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Effect of behavioral therapy on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

The Effect of Behavior Therapy on Nausea, Gagging, and Vomiting in Pregnant Women Under 12 Weeks of gestational age: A Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017090322609N2
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-11-08
Start date
2017-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Excessive vomiting in pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 6 sessions of behavior therapy for 2 weeks (each session for 50 minutes) are arranged for the intervention group, and techniques such as self-monitoring, relaxation
Behavior
Intervention group: 6 sessions of behavior therapy for 2 weeks (each session for 50 minutes) are arranged for the intervention group, and techniques such as self-monitoring, relaxation, stimulant cont
Control group: Getting routine pregnancy care, including common medications for the control of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (if prescribed by a doctor)

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:Satisfaction to participate in the study; Moderate and severe nausea and vomiting, according to Modified Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) Score; 6-12 weeks pregnancy; Single pregnancy; Reading and writing literacy. Exclusion criteria:The history of receiving any psychotherapy in the past 6 months; molar pregnancy; Digestive disorders such as gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer; mothers with high risk pregnancies such as spotting and bleeding; Mothers who are Candidate for Cercelag's; Major psychiatric disorder such as depression and anxiety; hospitalized pregnant women; hearing impairment; receiving other complementary therapies for the treatment of nausea and vomiting (herbal remedies such as ginger, acupressure, acupuncture).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nausea, Vomiting and Gagging in Pregnancy. Timepoint: Pre-intervention, Immediately and 1 Month after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) Score.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAzam Emamisahebi

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Emami.azam371@gmail.com+98 11 3311 0430

Outcome results

None listed

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