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Levine's Conservation Model-Based Nursing Care

NCT07459894 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-03-10

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Summary

Infertility is a significant health problem, and the prevalence of infertility is increasing in developing countries. The WHO estimates that 8%-10% of married women experience difficulties in becoming pregnant. While many women who experience infertility can become pregnant through assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF treatment can result in various psychological-emotional consequences, including stress, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nursing care based-levin's conservative model on psychological adaptation, perception and perceived social support in infertile women. Study design was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) research design. The study was conducted at the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic and In vitro fertilization (IVF) at Menoufia University, that allocated in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. The study sample was a purposive sample of 80 infertile women attended the previously mentioned settings and was divided equally into study and control group (40 women). Four tools were used for data collection: A structured interviewing questionnaire, psychological adaptation tools, infertility perception scale for women (IPS-W and the multidimensional perceived social support scale.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Levin's conservative model- based nursing care

The intervention was designed according to Levine's four conservation principles (energy, structural integrity, personal integrity, and social integrity). It consisted of weekly face-to-face educational sessions lasting 45-60 minutes over 7 consecutive weeks, delivered to the study group only (Group I). Sessions were interactive, employing lectures, discussion, role-playing, and multimedia aids. Participants received educational booklets to reinforce learning capabilities at their homes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Menoufia University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fayoum University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rasha Kamal Sweelam, Professor · Menoufia University, Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
44 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2025-07-03
Completion
2025-12-25

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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