Effect of acupressure on th self-efficacy, anxiety and pregnancy rate
Phase 3
- Conditions
- infertility.female infertility
- Registration Number
- IRCT201506072924N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria
Iranian native, female infertility, primary infertility, undergoing treatment ICSI, no history of mental illness, age between 20 to 45 years, do not take anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications, no history of use of acupressure, and acupressure is not performed during this study for other diseases.
Exclusion criteria: stressful events during study for participants, abnormal uterine cavity, severe anxiety, no participation in more than 2 of intervention sessions, without desire to continue to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety. self-efficacy. social support. Timepoint: Before intervention. Immediately after intervention end. Method of measurement: Beck anxiety inventory. infertility self-efficacy questionnaire Cousineau. social support questionnaire Zimet.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pregnancy rate. Timepoint: Almost one month after intervention end. Method of measurement: B HcG test.