Virtual Reality-Supported Hypnofertility

NCT ID: NCT04755270

Last Updated: 2021-02-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 107 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-02-25
• Study Completion Date: 2020-07-10

Brief Summary

This research was conducted to determine the effect of virtual reality-supported hypnofertility on fertility preparedness, stress and coping with stress in women having in vitro fertilization. At the end of research It has been determined that initiatives based on the hypnofertility philosophy increase the level of preparedness to fertility, decrease the stress level and provide effective coping with stress in women who had IVF treatment.

Detailed Description

It is estimated that the infertility affects 8-12% of all couples in reproductive age across the world. Various alternative methods were implemented for years for alleviating the stress which was felt by infertile women. The women in the process of infertility treatment make more efforts to be impregnated, their fertility preparedness is negatively affected and they need more psychosocial support. Upon the review of the relevant literature, it is discerned that there was a limited number of studies in which mind-body programs, namely, hypnofertility methods, were applied to the cases of infertility. In this research, in the first meeting with infertile women who would be assigned to the experimental group, the research objective was explained, and their consent to partake in the research was received in written and verbal format and pretest data were obtained. Later during in vitro fertilization, VR-supported hypnofertility treatment initiative which applied to the experimental group was implemented in four stages, namely, 'Stage 1 (the first folliculometry day)', 'Stage 2 (the second folliculometry day)', 'Stage 3 (oocyte retrieval stage)' and 'Stage 4 (embryo transfer stage)'. And posttest data were obtained at the end of last stage. Each process took 20 minutes on average. Meetings with infertile women who were assigned to the control group were held twice. In the first meeting, pretest data were collected. VR-supported hypnofertility treatment initiative was not applied to the control group, and posttest data were collected from the control group via the second meeting held on the same date as the fourth stage of treatment, namely, the day of embryo transfer. It is considered that the stress levels of women who are in the process of having IVF treatment will fall down and hence the fertility preparedness and the ability to cope with infertility stress will be positively affected by virtue of the effective use of hypnofertility method, which is still a new method in Turkey, by midwives and other health professionals.

Conditions

Fertilization in Vitro

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

vr-supported hypnofertility

Relaxation, visualization, imagination and affirmation and techniques based on the hypnofertility philosophy were applied to women in the experimental group in four stages

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

VR Glasses

Intervention Type: DEVICE

techniques of hypnofertility and VR glasses

Control

Any initiative was not applied to the control group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

VR Glasses

techniques of hypnofertility and VR glasses

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

techniques of hypnofertility

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Having IVF treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• Having IVF treatment

• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Adiyaman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Çiğdem Erdemoğlu

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Yeşim Aksoy Derya, Phd

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Inonu University

Locations

Adıyaman University

Adıyaman, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Erdemoglu C, Aksoy Derya Y. The effect of hypnofertility on fertility preparedness, stress, and coping with stress in women having in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled trial. J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2024 Jul;42(4):569-580. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2156488. Epub 2022 Dec 13.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 36513620 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

AdıyamanU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id