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

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychological Distress; Stress; Pregnancy; Preterm Birth

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01974531

Louwen/Oddo-Preterm birth

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

400 participants in 2 patient groups

Preterm birth/ Timely birth

Women/men