Impact of a psychological intervention in patients under assisted reproductive treatment (in vitro fertilisation [IVF]/intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection [ICSI])

Completed

• Conditions: Infertility; Urological and Genital Diseases; Female infertility

• Registration Number: ISRCTN68794421
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Written consent for this study as well as for the IVF/ICSI treatment are on hand
2. The patient is currently not in psychological treatment
3. The patient has an indication to an IVF/ICSI treatment
4. The patient is in reproductive age (maximal age is 42 years)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to communicate
2. Fundamental contraindications to an IVF/ICSI treatment:
2.1. Acute/chronic infectious diseases: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis
2.2. Severe psychiatric diseases: schizophrenia, severe depressive disorders
2.3. Acute/chronic addiction
2.4. Carrier of a severe genetic disease
2.5. Age of the female patient is greater than 42 years
3. Need of psychological or psychiatric treatment before or during the study
4. Not any more willing to participate in the study
5. Severe injuries to the protocol
6. Separation of the couple
7. Severe disease of one partner

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified