Impact of COVID-19 on Psychological Status in Case of IVF Interrupted or Postponed

Piazza della Vittoria 14 Studio Medico - Ginecologia e Ostetricia

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19; IVF; ART; Infertility, Female

Treatments: Behavioral: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); Behavioral: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04395755

COVID-19-NOIVF

Details and patient eligibility

About

Infertility is a severely distressing experience for many couples. Depression and anxiety are psychological disorders associated with infertility, and they may worsen during infertility treatments.

This study times to understand the changes in the psychological status of infertile patients who had in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment interrupted or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enrollment: 503 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with IVF treatment interrupted or delayed during COVID-19 pandemic
• patients with signed informed consent
• patients with more than 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• patients with already diagnosed psychiatric disorders

Trial design

503 participants in 1 patient group

Infertile women who had the IVF treatment postponed or delayed

Treatment:

Behavioral: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)

Behavioral: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)