O60.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 6 sessions of 30 minute HRV- biofeedback training over two weeks
Group 2: 6 sessions of a 30 minute control condition (visualization of HRV without training) over two weeks
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik , Universitätsklinikum der TU Dresden
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women aged 18 to 45 years between gestational weeks 24 to 32 will be amitted to the study after having given oral and written informed consent. The patients should have an enhanced risk for preterm birth.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Treatment with tricyclic antidepressants or beta blockers within 14 days prior to start of the study; diabetis mellitus; coronary artery disease; heart failure; preeclampsia;hellp syndrome.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Root mean square of successive differences of RR intervals (RMSSD) prior and post HRV biofeedback as well as 4 weeks later (follow up) by means of pulse wave analysis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gestational duration, psychometric variables (State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Brief Symptom Inventory, Trier Inventory for the Assessment of Chronic Stress) prior and post and 4 weeks after termination of HRV biofeedback | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMartin Siepmann
Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik , Universitätsklinikum der TU Dresden
Outcome results
None listed