The Effect of a Four-Week Hatha Yoga Intervention to Improve Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Individuals Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Villanova University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a four-week yoga program works to improve quality of life in people undergoing IVF (In Vitro Fertilization). It will also learn if a four-week yoga program decreases anxiety and depression symptoms in people undergoing IVF. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does a four-week yoga program effect quality of life, anxiety, and depression symptoms in people undergoing IVF? * Do the effects vary by individual characteristics of the people in the study? Researchers will compare the yoga intervention group to routine care as usual. Participants will: * Participate in a weekly virtual yoga class for four weeks (total of four yoga classes), or follow routine care as usual while undergoing IVF. * Take three online surveys every 4 weeks. * Be involved in the study for 8 weeks.
Description
The lifetime prevalence of infertility globally is 17.5%, meaning that one in six people have experienced infertility at some point in their life.When unable to conceive, individuals and couples frequently turn to assisted reproductive technology services. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments provide hope and reproductive opportunities to individuals and couples globally. Yet, ART treatments often cause emotional distress. The emotional and psychosocial distress that individuals undergoing ART care experience is comparable to the emotional experiences of women with cancer and othe…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Understand English * Scheduled for or currently undergoing an IVF cycle * Access to smartphone/computer/tablet and internet * Have a valid working email address Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are Pregnant, or who become Pregnant during the study * Individuals undergoing non-IVF cycles (i.e. intrauterine insemination) * Individuals undergoing a frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle * Individuals who are currently regularly practicing yoga * Individuals who score in the "severe depression" classification on the PHQ-9 (PHQ-9 score of 20-27)…
Interventions
- BehavioralYoga
The intervention in this study is a four-week Hatha yoga intervention delivered virtually.
Location
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania