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smart system for parents after childbirth

Effect of psycho-educational based expert system on functional status and marital satisfaction in first time parents after childbirth

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20241130063893N1
Enrollment
320
Registered
2025-01-17
Start date
2025-11-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

Postpartum. Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The expert system is installed on their smartphones as a mobile application. An expert system is a type of computer program that, by simulating human performance, c

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: primiparity Living with spouse Willingness to participate in research Having a smartphone Minimum secondary education Healthy, full-term baby with an Apgar score of more than 7

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of mental illness in the couple ( Neuropsychological disorders, medication use, or history of hospitalization in a mental hospital, under the supervision of a psychiatrist or psychologist). incurable physical illness in the couple (cancer, AIDS, chemotherapy; amputation of limbs or spinal cord and paralysis of limbs, blindness, deafness, and muteness) abnormalities in the newborn (cardiac abnormalities, omphalocele, chromosomal abnormalities, etc.) chronic medical conditions (diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, asthma, etc.) traumatic birth (vaginal trauma, 3rd-degree prineal tear or greater, uterine injury, postpartum PTSD) adverse pregnancy outcomes (delivery with instruments, birth of a baby with a birth defect, preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational diabetes, hospitalization for more than 7 days for any reason) history of drug, psychotropic, or alcohol use unfortunate event, such as the death of a loved one or financial bankruptcy, has occurred in the last 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional status of mothers after childbirth. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Tulman's functional Status After Childbirth in mothers questionnaire.;Functional status after childbirth in fathers. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Inventory of Functional Status-Fathers (IFS-F) questionnaire.;Marital Satisfaction. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale.;Depression score in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 2 months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Fatemeh Arghavanian

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

erfanianf@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3884 6730

Outcome results

None listed

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