Tele-counselling on perinatal mental health during pandemics

Investigating the effectiveness of tele-counselling on perinatal mental health during SARS-COV-2 pandemics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170611034452N12

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-20

Start date

2020-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-05

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Conditions

Condition 1: anxiety. Condition 2: depression. Condition 3: health anxiety. Other anxiety disorders Other depressive episodes Other somatoform disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention consists of 6 weekly group counselling sessions through virtual networks such as WhatsApp or Skype For 90 to 120 minutes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: satisfaction to participate in the study being in a time period of 28 weeks of pregnancy to 28th postpartum day for women referring for perinatal services Not consuming psychiatric medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: loss of pregnancy (fetal death)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 3 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified to COVID-19 Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and 3 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified to COVID-19-Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale.;Health anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 3 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Health anxiety questionnnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 3 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified to COVID-19 Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and 3 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified to COVID-19-Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale.;Health anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 3 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Health anxiety questionnnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAtefeh Ahmadi

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

atefeahmadi59@gmail.com+98 34 3132 5179

Outcome results

None listed

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