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The effect of writing therapy with anxious pregnant women on their infants’ quality of sleep

The effect of writing therapy with anxious pregnant women on their infants’ quality of sleep

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20120718010324N45
Enrollment
70
Registered
2018-10-28
Start date
2018-09-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-01-14

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Conditions

Anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group will receive three counseling sessions with writing therapy approach in the weeks of 28-31, 32-35, 34-37 and two telephone counseling and follow-up sessions betw

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with gestational age of 31-28 weeks First or second pregnancy Women with moderate anxiety based on Beck Anxiety Scale Having at least high school certificate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women with mental illness and taking of any psychological drug, according to the person expression Mothers who have drug addiction and smoke cigarettes, according to their own expression Mothers with high risk pregnancy who suffer from high stress and anxiety, such as mothers with diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, kidney disease, epilepsy, multiple pregnancy, personal or family history of congenital birth defects and history of preterm labor Mothers who will not take care of their infants after giving birth, such as divorce, those who have gestational surrogacy, and ... Mothers with an previous child with known physical or psychological health problem.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Infant sleep quality. Timepoint: Two and four months after childbirth (1 and 3 months after the end of intervention). Method of measurement: Infant Sleep Questionnaire (ISQ).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean score of anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the end of counseling. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;The frequency of exclusive breastfeeding. Timepoint: Two and four months after childbirth. Method of measurement: check list.;Infant Anthropometric Indices. Timepoint: At birth, two and four months after childbirth. Method of measurement: Scale and meter.;Infant developmental index. Timepoint: Four months after childbirth. Method of measurement: ASQ questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Montazeri

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

maryammontazeri5053@yahoo.com+98 41 3479 6770

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026