CALM IVF (Creating Affiliations, Learning, and Mindfulness for In Vitro Fertilization Patients)

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Conditions studied: Quality of Life, IVF, Patient Satisfaction, Patient Engagement, Patient Empowerment

In brief

The investigators have designed a psychoeducational group curriculum specifically for new in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients (both male and female) to improve their treatment knowledge, to allow them to engage more in their care, to offer a support network, to improve satisfaction, and to provide them with tools to help reduce their stress and anxiety while undergoing the IVF process. The investigators plan to have four to eight infertility patients and their partners participate in a group at a time, for which they will attend three 1-1.5 hour interactive sessions that are scheduled throughout their first IVF cycle. These sessions will provide additional time for discussion about treatment with providers, learning opportunities on topics of interest to fertility patients, and stress reduction techniques. They will do several surveys before and after the intervention for comparison, including assessment of quality of life, depression, anxiety, resilience, and a knowledge assessment. The investigators will also track the patients to see if they pursue additional treatment in the instance of a negative pregnancy test compared to patients undergoing the standard treatment. The investigators plan to recruit a control group that receives the standard of care treatment here at the University of Iowa.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04048772

Run by

Rachel Whynott

People needed

141

Starts

2019-08-09

Expected to finish

2021-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients starting their first in vitro fertilization cycle at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have already undergone in vitro fertilization treatment at any institution
• Non-English speakers
• Fertility preservation patients
• Patients using donor oocytes, embryos, or sperm
• Patients taking psychotropic medications for depression or anxiety that have had a dosing adjustment within 3 months of study enrollment

Where it is running

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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