Effectiveness of the education based on empowerment for pregnant women on their empowerment and anxiety

Evaluating the effectiveness of education based on empowerment for nulliparous women on their empowerment and anxiety

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201506042248N16

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-20

Start date

2015-05-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After completing initial demographic questionnaires, pregnant women empowerment questionaires, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and having inclusion criter

Prevention

Intervention group: After completing initial demographic questionnaires, pregnant women empowerment questionaires, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and having inclusion criteria, samples will

Control group: There is not any intervention in control group, prenatal care and education to be done individually.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Iranian pregnant women; The first pregnancy; A low-risk pregnancy; A mild to moderate anxiety according to Spieberger Anxiety Scale; Gestational age 20 to 24 weeks; The lack of use particular drug; No history of mental health problems or hospitalization due to mental health problems; Age between 18 to 35 years; With literacy; Singleton pregnancy; No accidents in the last 3 months for the individual and first degree relatives. Exclusion criteria: The presence of known physical and mental illness such as diabetes; heart disease and psychosis including schizophrenia and paranoia that requires special medication and care; People who are treated for anxiety disorders; During the study; mothers who are involved by complication of pregnancy such as hypertension, toxemia of pregnancy; gestational diabetes; intrauterine fetal death; premature labor; Mothers who don’t desire to continue; Women who do not attend at least two sessions of training sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pregnant women empowerment. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pregnant women empowerment questionair.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Koohsarian

School Nursing and Midwifery

zahrakooh1369@gmail.com+98 17 3577 9058

Outcome results

None listed

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