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Effect of acupuncture on anxiety in infertility women

Effect of acupuncture on anxiety in women undergoing to in vitro fertilization

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-59f4yr
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-01-04
Start date
2010-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Anxiety in infertility women undergoing to in vitro fertilization.

Interventions

The patients were randomly divided into two groups, the group that received traditional acupuncture treatment during the stages of IVF (Test Group), composed of 22 patients, and the control group, com
procedure/surgery
H02.004

Sponsors

Serviço de Reprodução Humana - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Lead Sponsor
Serviço de Reprodução Humana - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women newer than 45 years, without previous psychiatric disorders, without use of antidepressants and / or anxiolytics and without use of acupuncture before.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women older than 45 years, previous psychiatric disorders, use of antidepressants and / or anxiolytics and use of acupuncture before.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint was reduction of at least 30% score on the Hamilton scale when assessed after treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess whether the reduction of anxiety reflected in an increase in pregnancy rate.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDaniela Isoyama

Serviço de Reprodução Humana - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

daniela.isoyama@gmail.com55 11 87810910

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)