Official Title: The Impact of Distress on the IVF Outcome
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2017-12
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Stress is a primary reason why in vitro fertilization IVF patients drop out of treatment and it may have a detrimental impact on pregnancy rates yet there is minimal published research on the efficacy of structured skills-based psychological interventions with assisted reproductive technology ART patients The objective of this study is to determine if women who are randomized to a mindbody MB program prior to starting their first IVF cycle will have higher pregnancy rates than controls C
This is a randomized controlled prospective study conducted at a private academically-affiliated infertility clinic and includes 143 women ages 40 and below scheduled to undergo their first IVF cycle Subjects are randomized via computer generated random numbers table to a 10 session mindbody program or a control group and followed for two IVF cycles The primary outcome measure is clinical pregnancy rate