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The effect of group hope therapy on the desire to have children in women of reproductive age .

The effect of group hope therapy on the desire to have children in women of reproductive age .

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230524058284N1
Enrollment
98
Registered
2023-07-08
Start date
2023-07-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-25

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

Conditions

Desire to have children.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: who will participate in group hope therapy sessions based on the Schneider protocol, which includes 8 90-minute sessions, and the management and leadership of the g
the second session is an explanation of how to develop hope and the necessity of its existence and its effect on well-being, while establishing a therapeutic relationship. With each of the clients and
in the fifth session, members will be asked to provide a list of current events and important aspects of their lives and determine the importance of each of them
In the sixth session, the characteristics of suitable goals will be presented based on Snyder's theory, and then people will be encouraged to set goals in each of the areas of life. In the seventh ses

Sponsors

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a wife alive and without fertility problems Age 18-50 years Obtaining a medium to low level of hope from Schneider's Hope Questionnaire Expressing the desire to participate in this intervention Being of Iranian origin Living in Gonabad city Being literate in reading and writing Having one to three children who are at least 1 year older than the last child

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Wanting to have children now (before the study) Being menopause Suffering from known or self-reported mental illnesses Having any medical contraindications for pregnancy and child bearing Having children with mental and physical disabilities Has not recently (the last three months) faced an unfortunate events Having visual or auditory speech defects Suffering from infertility or frequent miscarriage

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The score of desire to have children in the fertility desire scale (FDS) developed by Nagibi et al. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: The fertility desire scale (FDS) developed by Nagibi et al.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactElham Saberi

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

saberi.e@gmu.ac.ir+98 51 5722 3401

Outcome results

None listed

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