Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effect of Music on Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatments.

University of Southampton

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Music

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02223845

RHMO&G0201

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate whether listening to music at the time of embryo transfer reduces anxiety levels in women undergoing assisted conception treatment.

Full description

An assessor-blinded randomized case control study in an IVF center, England UK will randomise women into 'music' (listened to self-selected music during embryo transfer) or 'control' (no music) groups. Participants will complete the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory prior to, and immediately following a post-treatment observation period. Total scores will be compared.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Eligible participants were women aged between 25-40 years, undergoing IVF or ICSI with fresh or frozen embryos to completion from February 2013 to December 2013.

Exclusion criteria

Women unable to consent or with hearing impairment were excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Music

Experimental group

Description:

Played music during embryo transfer

Treatment:

Other: Music

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No music played during embryo transfer