The effect of mindfulness-based group counseling on anxiety in women

The effect of group counceling based on mindfulness on anxiety of infertile women undergoing IVF attended to center of infertility in fatemieh hospital, Hamedan, 2016

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015082013405N14

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-10

Start date

2016-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety in infertile women. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Holding eight sessions of mindfulness-based counseling for infertile women included: Automatic guidance

Face with obstacles

Breathing Meditation practice and mindfulness of breathing

Sitting meditation

Acceptance and change and etc

Each session lasts 90 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: Anxious infertile women with mild

average in low and average in high anxiety (score of 20 to 53 in accordance with the criteria for the interpretation of the questionnaire STAI).

Behavior

Intervention group: Holding eight sessions of mindfulness-based counseling for infertile women included: Automatic guidance

Each session lasts 90 minutes

Control group: Anxious infertile women with mild

average in low and average in high anxiety (score of 20 to 53 in accordance with the criteria for the interpretation of the questionnaire STAI)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

25 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age range 25-40 years; High school diploma and more; Resident of Hamedan; Not having antecedent in psychiatric hospital; Not having addiction; Not having neurologic disease or other progressive diseases; Not taking psychiatric drugs; The mild, more than average and lower than average anxiety (the score of 20 to 53 in accordance with the interpretive criteria on a scale of spielberger anxiety inventory) Exclusion criteria: Absence of more than two sessions in counseling sessions in the test group; Naturally get pregnant without assisted reproductive techniques during the course of treatment; Physical or mental illness during the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention (in the process of embryo transfer). Method of measurement: Spielberger anxiety scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Zahra Masoomi

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

zahramid2001@yahoo.com+98 81 3838 0150

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026