Comparison of face-to-face training and mobile phone training on fear of childbirth

Comparative effect of peer-based education using mobile phone and face-to-face education on fear of childbirth in primigravia women in comprehensive health centers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200404046943N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-09

Start date

2020-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-10-06

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Conditions

Fear of childbirth.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Face to face training: 6 training sessions held once a week, and the time of face-to-face training will be 90 minutes. The first sessions Content is Introducing p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Reading and writing Persian literacy Age range 18 to 35 years Singleton primigravia women Pregnancy age 24 to 32 weeks No history of infertility Lack of stressful events in the last 6 months Lack of medical indications for cesarean section Lack of mental illness Having a mobile phone with Android operating system, the ability to connect to the Internet, the ability to use WhatsApp Get a score of 85 or higher on the Vijma Questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any disease added to the pregnancy that requires a cesarean section for the mother Having any complications during pregnancy such as high blood pressure during pregnancy, decompression, fetal death, premature rupture of the bladder, preterm delivery Mental illness No contact information

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Childbirth Fear Score in the Vijma Birth Fear Questionnaire. Timepoint: Pre-test (before the start of the intervention), post-test (immediately after the intervention), follow-up (one month after the intervention). Method of measurement: General score obtained from the Vijma A Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire.;Pregnancy Anxiety Score in Shortened Questionnaire Pregnancy Anxiety Wendenberg. Timepoint: Pre-test (before the start of the intervention), post-test (immediately after the intervention), follow-up (one month after the intervention). Method of measurement: The total score obtained from the abbreviated questionnaire of Wendenberg.	—

Measure

Time frame

Childbirth Fear Score in the Vijma Birth Fear Questionnaire. Timepoint: Pre-test (before the start of the intervention), post-test (immediately after the intervention), follow-up (one month after the intervention). Method of measurement: General score obtained from the Vijma A Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire.;Pregnancy Anxiety Score in Shortened Questionnaire Pregnancy Anxiety Wendenberg. Timepoint: Pre-test (before the start of the intervention), post-test (immediately after the intervention), follow-up (one month after the intervention). Method of measurement: The total score obtained from the abbreviated questionnaire of Wendenberg.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fear of childbirth. Timepoint: Follow-up test (one month after the last intervention session). Method of measurement: The overall score obtained from the Vijma Birth Fear Questionnaire.;Pregnancy Anxiety. Timepoint: Follow-up test (one month after the last intervention session). Method of measurement: The overall score obtained in the shortened Wondenberg Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFereshteh Rostami

Oroumia University of Medical Sciences

Za.sa.rostame@gmail.com+98 45 3252 8948

Outcome results

None listed

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