NCT05103982

Testing a New Self-help Intervention for Infertility Related Distress: a Pilot Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Regina · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 42 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot study will test the effect of a 6-week self-help program in improving fertility-related quality of life as well as anxious and depressive symptoms, in women with infertility.

Detailed description

Twenty women with infertility living in Saskatchewan will be recruited and will be emailed six weekly 10-minute videos, each providing instructions on a new psychological technique that is aimed at addressing the emotional and interpersonal challenges of infertility. Fertility-related quality of life, depressive symptoms, and anxious symptoms will be measured before and after the program. Outcomes will also be measured weekly for three weeks post-intervention. Feedback about how to improve the program will also be collected.

Conditions

• Infertility, Female

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Coping with Infertility Program	6 10-minute videos with assigned homework

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-01
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-04-15
• First posted: 2021-11-02
• Last updated: 2022-02-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada