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The Effect of Mindfulness-based counseling on Pregnant women with anxiety disorders experience of Preterm birth

The Effect of Mindfulness-based counseling on Pregnant women with anxiety disorders experience of Preterm birth

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220511054815N1
Enrollment
96
Registered
2022-05-14
Start date
2022-06-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-30

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Conditions

Anxiety of pregnant women with a history of preterm labor. ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????

Interventions

Intervention group: Pregnant women with moderate to high anxiety scores receive 8 sessions of mindfulness-based group counseling for 8 consecutive weeks. The number of people in groups is 5 and the du

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with at least a second pregnancy, at least one experience of preterm labor earlier than 37 weeks of gestation, gestational age 10 to 28 weeks with an anxiety score above the Spilberger Anxiety Questionnaire (43 and above for overt anxiety and 46 and Higher for latent anxiety), literate, wanting to be pregnant, no history of using psychiatric drugs and hospitalization due to psychiatric problems, no history of infertility and recurrent miscarriage, no doctor advising to rest completely.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Conditions that affect the physiological state of the mother, such as diabetes mellitus, maternal indications for termination of pregnancy (severe preeclampsia, placental abruption, placenta previa with active bleeding), unwillingness to participate in further study, receiving psychotherapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety score of pregnant women in Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire. Timepoint: Completion of Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSahar Mohammadikhass

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

s.mohammadikhass@gmail.com+98 61 3311 0000

Outcome results

None listed

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