Impact of COVID-19 on Psychological Status in Case of IVF Interrupted or Postponed

Completed

• Conditions: COVID-19; Infertility, Female; IVF; ART
• Interventions: Behavioral: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); Behavioral: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

• Registration Number: NCT04395755
• Lead Sponsor: Piazza della Vittoria 14 Studio Medico - Ginecologia e Ostetricia

Brief Summary

Infertility is a severely distressing experience for many couples. Depression and anxiety are psychological disorders associated with infertility, and they may worsen during infertility treatments.

This study times to understand the changes in the psychological status of infertile patients who had in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment interrupted or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-15
• Study Completion: 2020-05-15
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-19
• Study First Posted: 2020-05-20
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 503

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with IVF treatment interrupted or delayed during COVID-19 pandemic
• patients with signed informed consent
• patients with more than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with already diagnosed psychiatric disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Infertile women who had the IVF treatment postponed or delayed	Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)	-
Infertile women who had the IVF treatment postponed or delayed	Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of depression	1-4 weeks after communication of interrupted or delayed IVF
Severity of anxiety	1-4 weeks after communication of interrupted or delayed IVF

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino; 🇮🇹 Genoa, Italy