Swanson-Based Supportive Care for Infertility Stress and Coping in Couples Undergoing ART

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if supportive care based on Swanson's Caring Theory can reduce stress and improve coping in couples undergoing infertility treatment with assisted reproductive treatment (ART), including in vitro fertilization (IVF). Infertility can be emotionally challenging and may affect both partners. Many couples experience stress, uncertainty, and difficulty coping during treatment. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Does this supportive care program reduce infertility-related stress in women and men? * Does it improve how couples cope with the challenges of infertility treatment? Researchers will randomly assign (by chance) couples to one of two groups: a supportive care group or a routine care group. All participants will continue their planned fertility treatment. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of the two groups * Receive either supportive care (education and counseling throughout treatment) or routine care * Complete questionnaires about stress and coping before treatment, after the oocyte retrieval procedure, and one month after embryo transfer * Couples who do not achieve pregnancy will complete one additional questionnaire Swanson's Caring Theory is a care approach that focuses on understanding individuals' experiences, providing emotional support, and helping people cope with difficult situations. The results of this study may help improve structured supportive care for couples undergoing infertility treatment and promote more effective coping and lower stress during the treatment process.

NCT Number	NCT07557069
Lead Sponsor	Ondokuz Mayıs University
Conditions	Infertility
Enrollment	50 participants
Start Date	2022-07-05
Primary Completion	2023-06-05 (estimated)
Study Completion	2023-06-05 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-05