Effectiveness of hypnosis by mental imagination in anxiety and labor pain

Effectiveness of hypnosis by mental imagination in reducing anxiety and labor pain of in women primiparous

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191206045630N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-02

Start date

2020-02-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-18

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Conditions

Condition 1: Anxiety of Childbirth. Condition 2: Pain of Labour.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: in the Intervention group 5 sessions delivery room imaging with hypnosis will be done for 30 min (weekly)for the conditioning the mother in addition to usual prenat

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All pregnant women are Iranian and live in Mashhad. Pregnancy is between 28 and 34 weeks. All women are Primigravid. Individuals will be able to answer questionnaire. All people are literate. Pregnancy must be a single pregnancy. Having average and high level of hypnotic susceptibility. Do not have Psychology or chronic medical disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Primary anxiety disorder psychological disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Score Anxiety of Childbirth. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention by the beginning of the first phase of labour. Method of measurement: Beck anxiety questionnaire.;Labour pain. Timepoint: Cervical dilation: 4 cm and 4-8 cm. Method of measurement: Mcgill pain questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBiBi Sedigheh Shariat Moghani

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

ShariatMoghaniS@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

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