Investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness based intervention on perceived stress and emotional intimacy of infertile couples

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160821029446N14

Enrollment

Registered

2025-11-18

Start date

2025-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Perceived stress, emotional intimacy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Counseling sessions for the research units in the intervention group will be held for 8 weeks, one session a week, for 90 minutes, and these sessions include medita

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of infertility in couples according to the gynecologist's opinion The presence of both couples Having at least reading and writing literacy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Using psychological treatments or drug therapy for mental health problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived stress. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: To examine the perceived stress, the 4-question questionnaire of perceived stress by Cohen et al. (1983), which is a shortened version, will be used. This 4-question questionnaire (2 positive items and 2 negative items) measures thoughts and feelings about stressful events, control and coping with psychological pressure and stress experienced during the last month. The scoring method of the questionnaire is based on a 5-point Likert scale (never = 0, low = 1, medium = 2, high = 3, very high = 4). Questions 2 and 3 are scored inversely, the lowest score is zero and the highest score is 16. A higher score indicates greater perceived stress.;Emotional intimacy. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Another tool is Walker and Thompson's (1983) 17-question emotional intimacy questionnaire. This questionnaire is designed to measure intimacy based on a seven-point Likert scale (never = 1, rarely = 2, sometimes = 3, often = 4, mostly = 5, almost always = 6, always = 7). and a higher score means more emotional intimacy in couples. The test scores are obtained by summing the scores of the items and dividing it by the number 17. In this way, the minimum and maximum score of the subject is in the range of 1 to 7.	—

Measure

Time frame

Perceived stress. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: To examine the perceived stress, the 4-question questionnaire of perceived stress by Cohen et al. (1983), which is a shortened version, will be used. This 4-question questionnaire (2 positive items and 2 negative items) measures thoughts and feelings about stressful events, control and coping with psychological pressure and stress experienced during the last month. The scoring method of the questionnaire is based on a 5-point Likert scale (never = 0, low = 1, medium = 2, high = 3, very high = 4). Questions 2 and 3 are scored inversely, the lowest score is zero and the highest score is 16. A higher score indicates greater perceived stress.;Emotional intimacy. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the intervention, two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Another tool is Walker and Thompson's (1983) 17-question emotional intimacy questionnaire. This questionnaire is designed to measure intimacy based on a seven-point Likert scale (never = 1, rarely = 2, sometimes = 3, often = 4, mostly = 5, almost always = 6, always = 7). and a higher score means more emotional intimacy in couples. The test scores are obtained by summing the scores of the items and dividing it by the number 17. In this way, the minimum and maximum score of the subject is in the range of 1 to 7.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Damghanian

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Fnm@tumc.ac.ir+98 21 6692 7171

Outcome results

None listed

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