Effect of supportive counselling on the anxiety of women who are at risk of preterm birth

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015072823382N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-30

Start date

2015-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: preterm birth. Condition 2: anxiety. Preterm labour without delivery Mood [affective] disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Supportive Counselling/ Intervention. Intervention 2: No Intervention/Control group.

Behavior

Supportive Counselling/ Intervention

No Intervention/Control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were, gestational age between 26-34 week , positive Nitrazine test ( based on laboratory documents), doesn’t have preterm delivery and delivery abnormal infant, history of infertility ,history of using psychotic drugs and no history of hospitalized because of mental problems, and exclusion criterion was mothers who delivered baby before completing questionnaire. Intervention was supportive counseling) (two session, each session 60 minutes in morning shift) that was conducted by clinical psychologist. The secondary outcome of this study was level of anxiety.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: standard Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZhila Soltanahmadi

Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery,Kerman University of Medical Sciences

J_soltanahmadi@kmu.ac.ir+98 31325219

Outcome results

None listed

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