The husband massage effect in pregnancy

Investigating the husband massage effect on pregnancy stress and postpartum blues in primiparous women

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211219053456N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-02

Start date

2022-01-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-02-07

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Conditions

Condition 1: pregnancy strees. Condition 2: postpartum blues. Other mental disorders complicating childbirth Postpartum mood disturbance

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Pregnant mothers are in 32th weeks of GA in the intervention group, who are massaged from 32-37 weeks. External hand down also the inner surface of the foot upwards

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: First pregnancy Gestational age 32-30 weeks Singleton Spouse available (no job assignments) Score 12-8 from DASS21 questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of specific underlying diseases Pregnancy problems (placenta previa, history of preterm delivery, cerclage, fetal abnormalities) Presence of mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The stress score in the Dass-21 questionnaire. Timepoint: 31 th and 37 th week of pregnancy. Method of measurement: Dass-21 questionnaire.;Postpartum bluse score in Edinburgh questionnaire. Timepoint: 3 to 10 days after delivery. Method of measurement: Edinburgh questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahboobeh Valiani

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

valiani@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 7535

Outcome results

None listed

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