Music for Anxiety in Embryo Transfers

Patient Satisfaction Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Effect of Music Before and During an Embryo Transfer on the Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels: An Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06084793
• Other study ID #: MUSIC-ET-20230824
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Centro de Estudios en Genetica y Reproduccion
• Contact: Demian Glujovsky, MD MSc
• Phone: +541143728289
• Email: glujovsky[@]cegyr.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare if playing music before and during an embryo transfer can make a difference for women who are going through a frozen embryo transfer as part of a medical procedure called assisted reproduction technology (ART). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does listening to music before and while having the embryo transfer make patients feel more satisfied and less anxious? - Does listening to music before and during the embryo transfer affect how likely it is for the woman to get pregnant? Before the embryo transfer, the participants will listen to music through earphones or speakers. During the embryo transfer, the participants will listen to music through speakers. During the embryo transfer, the comparison group will not listen to music and will receive the usual care. The aim is to see if listening to music before and during the embryo transfer can help make the procedure better for women.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 146
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 21 Years to 53 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• women undergoing a frozen embryo transfer as a consequence of an ART technique

Exclusion Criteria:

• gestational carriers
• hearing-impaired or deaf persons
• fresh embryo transfers

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Embryo Transfer
• Music
• Patient Satisfaction
• REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES
• Test Anxiety

Intervention

Other:
• Music
In the pre-transfer room, the personalized playlist will be played through earphones or speakers, according to the patient´s preference. In the transfer room, the personalized playlist will be played through speakers at a volume that is loud enough for the participant to hear but soft enough to ensure clear communication between the patient and doctor, without causing any disturbance to the doctor.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Argentina	Cegyr (Eugin group)	Buenos Aires

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centro de Estudios en Genetica y Reproduccion

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Argentina, 

References & Publications (12)

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Mahmoud MY, Labib K, Sileem SA, Mustafa FA, Hamed WM, Abd Elhamid A, Saleh DM, Alanwar A, Riad AAM, Abdelhakim AM, Abbas AM, Mohammed HM. The impact of music therapy on anxiety and pregnancy rate among infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive tech — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Participant satisfaction rate	It will be assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS) and an ad-hoc satisfaction rate survey.	Immediate after the embryo transfer
Primary	Participant anxiety rate	It will be assessed with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S), a validated tool. It will be evaluated before and after the embryo transfer (we will compare the absolute difference in the evaluation post-transfer, and also the difference between the pre and post-embryo transfer.	Immediate before after the embryo transfer