The effect of counseling on anxiety and quality of life in infertile women during treatment.

The effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT) on anxiety and quality of life in infertile women during treatment.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016082129453N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-24

Start date

2016-09-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Infertility. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: Quality of life. Female Infertility Generalized Anxiety Disorder _

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Experimental group receive Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in 90minutes sessions once a week for a total of eight sessions. Intervention 2: Control group: N

Behavior

Intervention group: Experimental group receive Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in 90minutes sessions once a week for a total of eight sessions

Control group: No action

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: women 18-45 years old? Diagnosis of Infertility? literacy? not have somatic and psychiatric diseases? Non-smoking and drugs? No history of assisted reproduction treatment? Having mild anxiety score (8-15) and average anxiety score (16-25) according to Beck Anxiety Inventory. Exclusion criteria: Lack of regular attendance to counseling sessions? Positive pregnancy test? Unpredictable events and crises that trigger anxiety: such as death of a loved and desire to exit from the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention? immediately after intervention? one month after intervention completion. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention? immediately after intervention? one month after intervention completion. Method of measurement: Fertility quality of life questionnaire (fertiQol international).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactElahe Rahimi

Arak University of Medical Sciences

e.rahimi@arakmu.ac.ir? ee.rahimii@gmail.com+98 86 3417 3502

Outcome results

None listed

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