NCT07457697

MyGENESIS: A Digital Psychoeducational Program for Donor-Conceived Young Adults

Effectiveness of a Digital Psychoeducational Intervention (MyGENESIS) for Donor-Conceived Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade do Porto · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of MyGENESIS, a self-guided digital psychoeducational intervention designed for donor-conceived people aged \>17 years. MyGENESIS is grounded in cognitive-behavioral principles and the transactional model of stress and aims to support participants in understanding donor conception, managing stress, developing adaptive coping strategies, and addressing cognitive appraisals related to their donor-conceived status. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or a control condition. Outcomes related to psychological well-being, stress, and coping will be assessed at baseline and post-intervention.

Detailed description

MyGENESIS is a structured, self-guided digital psychoeducational intervention developed through a participatory research approach with donor-conceived people. The intervention integrates cognitive-behavioral training with the transactional model of stress, emphasizing the role of cognitive appraisals and coping strategies in psychological adjustment. The intervention consists of five sequential modules: 1. psychoeducation on donor conception and its implications; 2. stress, coping, and emotion regulation; 3. cognitive restructuring; 4. problem-solving strategies; 5. review of stress responses and future goal setting. The trial adopts a randomized controlled design to evaluate the effectiveness of Genesis in improving stress management and psychological adjustment among donor-conceived adults.

Conditions

• Psychosocial Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MyGENESIS Digital Psychoeducational Program	A self-guided digital psychoeducational intervention based on cognitive-behavioral principles and the transactional model of stress.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-01
• Primary completion: 2026-07-31
• Completion: 2026-09-30
• First posted: 2026-03-09
• Last updated: 2026-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal