The impact of extremely brief meditation and brief mindfulness interventions on assisted reproductive technologies success rates: A randomised controlled trial.

Autor: Nunes GM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30130100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Paiva SPC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30130100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Geber S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30130100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Serra ASVA; Collaborator, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30130100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Sampaio MAC; ORIGEN, Center for Reproductive Medicine, 30110120, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Tavares RLC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30130100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Electronic address: rubens.ufmg@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Explore (New York, N.Y.) [Explore (NY)] 2024 Sep 29; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 103067. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103067
Abstrakt: Objective: To investigate the effect of extremely brief meditation (EBMI) or brief mindfulness interventions (Brief MI) on pregnancy rate in women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).
Methods: This is a prospective, three-armed, randomized controlled trial with women undergoing ART cycle, age ranging from 18 to 50 years. In the day of embryo transfer, the patients randomized to Brief MI group received a 15-minute audio of mindfulness. They were instructed to practice it daily, starting from the day of embryo transfer to the day of the pregnancy test, leading to a total of 180-210 minutes. Women randomized to EBMI met once a week during the waiting time between the embryo transfer and pregnancy test day in the same virtual room with a meditator instructor for 40 minutes, totalizing two sessions (80 minutes). The pregnancy rate was assessed via a blood test to measure hCG performed 2 weeks after embryo transfer.
Results: A total of 68 women aged 37.5 ± 4.3y were included (EBMI, n = 24; Brief MI, n = 22 and CG, n = 22). Pearson's Chi-square test and Student's t-test for independent samples showed no significant differences between intervention and control groups. Both EBMI and Brief MI had no significant effect on pregnancy rate in women undergoing ART.
Conclusion: This randomized control trial revealed that the extremely brief meditation (EBMI) or self-managed brief mindfulness intervention (Brief MI) had no significant effect on pregnancy rates in infertile women undergoing ART cycles.
Trial Registration Number: NCT04058262.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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