Clinical Hypnosis During Insemination or Embryotransfer

Prospective Off-center Randomised Trial of Clinical Hypnosis Versus Relaxation Music

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01567241

Enrollment

282

Registered

2012-03-30

Start date

2012-03-31

Completion date

2014-03-31

Last updated

2012-04-02

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

Conditions

Reproduction Dysfunction

Keywords

clinical hypnosis, relaxation music, reproduction techniques, insemination, embryo transfer, pregnancy rate

Brief summary

Does clinical hypnosis or relaxation music improve the pregnancy rate if reproduction techniques are required?

Interventions

OTHERclinical hypnosis or relaxation music

25 minute tape recording

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Planned insemination or embryo transfer

Exclusion criteria

under age not able to understand German

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pregnancy rate	4 weeks after insemination / embryotransfer	Outpatient follow up after insemination / embryotransfer for 4 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaire: Intervention rating	5 minutes before and 5 minutes after insemination / embryotransfer

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactJoscha Reinhard, Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. MBBS BSc

Joscha.Reinhard@kgu.de+49-(0)-157 76400061

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026