Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy focused on Self-esteem on Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous women

• Register: IRCT
• Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
• Main ID: IRCT2014120920259N1
• Date of registration: 2015-07-29
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Arak University of Medical Sciences
• Public title: Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy focused on Self-esteem on Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous women
• Scientific title: Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy focused on Self-esteem on Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous women
• Date of first enrolment: 2015-07-11
• Target sample size: 24
• Recruitment status: Complete
• URL: http://en.irct.ir/trial/18003
• Study type: interventional
• Study design: Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

• Name: Catayon Vakilian
• Affiliation: Arak Univesity of Medical Sciences

• Name: Catayon Vakilain
• Affiliation: Arak University of Medical Sciences

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criterias: fill out the form of informed consent; eighteen to thirty five years old; high school diploma; single pregnancy; nullipariety; gestational age is twenty to twenty four weeks; low risk pregnancy and normal BMI; lake of depression and anxiety according to the Beck questionnaire; not using psychiatric drugs; childbirth fear score is 28 or more; self -esteem score is lower than zero; wanted pregnancy and no history of infertility; non-family conflicts. Exclusion criteria: willingness to participate in the other treatment and non- cooperation; continuous absence in cognitive behavioral therapy sessions; not fill out the follow-up questionnaire; perinatal death or stillbirth.
Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 76 years
Age maximum: 59 years
Gender: Female

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Fear of childbirth.
Phobic anxiety disorders A group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only, or predominantly, in certain well-defined situations that are not currently dangerous. As a result these situations are characteristically avoided or endured with dread. The pa

Phobic anxiety disorders A group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only, or predominantly, in certain well-defined situations that are not currently dangerous. As a result these situations are characteristically avoided or endured with dread. The pa

Intervention(s)

Intervention 1: The control group receive routine antennal care. Intervention 2: The intervention group attend eight cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions. The intervention method is cognitive behavioral group therapy focused on self-esteem. Eight group sessions is held during second trimester. Each ninety minutes session has a certain structure.

The intervention group attend eight cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions. The intervention method is cognitive behavioral group therapy focused on self-esteem. Eight group sessions is held during second trimester. Each ninety minutes session has a certain structure

The control group receive routine antennal care

Treatment - Other

Primary Outcome(s)

Fear of childbirth. Timepoint: Before intervention; two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Childbirth attitude questionaire.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Self-esteem. Timepoint: Before intervention; two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Rosenberg self-esteem questionaire.

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Arak University of Medical Sciences

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Arak University of Medical Sciences