Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Intervention on Anxiety in pregnancy and Maternal-Fetal attachment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015111124997N1

Enrollment

Registered

2015-12-08

Start date

2016-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: pregnancy. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: maternal - fetal attachment. Supervision of normal pregnancy Generalized anxiety disorder Fetus and newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group : cognitive- behavioral stress management skills training , 10 sessions , 2 times a week , every 90 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group : No action.

Behavior

Intervention group : cognitive- behavioral stress management skills training , 10 sessions , 2 times a week , every 90 minutes

Control group : No action

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 18 to 35 years old; first pregnancy; 14 to 28 weeks gestational age based on the date of the first day of the last menstrual period; moderate or severe anxiety based on Beck Anxiety Inventory; ability to read and write; low-risk pregnancy; no history of significant mental and physical chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and depression; avoiding the use of chemical or herbal anti-anxiety drugs and sedatives. Exclusion criteria: not wanting to take part in training sessions; complication of pregnancy that resulted in the inability of the mother to participate in class; medication to reduce anxiety; specialized counseling psychology and absence more than 3 times in educational sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention , Two weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Maternal - fetal attachment. Timepoint: Before intervention , Two weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Kranly maternal - fetal Attachment Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMobina Poormohammadi

Arak University of Medical Sciences

m.pormohammadi@arakmu.ac.ir; mobina.pormohammadi@yahoo.com+98 86341735039

Outcome results

None listed

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