The Effect of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Programme Given to Infertile Women

Last updated: August 31, 2024
Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Mood Disorders

Depression

Panic Disorders

Treatment

mindfulness-based stress reduction

Clinical Study ID

NCT06283693
RojdaBAYARYILDIRIM
  • Ages 18-45
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Purpose of the Study This study aims to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program given to infertile women on perceived stress, anxiety, depression and salivary cortisol.

Materials and Method It will be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental design. This randomized controlled trial will follow the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) 2010 guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Agree to participate in the 8-week MBSR training

  • Having completed the Informed Consent Form and volunteering to participate in thestudy

  • Speaking and understanding Turkish

  • Idiopathic infertile women

  • Primary infertile women

  • YTU treatment has not started

  • Having attempted YTU at most three times before

  • Be able to use ZOOM program

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Illiteracy,

  • The woman has a cognitive and auditory problem,

  • Having a chronic disease

  • Not having a psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, majordepression, anxiety disorders, etc.)

  • Having participated in any awareness-based training program in the last 1 year

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not participating in any session of the 8-session training program, notparticipating in any of the Pre-test, Post-test-1 and Post-test-2

Being an infertile woman

Study Design

Total Participants: 86
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: mindfulness-based stress reduction
Phase:
Study Start date:
January 20, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
June 10, 2025

Study Description

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program given to infertile women on perceived stress, anxiety, depression and salivary cortisol levels. It will be conducted in a randomized parallel controlled experimental design using Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines. Women applying to the infertility outpatient clinic of Health Sciences University Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital in Ümraniye district of Istanbul province will constitute the sample population of the study. Women applying to the infertility outpatient clinic who meet the inclusion criteria and who voluntarily agree to participate in the study will be included in the study. According to the power analysis, a total of 86 infertile women, 43 in the intervention group and 43 in the control group, will constitute the sample of the study. While Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program will be applied to the intervention group with the zoom program, which is an online training platform, routine follow-up will be applied to the control group within the scope of outpatient follow-up of the relevant institution. The participants included in the study will be administered the Informed Voluntary Consent Form, Descriptive Characteristics Information Form, DASS-21, Perceived stress scale and Salivary cortisol test as part of the pre-test. Within the scope of post-test and follow-up test, DASS-21, Perceived stress scale and Salivary cortisol test will be applied again.

Discussion and conclusions of the study will be written as a result of the findings

Connect with a study center

  • Saglık Bilimleri Universitesi

    Istanbul,
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

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