (2012). The opinion was indicated by using seven-point Likert-type scale (1= strongly disagree, 7= strongly agree). One item included yes/no answer.
The Cognitive Concerns About Issues Related to Surrogacy Scale (CCAIRSS) [Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Measured by the Attitudes to Surrogate Parenthood Questionnaire (ASPQ) constructed by Constantinidis D., Roger Cook (2012). The Cognitive Concerns About Issues Related to Surrogacy Scale (CCAIRSS) was used in order to examine the level of concerns and different complications associated to traditional and gestational surrogacy. Participants use five-point Likert-type scale to express how much they agree with each statement. Total score was obtained by summing the items, ranging from 15 to 75. High scores reflected smaller surrogacy-related concers and low scores reflected greater surrogacy-related concerns (Constantinidis, Cook, 2012).
Attitudes towards the acceptance of surrogate parenthood [Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Measured by the Attitudes to Surrogate Parenthood Questionnaire (ASPQ) constructed by Constantinidis D., Roger Cook (2012). The opinion was indicated by using five-point Likert-type scale (1= strongly disagree, 5= strongly agree). Some items included yes/no answer and ranking.
Attitudes towards the surrogate mother [Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Measured by the Attitudes to Surrogate Parenthood Questionnaire (ASPQ) constructed by Constantinidis D., Roger Cook (2012). The opinion was indicated by using five-point Likert-type scale (1= strongly disagree, 5= strongly agree).
Socio-demographic factors [Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Measured by the socio-demographic survey designed for the purpose of the study, which capture the following factors: gender, age, place of living, education background, work background, marital status, sexual orientation, religion and diagnosis of infertility.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

signed informed consent
no restrictions to gender
age ≥ 18
able to understand and complete the questionnaire in Polish
country of residence: Poland

Exclusion Criteria:

• if at least one of the inclusion criteria is not met

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Gdansk
Principal Investigator: Karolina Lutkiewicz, PhD
Sub-Investigator: Łucja Bieleninik, PhD
Sub-Investigator: Mariola Bidzan, Prof

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

Constantinidis D, Cook R. Australian perspectives on surrogacy: the influence of cognitions, psychological and demographic characteristics. Hum Reprod. 2012 Apr;27(4):1080-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/der470. Epub 2012 Jan 30.

Responsible Party:

Karolina Lutkiewicz, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Gdansk

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04732559

Other Study ID Numbers:

46/2020

First Posted:

Feb 1, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Feb 10, 2022

Last Verified:

Jan 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Karolina Lutkiewicz, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Gdansk

traditional surrogacy

gestational surrogacy

attitudes

surrogate parenthood

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 10, 2022