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How much stress do mothers with babies in NICU have? What is the effect of serial counselling on it?

A STUDY TO ASSESS STRESS LEVELS IN MOTHERS WHOSE NEWBORNS ARE IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND EFFECT OF SERIAL COUNSELLING IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL : A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089887
Enrollment
80
Registered
2025-06-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Serial counselling: serial counselling on every 5th day of study with post counselling assessment done 72 hours following a counselling session using PSS:NICU scoring system. Control

Sponsors

SDM College of medical sciences and hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers whose babies are admitted in NICU for a minimum period of 5-7 days. Mothers who give consent for the study. Mothers with no prior psychiatric/psychological illnesses

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers whose babies are in NICU for less than 5 days. Mothers who do not give/ withdraw consent for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the baseline stress levels in mothers whose babies are admitted in NICU, To assess the effect of serial counselling on their stress levels. Timepoint: Pre counselling questionnaire done to assess the stress levels in both groups on the day mother sees the baby for the first time(Considered Day 1 of study) in NICU using PSS:NICU score, further grading done using Likert scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the effect of serial counselling on their stress levels.Timepoint: serial counselling on every 5th day of study with post counselling assessment done 72 hours following a counselling session using PSS:NICU scoring system.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJugulam Hima Vyshnavi

SDM college of medical sciences and Hospital

vyshnavi1044@gmail.com9243032984

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026