Psychological Distress & Stress in Parents With Preterm infants-a Prospective Study

Psychological Distress & Stress in Parents With Preterm infants-a Prospective Study on Risk and Protective Psychobiological Aspects

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01974531

Enrollment

400

Registered

2013-11-01

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2019-12-31

Last updated

2022-03-02

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Conditions

Pregnancy, Preterm Birth, Psychological Distress, Stress

Brief summary

The purpose of the present prospective study is the analysis of risk and protective factors of perinatal stress and psychological distress of parents with or without a preterm child. Stress is measured biologically by Cortisol levels and psychologically by a questionnaire. Different outcomes of psychological distress (e.g. anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, burnout) are measured by various questionnaires. We analyze the influence of different aspects as personality traits, social support, partnership.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* pregnant women and their partners from the 24th week of gestation on * 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

* psychiatric, mainly psychotic diseases * drug abuse * severe neurological disorders * stillbirth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
stress	two years

Countries

Germany

Outcome results