Double ABCX Theory Based Cognitive Psychotherapy Combined Progressive Muscle Relaxation Intervention on Women Undergoing IVF-ET

Central South University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infertility

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive progressive muscular relaxation therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03931187

Intervention on IVF-ET

Details and patient eligibility

About

The in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET) is a therapy to help the infertile couples. The mental health status of couple under IVF-ET, commonly seen in depression and anxiety, is found to be closely related to the success of IVF-ET. This study aims to develop a intervention program combing cognitive psychotherapy and progressive muscle relaxation to ease the negative emotion and promote the success rate among couples undergoing IVF-ET.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The couple who are eligible for in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) treatment;
• Junior high school and above;
• voluntarily accepted for investigation and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Suffering from physical diseases such as severe heart, liver and kidney, and mental disorders;
• Experiencing major traumatic events in the past 2 years.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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67 participants in 3 patient groups

Women intervention arm

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention will be applied to the women within the couple.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive progressive muscular relaxation therapy

Couple intervention arm

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention will be applied to the couple, both men and women.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive progressive muscular relaxation therapy

Control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

The couple will receive the normal nursing care.