Efficacy of Dry Cupping versus Counselling with Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Approach on Fertility Quality of Life and Conception Success in Infertile Women due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.
Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery
; 12(1): 57-69, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Physical and psychological interventions could affect the quality of life (QoL) of women with infertility. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of dry cupping and counselling with the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) approach on fertility QoL and conception success in infertile women due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods:
This was a two-arm pilot randomized clinical trial from first January 2021 to the end of November 2022. In this regard, 19 women with infertility who were referred to the health centers affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. Participants were randomly divided into two groups (10 in the virtual MBCT group and 9 in the cupping group). All participants completed the fertility quality of life (FertiQol) tool before the intervention and three months after the end of the intervention. In addition, after the end of the intervention, a human chorionic gonadotropin test was performed monthly for three months, too. We used ANOVA/ANCOVA and its related effect sizes, including mean difference (MD) and standard mean difference (SMD Hedges's g), and chi-square tests to compare the study group outcomes in Stata 14.2. P-values equal to or less than 0.10 were considered significant.Results:
The intervention resulted in significant differences in the mean overall scores of FertiQol between the counseling and cupping groups (61.76±14.28 and 50.65±12.53, respectively) [P=0.091, MD=11.11 (90% CI 0.33 to 21.89), SMD=1.07 (90% CI 0.279 to 1.84)]. No significant difference was found in conception rates between the groups after the intervention.Conclusion:
This pilot study found that MBCT improved the fertility QoL in PCOS-related infertility patients better than cupping therapy. Trial registration IRCT201706110334452N1.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico
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Atención Plena
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Infertilidad Femenina
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irán
Pais de publicación:
Irán