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The effect of counseling on anxiety and childbirth fear

The effect of counseling with Beck’s cognitive therapy on anxiety and childbirth fear: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20120718010324N43
Enrollment
68
Registered
2018-03-10
Start date
2018-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

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

Conditions

Fear and anxiety. Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: For the intervention group, six 60 to 90 minute group counseling once a week with Beck's cognitive therapy approach will be provided. Intervention 2: The control group will receive rou

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ages 18 to 35 years old Nulliparous women No history of infertility Fear score more than 38 Having a depression score lower than 12 according to the Edinburgh questionnaire and non-use of psychoactive drugs and antidepressants based on the patient's statement Lack of psychological problems before pregnancy Not having medical problems during pregnancy, including high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, twin and multiple pregnancy and multiple, Placenta and amniotic fluid disorders and ... Having at least secondary education

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having an indication for cesarean including abnormal fetal presentation, pelvic stenosis, large fetus and ... Change the location to another city until delivery Uncertainty about being able to attend all consultation sessions. Having cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and liver diseases according to the statement of participant Unwanted pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: preintervention and active phase of labour. Method of measurement: State – Trait Anxiety Inventory.;Fear of childbirth. Timepoint: preintervention in 28 week, postintervention in 36 week and 2 hours after childbirth. Method of measurement: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/ Experience Questionnaire Version A and B.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Experience of childbirth. Timepoint: 12 to 24 hours after childbirth. Method of measurement: Labor Agentry Scale.;Childbirth satisfaction. Timepoint: 24 hours after childbirth. Method of measurement: Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale.;Childbirth type. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Medical history.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasrin Tata

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

nasrintata66@gmail.com+98 45 3371 3585

Outcome results

None listed

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