Attention to Variability During Infertility
Infertility, Infertility, Female, Infertility, Male
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Infertility focused on measuring Infertility, Fertility, Mindfulness, Ellen Langer, Wellbeing, Attention to Variability
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria (infertile patients and their partners):
- 18+ years of age;
- Female patients who have been trying to conceive for at least a year, have attended at least one doctor's appointment with an infertility/fertility specialist and have been advised by their physician to undergo their first IVF cycle;
- Participants (patients and partners) with no known biological children.
Exclusion criteria (infertile patients and their partners):
- Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria above;
- Participants (patients and partners) with secondary infertility (already have a child);
- Participants (patients and partners) with a cut point score of less than 60 on the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) (assessed at phone screening).
Sites / Locations
- Boston IVF/IVF New EnglandRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
Waitlist Control
Attention to Variability - Patient Only
Attention to Variability - Partner Only
Attention to Variability - Patient & Partner
Infertility Stories - Reading
All participants in this condition will complete all measures online at three different points in time, including one narrative response at T2.
All participants in this condition will complete all measures online at three different points in time, including one narrative response at T2. They will also be instructed to complete a mindfulness intervention at home and respond to diary-type text messaging questions twice daily for two weeks (14 days).
All participants in this condition will complete all measures online at three different points in time, including one narrative response at T2. Partners of the infertile women will also be instructed to complete a mindfulness intervention at home and respond to diary-type text messaging questions twice daily for two weeks (14 days).
All participants in this condition will complete all measures online at three different points in time, including one narrative response at T2. All participants (patients and partners) will also be instructed to complete a mindfulness intervention at home and respond to diary-type text messaging questions twice daily for two weeks (14 days).
All participants in this condition will complete all measures online at three different points in time, including one narrative response at T2. They will also be instructed to do an at-home reading activity several times over a period of 2 weeks.