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The effect of an electronic intervention on the reproductive health and response to treatment in infertile couples

Design, implementation, and evaluation of an electronic support intervention versus usual care on improving the reproductive health of couples undergoing infertility treatment and investigating the effect of this intervention on the response to treatment:a randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20100701004281N4
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-11-11
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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Conditions

Infertility. N97.4

Interventions

Control group: usual care provided infertility ward.

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A Diagnosis of infertility or a history of unsuccessful attempts to conceive for twelve months or more, primary or secondary infertility, absence of living children in secondary infertility, absence of adopted children, ability to read and write, residents of Shahroud city, couples receiving assisted reproductive methods For the first time, the agreement of both couples to participate in the study, having a smart phone or computer that receives the educational program or text messages and mastering its use at home, work, etc., having informed consent to participate in the study, lack of Any physical or mental illness in the couple, willing to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having psychological diseases, a history of psychological diseases, taking psychiatric drugs or participating in other psychological interventions during the treatment stages such as (IVF...), experiencing a stressful or unfortunate event in the last 6 months and engaging in smoking, alcohol or consumption, or drugs use in couples.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improving Reproductive Health. Timepoint: Before intervention, after completion of counseling sessions. Method of measurement: Reproductive Health Questionnaire.;Infertility stressB. Timepoint: Before the intervention - after the counseling sessions. Method of measurement: Using the Infertility Stress Questionnaire.;Life Style. Timepoint: Before the intervention - after the counseling sessions. Method of measurement: Using the Walker's Health Promotion Lifestyle Questionnaire.;The scores of the dimensions of the sexual self-concept. Timepoint: Before the intervention - after the counseling sessions. Method of measurement: Using the Snell Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire.;Drug Compliance (MARS's 10-item questionnaire) was conducted to measure drug compliance, the grading rate was never = 5, rarely = 4, sometimes = 3, most often = 2, always = 1. The scores obtained from this The questionnaire is divided into 10, and thus the range of scores to be obtained in a questionnaire is from 1 to 5. A score of more than 4.5 indicates good drug compliance and a score of less than 4.5 indicates poor drug compliance.). Timepoint: Before the intervention - after the counseling sessions. Method of measurement: Using questionnaire Medication Adherence (MARS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ovarian follicle size. Timepoint: Before the intervention and during 10th to 12th of menstrual cycle (in case of lack of proper size of the ultrasound follicle on days 14-16 and finally 20-22 cycles) after the intervention. Method of measurement: vaginal ultrasound.;Numbers of dominant follicles. Timepoint: Before the intervention and during 10th to 12th of menstrual cycle (in case of lack of proper size of the ultrasound follicle on days 14-16 and finally 20-22 cycles) after the intervention. Method of measurement: vaginal ultrasound.;Implantation Rate. Timepoint: Two weeks after the assisted reproductive procedure. Method of measurement: Serum BhCG level.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAzam Hamidzadeh

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

Azhamidzadeh@shmu.ac.ir+98 23 3239 5054

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026