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The effect of counseling on infertile couples

The effect of counseling based on acceptance and commitment therapy on mental health and quality of life in infertile couples: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20111122008170N13
Enrollment
108
Registered
2018-06-11
Start date
2017-04-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-07-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

infertility. Male infertility

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 8 weekly 90-minute sessions based on acceptance and commitment.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT, typically pronounced as the word "act") is a behavioral therap

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Couples with initial infertility of 1 to 10 years Couples 20 to 45 years old Have at least reading and writing education At least once failed treatment of infertility experience

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Earning a score of 41 from the mental health questionnaire Occurrence of an adverse event during the 6 months before the study (death or acute illness of relatives) they have no known mental or physical illness such as diabetes, depression (According to the participant) Participate in another intervention study Positive pregnancy test during the sampling and intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mental Health Status. Timepoint: Before intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goldberg general health questionnaire 28.;Quality of Fertility life. Timepoint: Before intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fertility Quality of Life Questionnaire (FertiQoL).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMalakouti.Jamileh

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

jamilehmalakouti@yahoo.com+98 41 3479 6770

Outcome results

None listed

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