Family planning in inflammatory bowel disease

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The lived experience of family planning of female patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their partners during key reproductive stages – a qualitative study.

• IRAS ID

  235207

• Contact name

  Sarah Glover

• Contact email

  sarah.glover7@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Royal Wolverhampton Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Over two years we aim to explore the lived experience of family planning of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their partners with or without IBD, during the reproductive stages of pre-conception, pregnancy and the postnatal period, and to use the findings from these interviews, insights from existing literature and focus groups with patients and healthcare providers to develop an intervention.

• REC name

  North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/NW/0361

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 May 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion