Impact of Expressive Touching During Embryo Transfer

Infertile individuals report psychiatric symptoms and that their levels of anxiety and depression are significantly higher than in fertile controls .Thus,this study aimed to determine the effect of expressive touching during embryo transfer on the anxiety and pregnancy rate.

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Key information

Conditions

IVF-ET Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

25 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Albasma a private IVF center

Gaza, Palestinian Territories

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Having a diagnosis of primary infertility,
Being over the age of 25 and under the age of 35
Able to read and write Arabic,
Women who will be applied assisted reproductive techniques such as IVF- ICSI-ET,
Women with the same drugs and protocols used in IVF treatment was included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Women who have problems in understanding and perception,
Having a diagnosis of secondary infertility wasn&#39;t included in the study

Treatment and study plan

Expressive touching

Procedure

Woman's anxiety level was measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale Following these measurements, expressive touching that lasted 15-20 minutes was performed in the following manner.

The hands of the expressive touching performer warmed to body temperature (should not be cold).

The woman's hand close to the performer was placed between the hands of the expressive touching performer.

The woman's palm was gently grasped with the palms of the expressive touching performer.

The hand below was fixed and the upper part of the woman's hand was gently rubbed with the hand above.

Before and after massaging, the woman's arms and shoulders were touched at intervals.

During the procedure, the woman was called by her name, and verbal communication with the woman was continued by holding her hands firmly and sincerely as if a handshaking done.

Before the woman's discharge from the center, her anxiety level was measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale

Primary outcomes

The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale

Time frame: Anxiety levels in women were measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) both before and after the embryo transfer procedure. The assessments were conducted within 5 to 10 minutes of each other to capture the immediate impact of the procedure

The scale is a self-assessment questionnaire and, consists of 40 items rated on 4- point Likert scale. The scale consists of two sub-dimensions: the "state anxiety" has 20 items and is used to determine what is felt at a specific moment under certain conditions, and the "trait anxiety" has 20 items and is used to determine what has been felt in the last seven days. The scale includes reversed and non-reversed items. The score obtained from the reversed items is subtracted from the score obtained from the non-reversed items. Then, 50 points are added to this score for the state anxiety dimension and 35 points for the trait anxiety dimension, giving the total score. The score obtained from the two sub-dimensions ranges between 20 and 80. Higher scores indicate that the anxiety level is high

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

TC Erciyes University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Expressive Touching During Embryo Transfer on the Anxiety and Pregnancy Rate of Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated: Sep 19, 2024

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