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Investigating the Impact of Intervention on Pregnant Women's Concerning About Screening Tests

Investigating of the effect of educational-psychological intervention on anxiety and worry of pregnant women in the process of fetal screening tests: randomized clinical trial with control group.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20200518047500N1
Enrollment
159
Registered
2020-06-21
Start date
2020-06-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-07-13

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

Conditions

Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Worry.

Interventions

Intervention 1: For (Group A), the intervention will be designed as group training counseling through cyberspace. This virtual- group counseling is held at two-day intervals in three 45-minute session
Conditions for the care of a child with disabilities due to cultural, social and government assistance
Legal and religious conditions for termination of pregnancy in Iran. This content will be presented in the first session as a lecture by the researcher to the participants in the session. In the next

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being a Muslim and an Iranian pregnant women with <11-week pregnancy age who have referred to health care medical centers for the first time to make medical record for their current pregnancy Finishing at least fifth elementary school level and access and the possibility of using cyberspace Being possible to access him for at least the next 10 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: previous history of screening or diagnostic tests for fetal chromosomal abnormalities employment of research units in health centers have a fetus with Down syndrome or abnormalities history of known mental disorders, or taking psychiatric drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety score in the Spilberger Anxiety Short Form Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the start of the study and in the 14th and 20th weeks of pregnancy. Method of measurement: the Spilberger Anxiety Short Form Questionnaire.;Concern Score in Cambridge Worry Scale. Timepoint: Before the start of the study and in the 14th and 20th weeks of pregnancy. Method of measurement: Cambridge Worry Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMitra Arjmandifar

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

arj7087@yahoo.com+98 21 5592 0380

Outcome results

None listed

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