NCT04141436

Hypnofertility for Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (HWUIVF)

Open Label, Randomized Controlled Trial, Effect of Hypnofertility on Fertility Preparedness, Cortisol Levels and Pregnancy Outcomes of Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled study aimed to specify whether the interventions based on Hypnofertility would lead to increased fertility preparedness and pregnancy outcomes, decreased cortisol levels of women undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment.

Detailed description

Objective: To specify whether the interventions based on Hypnofertility would lead to increased fertility preparedness and pregnancy outcomes, decreased cortisol levels of women undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment. Design: Randomized, controlled, prospective study. Setting: University Hospital Fertility Center in Izmir. Patients: Sixty-one women with unexplained infertility undergoing IVF treatment. Interventions: Interventions based on Hypnofertility including affirmations, visualization, dreaming and relaxation from the first day of treatment to the day of pregnancy test. Main Outcome Measures: Fertility preparedness and cortisol levels (primary outcomes), pregnancy rate (secondary outcome).

Conditions

• Infertility Unexplained
• Fertility Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Interventions Based on Hypnofertility	Affirmation Visualization Imagination Relaxation
OTHER	Routine clinical procedure	Routine clinical procedure

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-08
• Primary completion: 2019-03-30
• Completion: 2019-03-30
• First posted: 2019-10-28
• Last updated: 2019-10-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)