anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In massage group, participants after pre-test have the head and neck, back, arms and legs massage for 20 minutes, once a week during six weeks (from 22 to 28 weeks gestation) in traini
Behavior
In massage group, participants after pre-test have the head and neck, back, arms and legs massage for 20 minutes, once a week during six weeks (from 22 to 28 weeks gestation) in training classes for m
In the guided imagery group, intervention after pre-test will be done when participants receive the guided imagery techniques for 20 minutes, once a week during for six weeks (from 22 to 28 weeks gest
The control group will receive the routine and common care during pregnancy. At the end of the sixth week, we will call and invite them to participate in the post-test.
Sponsors
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 18 and 35 years; singleton pregnancy; being in the second trimester (22 to 28 weeks of pregnancy); Iranian race; having literacy; lack of stressful life event during six months; disuse of any anti-anxiety medication; do not use massage therapy and similar methods during pregnancy; lack of physical illness that has health risks for her and her fetus by massage such as spinal cord injury or surgery; the ability of the regular participation in meetings; no history of recurrent pregnancy loss; lack of drug addiction; lack of physical and mental illness; lack of obstetric complications such as cervical cerclage, placenta previa, high fever, premature rupture of membranesm, polyhydramnios. Exclusion criteria: the occurrence of stressful events or the creation of any obstetrical complication in the long run which has risk for the health of the mother or her baby such as high-blood pressure during pregnancy; A skin lesion at the site of massage that creates during massage; childbirth during the study; not desire to continue study; no intervention (listen to CDs less than three days a week).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: pre- intervention and 6 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Pregnancy related anxiety questionnaire - revised. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactEsmat sahlabadi
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed