Study design
Infertility, infertility
INFERTILITY, RECRUITMENT
The current study was designed as a randomized controlled parallel clinical trial aimed at examining the impact of an infertility coaching program on the perceived stress levels of infertile women undergoing ARTs. Experimental protocol/s was approved with the code 1671.1397 IR.MAZUMS.REC by the Ethics Committee of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences.The allocation ratio was 1:1. The participants of the present study were infertile women treated with ARTs who visited Hasrat-e-Maryam Infertility Treatment Center in Sari in 2018. It should be mentioned that the women visiting this center are from all cities across Mazandaran province and the neighboring provinces.The random allocation sequence was generated using a random-numbers table as the method for this process. The samples were randomly (lottery) divided into the two groups of intervention (n = 30) and control (n = 30). Using sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes was the mechanism used to conceal the sequence until interventions were assigned. That informed consent was obtained from all the patients/legal guardian during the study. All patients who provided consent for participation and met the inclusion criteria were randomized. The process of randomization was carried out by the designated staff member responsible for recruitment. The assessors responsible for evaluating the outcomes remained blinded to the treatment assignments.IRCT registration number: IRCT20180811040762N1. Due to the start of repairs in one of the centers during sampling, multi-center sampling was updated to a single center, and Changes were made to the previous revision. (