Effect of crisis counseling on anxiety, Decision-Making Style and Strategies in Women with unplanned pregnancy

Comparison of effect of crisis counseling on anxiety, Decision-Making Style and Strategies in women with unplanned pregnancy in intervention (receive crisis counseling) with control (do not receive crisis counseling) groups

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017100231117N5

Enrollment

Registered

2017-11-11

Start date

2017-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

unwanted pregnancy. Problems related to unwanted pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The first session will conduct as soon as possible within a maximum of 4 weeks after the pregnancy test, and a total of 4 120-120 minutes solitary confinement sessi

Behavior

Prevention

Intervention group: The first session will conduct as soon as possible within a maximum of 4 weeks after the pregnancy test, and a total of 4 120-120 minutes solitary confinement sessions will done ac

Control group: This group will not receive the intervention (crisis counseling).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Reproductive age; have at least one child; Iranian; married and currently living with her legal spouse; ability to communicate; having general health (lack of diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure and any known chronic disease, such as cardiovascular, kidney and liver diseases); have a positive Pregnancy test (ßhcg). Exclusion criteria: Appearing of high risk pregnancy symptoms such as bleeding, leaking of liquid through the vagina, existing of suicidal thoughts; severe and major psychiatric disorders; Having a psychosis; Participation in other psychiatric treatment protocols in the last 6 months; Unwilling to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: before intervention,4 week after intervention. Method of measurement: wendenburg pregnancy related anxiety questionnaire; Spielberger Anxiety; GHQ-28;.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Decision-making style and strategies about unplanned pregnancy. Timepoint: before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: decision-making style and strategies of women with unplanned pregnancy questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Soghra Khani

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center

s.khani@mazums.ac.ir, khanisog343@gmail.com+98 11 3335 8918

Outcome results

None listed

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