Fertility Supportive Behavior Education Based On Watson's Theory Of Human Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infertility, Female; IVF
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fertility supportive behavior education based on Watson's Theory of Human Care; Procedure: Routine nursing care; Device: The booklet "Fertility-Supporting Health Training

• Registration Number: NCT06591637
• Lead Sponsor: TC Erciyes University

Brief Summary

Infertile individuals frequently attempt behavioral changes to enhance the effectiveness of their treatment and improve fertility outcomes. Consequently, this study was designed to assess the impact of fertility supportive behavior education, grounded in Watson's Human Care Theory, on healthy lifestyle behaviors and the success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in women with primary infertility

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-05
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-15
• Study Completion: 2023-09-30
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-09-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Women have a diagnosis of primary infertility.
• Women over the age of 18 and under the age of 32.
• Women able to read and write in Arabic.
• The cause of infertility must be a male factor.
• Women who are undergoing assisted reproductive techniques, specifically İn Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmatic Sperm Injection.
• Women using the same drugs and protocols for IVF treatment.
• Only women who receive a fresh embryo transfer during their IVF treatment included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who have problems with understanding or perception
• The presence of tubal, uterine or other infertility factors in women
• Women undergoing a frozen embryo transfer as part of their IVF treatment
• Women whose pregnancies do not continue or who are diagnosed with a fetal anomaly by the time the healthy lifestyle behaviors scale is re-administered after 3 months excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
intervention group	Fertility supportive behavior education based on Watson's Theory of Human Care	The intervention group received fertility supportive behavior education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring and was given a booklet titled 'Fertility-Supporting Health Training' at the onset of treatment. In addition to routine nursing care, the researcher provided detailed intervention and guidance regarding the booklet throughout the treatment period.
intervention group	Routine nursing care	The intervention group received fertility supportive behavior education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring and was given a booklet titled 'Fertility-Supporting Health Training' at the onset of treatment. In addition to routine nursing care, the researcher provided detailed intervention and guidance regarding the booklet throughout the treatment period.
intervention group	The booklet "Fertility-Supporting Health Training	The intervention group received fertility supportive behavior education based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring and was given a booklet titled 'Fertility-Supporting Health Training' at the onset of treatment. In addition to routine nursing care, the researcher provided detailed intervention and guidance regarding the booklet throughout the treatment period.
control group	Routine nursing care	The control group received routine nursing care and was given a booklet titled 'Fertility-Supporting Health Training' at the onset of treatment, but the researcher did not provide any additional intervention or guidance regarding the booklet.
control group	The booklet "Fertility-Supporting Health Training	The control group received routine nursing care and was given a booklet titled 'Fertility-Supporting Health Training' at the onset of treatment, but the researcher did not provide any additional intervention or guidance regarding the booklet.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II instrument	Both groups completed a Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile instrument and pre-test measures, at the onset of the study. At the end of treatment after embryo transfer they were administered test measures.After 3 months were administered posttest measure	The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) is a widely-used instrument for evaluation of health behaviour which has been validated in multiple studies. Based on Pender's Health Promotion Model, it conceptualises an individual's health-promoting lifestyle in terms of the following dimensions; health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations and stress management.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG or hCG) blood test	14 days after embryo transfer	A quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG or hCG) blood test measures the specific level of HCG in the blood. HCG is a hormone produced in the body during pregnancy.; Results are given in milli-international units per milliliter (mUI/mL).; Normal levels are found in: Non-pregnant women: less than 5 milli-international units per milliliter Healthy men: less than 2 milli-international units per milliliter

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Albasma a private IVF center; 🇵🇸 Gaza, Palestinian Territory, occupied