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The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Counseling on Anxiety Thoughts in Pregnant Women with a History of Fetal Abnormality

The effect of counseling based on cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety thoughts of pregnant women with a history of fetal abnormalities

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230726058936N1
Enrollment
46
Registered
2023-08-29
Start date
2023-08-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-16

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Conditions

anxiety thoughts of pregnant women with a history of fetal abnormalities.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention in this study starts from the age of 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy (that is, after the results of fetal abnormality screening and ultrasound) and the

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Minimum primary education 2. Age 18 to 40 years 3. Gestational age 18 to 20 weeks 4. History of fetal abnormality in previous pregnancy 5. Score one standard deviation above the mean in Wells anxiety thoughts questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes 2. Mental illness in recent years and taking psychotropic drugs 3. Drug and Cigarette Addiction 4. Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, bleeding 5. Absence of more than two sessions in therapy sessions 6. Attending counseling sessions during the study or three months before the study 7. Dealing with stressful events such as separation crisis or death of first-degree relatives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxious thoughts score in the Wells Anxiety Thoughts Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention began.At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and at the end of the intervention (8 weeks after the start of the intervention) and one month after the end of the intervention with Wells Anxiety Thought Questionnaire. Method of measurement: Wells Anxiety Thought Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZeinab Davoodi

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Jan_jani36@yahoo.com+98 61 4365 1444

Outcome results

None listed

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