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The effect of counseling with positive approach on anxiety and health functions of women with unplanned pregnancy, a randomized controlled trial study

The effect of counseling with positive approach on anxiety and health functions of women with unplanned pregnancy, a randomized controlled trial study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20171007036615N10
Enrollment
54
Registered
2023-01-14
Start date
2023-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-07

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

Conditions

Condition 1: general anxiety. Condition 2: health practicess. Condition 3: mother- fetal attachment. Condition 4: pregnancy anxiety. Condition 5: depression.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention group (27 women) will receive seven individual counseling sessions (60-90 minutes). Meetings will be held once a week for consecutive weeks. The pl

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Married women aged 18-49 years Women with unplanned pregnancy Gestational age 20to 24 weeks Verbal and listening ability (ability to communicate) Obtaining a score less than 50% of the average scores obtained by the participants in the questionnaire of health functions Obtaining an anxiety score of 8-19 in the anxiety, stress, depression questionnaire (DASS21)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Fetal abnormalities Having a high-risk pregnancy includes diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic diseases that affect pregnancy, such as heart, vascular, lung disease, etc History or current suffering from mental problems or history of hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital Experiencing an unfortunate incident in the last six months, including the death of relatives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Health practices score. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Health Practices Questionnaire-II: HPQ-II.;General anxiety score. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Anxiety part of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items:DASS21.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mother- fetal attachment score. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: MFAS: Mother-fetal attachment scale.;Pregnancy anxiety score. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Revised Pregnancy Related Anxiety Questionnaire: PRAQ-R2).;Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: the edinburgh postnatal depression scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Esmat Mehrabi

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

b.mehrabi@yahoo.com+98 41 3479 6770

Outcome results

None listed

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