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Psychological Screening and Nursing of Twin Pregnancy

Psychological Screening and Nursing of Twin Pregnancy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05182541
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-01-10
Start date
2021-03-01
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2022-01-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psychology, Twin; Complicating Pregnancy

Keywords

Twin pregnancy, Psychological screening, nursing

Brief summary

Objectives This research will screen the psychological problems of twin pregnant women step by step and detect early and treat early in order to reduce the incidence of mental diseases and promote the health of mother and baby.

Detailed description

Method Twin pregnant women recruited for the study.The two groups were given routine treatment and nursing measures. The trained group members were given routine psychological care to the control group, while the intervention group was given step-by-step psychological care at the same time. Evaluate the effect 1. Evaluation methods include process evaluation and result evaluation. Process assessment means that the researchers use the pregnancy stress scale, self rating depression scale and self rating anxiety scale to assess the stress, anxiety and depression of patients at different stages, and make intervention decisions according to the score results; Results evaluation means that if the intervention is effective at a certain stage, the researcher can use it again 2. The evaluation indexes included PPS / SAS / SDS, incidence of preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes and blood pressure.

Interventions

Introduce the knowledge about twins pregnancy, and reduce the pregnant stress, and relief the anxiety and depressor.

OTHERProblem solving therapy

Based on the steps of problem-solving therapy, nurses guide mothers with mild psychological problems to solve the existing problems through wechat and telephone, 10-15 min each time for 4 weeks

OTHERFace to face PST course

Face to face interviews with nurses with psychological counselors, combined with auxiliary tools, identify patients' problems, set goals for patients, provide different solutions, and let patients choose appropriate ways according to their preferences. Once a week, 1 hour for the first time and 45 min for the rest for 5 weeks.

OTHERProfessional psychological intervention

The mental health physicians and (or) psychological counselors strengthened the intervention and carried out specialized nursing

Sponsors

China Medical University, China
CollaboratorOTHER
Shengjing Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of intrauterine twin pregnancy. * The patients whose psychological screening scale score reached the critical value (pregnancy stress scale \>50 and/or Self rating depression scale ≥ 40 and/or The self rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was more than 50. * The outpatient department of the research hospital was established and antenatal examination was carried out regularly. * No mental and communication disorders (including depression and other mental diseases). * Voluntary participation in this study

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy complicated with severe physical diseases; * Drop out of this study due to various reasons (including abortion, unwilling to participate in this study)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pregnancy stress scale Self rating Anxiety Scale Depression self rating scale(PPS/SAS/SDS)pregnancy 6-14 weekIf scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild pregnancy stress; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate pressure; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe pregnancy stress
Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)pregnancy 6-14 weekIf scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild anxiety; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate anxiety; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe anxiety.
Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)pregnancy 6-14 weekIf scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild depression; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate depression; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe depression

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Gestational age and prolongation of gestational age at delivery28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 monthGestational age at which symptoms of preterm birth occur and gestational age at delivery after treatment
Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 monthIf scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild anxiety; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate anxiety; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe anxiety.
Weight in kilogram of neonateAt birth of neonatemeasured by nurses
Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 monthIf scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild depression; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate depression; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe depression
Pregnancy stress scale28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 monthIf scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are50-59, it is defined as mild pregnancy stress; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate pressure; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe pregnancy stress

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactCunling Xia, Master
18940251368@163.com18940251368
Backup ContactCaixia Liu, Master
Liucx1716@163.com18940251716

Outcome results

None listed

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