Stress Reduction Therapy for Pregnant Women

NCT ID: NCT03404141

Last Updated: 2021-05-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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Prenatal stress is associated with negative outcomes such as postpartum depression, prematurity or neurodevelopmental delays.

The aim of this study is to implement a psychological therapy to reduce stress during pregnancy.

Detailed Description

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Objective: To assess whether the group of pregnant women have lower levels of stress after attending the psychological therapy than the group attending parent craft classes.

The cognitive-behavioural therapy to reduce stress will be held in 10 sessions (1 per week) as follows:

First session: General information about pregnancy. Pregnant women will describe what can they do to reduce stress levels.

Second session: Breathing techniques and talk about how last week went. Third session: Muscle relaxation and guided imagination techniques Fourth session: Cognitive restructuring. Being able to detect thoughts and feelings Fifth session: Detect cognitive distortions Sixth session: Cognitive restructuring Seventh session: Time management Eighth session: Problems solving Ninth session: Assertively and social skills Tenth session: How to ask for help when needed and learning to say "No".

Conditions

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Prenatal Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Experimental group

The intervention administered to the experimental group will be a cognitive-behavior therapy applied by two specifically trained psychologists.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this group will be implemented online using a videocall online platform (from April 2019 to the end of mobility restrictions).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to reduce stress levels among pregnant women

Control group

The intervention administered to the control group will consist on a regular parent craft classes offered by the community midwife Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this group will be implemented online using a videocall online platform (from April 2019 to the end of mobility restrictions).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Parent craft

Intervention Type OTHER

Midwife-guided classes for pregnant women about pregnancy and childbirth

Interventions

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Parent craft

Midwife-guided classes for pregnant women about pregnancy and childbirth

Intervention Type OTHER

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to reduce stress levels among pregnant women

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Low risk Pregnant women
* Gestational age between 10-27 weeks
* Proficiency in the Spanish language

Exclusion Criteria

* Corticoids treatment
* Gestational Diabetes
* Psychological diagnosed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Borja Romero-Gonzalez

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Borja Romero

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Granada

Locations

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Granada

Churriana de la Vega, Granada, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Borja Romero

Role: CONTACT

651048189

Facility Contacts

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Borja Romero

Role: primary

651048189

References

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Romero-Gonzalez B, Puertas-Gonzalez JA, Strivens-Vilchez H, Gonzalez-Perez R, Peralta-Ramirez MI. Effects of cognitive-behavioural therapy for stress management on stress and hair cortisol levels in pregnant women: A randomised controlled trial. J Psychosom Res. 2020 Aug;135:110162. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110162. Epub 2020 May 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32485622 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Gestastress

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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