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he effect of written expression on infertile women

The effect of expressive writing intervention (EWI) on depression, stress, anxiety and quality of life of infertile women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20221108056434N1
Enrollment
124
Registered
2022-12-27
Start date
2023-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-07

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

Conditions

Condition 1: depression. Condition 2: Stress. Condition 3: anxiety. Other depressive episodes Acute stress reaction Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention consists of three written assignments for 20 minutes that are carried out in a period of 3 days. The intervention group is taught to write about in

Sponsors

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having at least two years of infertility history At least middle school education Being the husband's only wife Living with a spouse Primary or secondary infertility of any cause Women undergoing IVF or ICSI treatment Being Iranian and living in the city of Mashhad Age range 18-40 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Existence of previous mental illness Experiencing a stressful event in the past three months Suffering from severe depression, stress and anxiety candidate for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) Candidate for using donated egg, donated embryo and surrogate uterus Participation in the same study in the previous IVF cycle Smoking and alcohol addiction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 3 and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dass-21 questionnaire.;Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 3 and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dass-21 questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 3 and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dass-21 questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Hadizadeh goldsmith

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

shahnazhadizadeh@yahoo.com+98 51 5722 3028

Outcome results

None listed

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