Assessment of the Relationship Between Affective Temperament and the Severity of Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02541682

Enrollment

252

Registered

2015-09-04

Start date

2013-03-31

Completion date

2015-07-31

Last updated

2015-11-23

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Conditions

Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Morning Sickness, Temperament

Brief summary

In this study, the investigators aimed to research the relationship between affective temperament with the severity of the symptoms of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. The investigators aimed to assess temperament differences between healthy pregnant women and pregnant women suffering from mild, moderate, and severe hyperemesis gravidarum.

Interventions

OTHERTEMPS-A (Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto-questionnaire)

Participants filled out the TEMPS-A survey at their first visit.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

16 Years to 41 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* To be 16 years or older * To be at the level of education to understand and answer the survey questions * To have singleton live pregnancy within the first six weeks of pregnancy according to ultrasound measurement or the level of human chorionic gonadotropine in the blood * Agreed to participate the study by signing a voluntary informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* History of any medical problems (eg. endocrine, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary system diseases, vertigo) * Presence of a history of psychiatric disorder (eg. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, delirium, eating disorders and other psychotic disorders) * Multiple pregnancy * Pregnancy complicating situation (eg. imminent abortion, trophoblastic disease, ectopic pregnancy) * Presence of a history of regular medication use (Including drug use within the last six months for psychiatric illness) * To be not at the risk for anxiety disorder or depression according to the result of hospital anxiety and depression scale

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
TEMPS-A scale measurement	1 day	The participants filled out TEMPS-A survey at their first visit.
PUQE scoring index	2 months	The investigators performed this test to subjects three times of session separated by a month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Hospital anxiety and depression scale	1 day	Used for excluding patients with the risk of anxiety disorder or depression.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026