Stress Reduction Therapy for Pregnant Women

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Prenatal Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Other: Parent craft

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03404141

Gestastress

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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".

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

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).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

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).

Treatment:

Other: Parent craft