Effect of counselling with men on the perceived stress and social support of their pregnant wives

Effect of counselling with men on the perceived stress and social support of their pregnant wives: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017042910324N38

Enrollment

102

Registered

2017-06-25

Start date

2017-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stress. Stress, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: For the intervention group will be provided six 60-minute group sessions once a week. Intervention 2: The control group will receive routin prenatal cares.

Behavior

For the intervention group will be provided six 60-minute group sessions once a week.

The control group will receive routin prenatal cares.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Singleton pregnancy; Gestational age between 20 to 24 weeks; Husband’s willingness to participate in counseling classes; First pregnancy. Exclusion criteria: History of mental illness or current mental illness, Taking psychiatric drugs or psychotropic substances; History of depression or current depression; Having obstetric complication including preterm labor, diabetes, hypertension, etc.; Unwanted pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived stress. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Perceived Stress Scale.;Perceived social support. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Perceived social support scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anexiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Depression Scale.;Neonatal anthropometric indices. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Childbirth file.;Delivery type. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Childbirth file.;Weight gain rate during pregnancy. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Pregnancy file.	—

Measure

Time frame

Anexiety. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Depression Scale.;Neonatal anthropometric indices. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Childbirth file.;Delivery type. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Childbirth file.;Weight gain rate during pregnancy. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Pregnancy file.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Mohammadpour

Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

mahdireza1363@gmail.com+98 41 3477 2699

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026