Stress Management for Couples Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

Amit Sood60 enrolled

Overview

The investigators are trying to determine stress management strategies in couples undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).

The investigators are trying to determine two different stress management techniques in couples undergoing IVF. One arm will be randomized to learning these techniques by themselves by watching and following instructions on a digital video disc (DVD). The other arm will have an in-person class that will teach the couples different stress reduction techniques.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infertility

Interventions

Stress Management & Resiliency TrainingBEHAVIORAL

The couples in this group will attend the SMART in-person training class at the beginning of the study and will be taught a structured relaxation program.

Stress Management DVDBEHAVIORAL

The couples in this group will receive a Mayo Clinic Stress Management DVD.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 39 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women with clinical infertility, either primary or secondary, who are recommended for IVF for the first time as part of their treatment for infertility * Women with a partner, and both are willing to provide consent for study participation as a couple * Couples that can be reached by telephone for follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Women less than 18 years of age * Women equal or greater than 40 years of age * Women with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss * History of current or recent psychotic episode within past 6 months for either the woman or her partner * Couples needing a interpreter for their clinical encounter

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of Scores from questionnaires from baseline to 6 and then 12 weeks

Primary outcome measure will be comparison of pre- and post-stress reduction treatment questionnaire scale scores.

Time frame: Baseline, 6 and 12 weeks after randomization

Secondary Outcomes

Clinical Pregnancy rate

Clinical pregnancy rate: which is defined as seeing a gestational sac in the uterus with a fetal pole that has a heart beat.

Time frame: 12 months after randomization

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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