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Mandela coloring and the anxiety of the second trimester of pregnancy

The effectiveness of Mandela coloring on anxiety in the second trimester of pregnancy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180218038783N6
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-12-30
Start date
2024-01-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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

Conditions

Pregnancy anxiety. Other specified anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: People in the intervention group will be given six designs of Mandela along with colored pencils and they will be asked to color the designs of Mandela every day fo

Sponsors

Babol University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness of pregnant women to participate in the study Second trimester of pregnancy (week 14-28) Low-risk singleton pregnancy Reading and writing literacy Not taking psychoactive and anti-anxiety and depression drugs Obtaining a score of 43 to 94 from Vandenberg Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire (1989)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Multiple pregnancy Suffering from a known physical and mental illness Obtaining a minimum score of 42 and a maximum score of 95 from the pregnancy anxiety questionnaire Having a stressful event in the last six months, such as the death of a first-degree family member Taking psychoactive and anti-anxiety and depression drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pregnancy anxiety. Timepoint: Before, immediately and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Vandenberg pregnancy anxiety questionnaire (1989).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
General health. Timepoint: Before, immediately and one month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Goldberg General Health Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFereshteh Behmanesh

Babol University of Medical Sciences

f.behmanesh@mubabol.ac.ir+98 11 3219 9592

Outcome results

None listed

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