NCT01156324

The Impact of an Online Stress Management Program on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcome

The Impact of an Online Stress Management Program on IVF Outcome

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston IVF · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the impact of an online stress management program, which combines stress reduction and prevention strategies with personal care products/rituals which have relaxation properties, on pregnancy rates and psychological distress in women undergoing IVF for the first time.

Detailed description

The relationship between stress and infertility has remained a subject of controversy for many years. Recent research indicates that stress has a strong negative impact on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). In addition, stress is the most common reason given by women who voluntarily terminate treatment. In a recent study, women who participated in a group mind/body treatment program had higher pregnancy rates than control subjects. The impact of an online stress management program has never been studied in the infertile population. An online intervention would be far more accessible for many infertility patients.

Conditions

• Infertility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Online Stress Management Group (Upliv)	Personalized online stress management program
BEHAVIORAL	Control	Control group receiving routine care along with $50 gift certificate at end of cycle

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-07-01
• Primary completion: 2010-08-01
• Completion: 2010-08-01
• First posted: 2010-07-02
• Last updated: 2016-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States