Impact of a Web-Based Mind-Body Awareness Program on Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment

Hacettepe University

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Infertility, Female

Treatments: Other: Web-Based Mind-Body Awareness Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06585137

PhD-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this two-group parallel randomized controlled study is to determine the effect of a web-based mind-body-based awareness program based on Meleis Transition Theory on fertility awareness and readiness levels in women receiving infertility treatment.

Full description

Developing fertility awareness in women receiving infertility treatment can enable changes in lifestyle habits that can increase fertility. Having and increasing fertility awareness in infertile individuals can increase the likelihood of pregnancy and having a healthy pregnancy, positively affect general health and reproductive health, and change negative lifestyle habits that can affect the treatment process for infertility. Fertility readiness can be provided with fertility awareness and can positively affect treatment outcomes. This research will be conducted as a two-group parallel randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of a web-based mind-body awareness program based on Meleis Transition Theory on fertility awareness and readiness levels in women receiving infertility treatment. The research will be conducted with women receiving infertility treatment at the In Vitro Fertilization Unit of Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. The sample will include women who volunteer to participate in the study, have started the infertility treatment process, have had at most two IVF attempts, speak and understand Turkish, are at least primary school graduates, are not in any psychological or social support group, have not completed or are not currently participating in any mind/body program for fertility. A total of 78 women will be included in the study sample: 39 for the intervention group and 39 for the control group. The Introductory Information Form, Fertility Awareness Scale, Fertility Readiness Scale, and Satisfaction Evaluation Form will be used to collect the data. Within the scope of the study, a web-based mind-body awareness program based on Meleis transition theory will be applied to the women in the intervention group. The routine nursing care in the unit will be applied to the control group. Research data will be analyzed using mean, standard deviation, median, quarts, percentage, minimum and maximum values, Chi-square, and Mann Whitney-U tests.

Enrollment: 78 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 23 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteering to participate in research
• Being diagnosed with primary infertility
• Starting the infertility treatment process
• Having attempted IVF at most twice before
• Being able to speak and understand Turkish
• Being at least a primary school graduate
• Not taking part in any psychological or social support group.
• Not having completed or currently participating in any mind/body program for fertility.

Exclusion criteria

• Women applying for frozen embryo transfer without ovarian stimulation
• Being diagnosed with secondary infertility
• Having a diagnosis of a chronic disease
• Having communication problems (vision, hearing)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

Web-based mind-body awareness program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group will participate in a web-based mind-body awareness program.

Treatment:

Other: Web-Based Mind-Body Awareness Program

Routine nursing care

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be applied to the control group.