AnxietyBirth DanceNCT07903363
Effect of Birth Dance on Birth Beliefs
A study testing Birth Dance in people with Anxiety and Pregnancy, run by Ergani State Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This randomized controlled study was conducted to determine the effects of birth dance on birth beliefs, perceptions of supportive care needs, and anxiety levels in primiparous women. The study will be conducted with primiparous women in the experimental and control groups. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Anxiety, Pregnancy, Labor Pain
- What is being tested?
- Birth Dance
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 124 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 10 Nov 2024to 31 Jan 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Primiparous women were included in the study who:
- had a healthy pregnancy,
- went into labor at term,
- presented to the hospital during the latent phase of labor (cervical dilation of 1-3 cm),
- carried a single fetus in a vertex position, and
- had no communication barriers.
Who cannot join
- - Primiparas with uterine contraction abnormalities,
- Primiparas with a fetus weighing over 4000 g,
- Primiparas who developed an indication for a Caesarean section during labor due to maternal and/or fetal factors,
- Primiparas whose partners were not present during labor, and
- Primiparas whose partners left the delivery area during the advanced stages of labor were excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Birth Dance on Birth Beliefs, Perceptions and Anxiety Levels Regarding Supportive Care: A Randomized Controlled Study
This randomized controlled study was conducted to determine the effects of birth dance on birth beliefs, perceptions of supportive care needs, and anxiety levels in primiparous women. The study will be conducted with primiparous women in the experimental and control groups. The Birth Beliefs Scale, the Scale of Women's Perception for Supportive Care Given During Labor (SWPSCDL), and anxiety level assessments will be used to evaluate outcomes. The relationship between birth beliefs and anxiety levels will be examined.
Read the detailed description
This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effects of birth dance on birth beliefs, perceptions of supportive care, and anxiety levels in primiparous women.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Ergani State Hospital Maternity Ward. The study will include 128 primiparous women, with 64 women in the experimental group and 64 women in the control group, who meet the inclusion criteria.
Data will be obtained using the Personal Information Form, Birth Belief Scale (BBS), State Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Scale of Women's Perception for Supportive Care Given During Labor (SWPSCDL).
Intervention: Women in the experimental group will perform birth dance with support during the active phase of labor. Women in the control group will receive standard routine care.
Primary outcomes are birth beliefs, anxiety level, and perception of supportive care during labor, which will be compared between the two groups.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pregnancy, Labor Pain, Childbirth
- Being tested
- Birth Dance
- Keywords
- Birth dance, birth belief, midwife, supportive care
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Labor Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Birth DanceBehavioural
Birth dance training was provided to pregnant women in the experimental group. During the active phase of labor, participants performed rhythmic dance movements accompanied by music with midwife support. The intervention aims to reduce labor pain, decrease anxiety, and improve childbirth experience.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Dance | Experimental | Women in this group received birth dance training and performed birth dance during active labor with midwife support. Receives: Behavioral: Birth Dance |
| Routine Care | No intervention | Women in this group received routine hospital care without birth dance intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Anxiety and Birth Beliefs
Anxiety will be assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Birth beliefs will be assessed using the Medical and Natural Birth Belief Scales. All measurements will be compared between experimental and control groups of primiparous women.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after birth
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Oct 2026
- Study start10 Nov 2024
- Primary completion12 Dec 2024
- Study completion31 Jan 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- First Assessment (n=68) * Admission of the pregnant woman to the hospital in the latent phase (2-3 cm) * Collection of pre-test data * Provision of information to the pregnant woman's partner regarding the birth dance Second Follow-up (n=68) * Initiation of partograph recording for the pregnant woman entering the active phase (4-5 cm) * Monitoring of fetal heart rate (FHR) every 30 minutes * Facilitation of birth dancing accompanied by music Withdrawals from the Study (n=1) * Underwent Cesarean section due to fetal distress (n=1) Third Assessment (n=67) * The pregnant woman was re-evaluated via vaginal examination when cervical dilation reached 6-7 cm. * Pressure was applied to the sacral region by the woman's partner. * A "birth dance" accompanied by music was performed. Withdrawals from the Study (n=2) * Underwent Cesarean section due to fetal distress (n=1) * Underwent Cesarean section due to face presentation (n=1)
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ergani State Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Zehra Karadeniz, Ergani State Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07903363
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Birth Dance, Birth Beliefs
- Acronym
- Birth Dance
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 18 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: We do not consider it suitable for sharing due to privacy concerns.
Publications
Akin B, Saydam BK. The effect of labor dance on perceived labor pain, birth satisfaction, and neonatal outcomes. Explore (NY). 2020 Sep-Oct;16(5):310-317. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 May 30.
PubMed 32527687
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Birth Dance on Birth Beliefs, Perceptions and Anxiety Levels Regarding Supportive Care: A Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07903363
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Birth Dance / Birth Dance, Birth Beliefs
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pregnancy, Labor Pain, Childbirth
- Keywords
- Birth dance, birth belief, midwife, supportive care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 124 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ergani State HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 12 Dec 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Jan 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized controlled study was conducted to determine the effects of birth dance on birth beliefs, perceptions of supportive care needs, and anxiety levels in primiparous women. The study will be conducted with primiparous women in the experimental and control groups. The Birth Beliefs Scale, the Scale of Women's Perception for Supportive Care Given During Labor (SWPSCDL), and anxiety level assessments will be used to evaluate outcomes. The relationship between birth beliefs and anxiety levels will be examined.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effects of birth dance on birth beliefs, perceptions of supportive care, and anxiety levels in primiparous women.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Ergani State Hospital Maternity Ward. The study will include 128 primiparous women, with 64 women in the experimental group and 64 women in the control group, who meet the inclusion criteria.
Data will be obtained using the Personal Information Form, Birth Belief Scale (BBS), State Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Scale of Women's Perception for Supportive Care Given During Labor (SWPSCDL).
Intervention: Women in the experimental group will perform birth dance with support during the active phase of labor. Women in the control group will receive standard routine care.
Primary outcomes are birth beliefs, anxiety level, and perception of supportive care during labor, which will be compared between the two groups.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- First Assessment (n=68) * Admission of the pregnant woman to the hospital in the latent phase (2-3 cm) * Collection of pre-test data * Provision of information to the pregnant woman's partner regarding the birth dance Second Follow-up (n=68) * Initiation of partograph recording for the pregnant woman entering the active phase (4-5 cm) * Monitoring of fetal heart rate (FHR) every 30 minutes * Facilitation of birth dancing accompanied by music Withdrawals from the Study (n=1) * Underwent Cesarean section due to fetal distress (n=1) Third Assessment (n=67) * The pregnant woman was re-evaluated via vaginal examination when cervical dilation reached 6-7 cm. * Pressure was applied to the sacral region by the woman's partner. * A "birth dance" accompanied by music was performed. Withdrawals from the Study (n=2) * Underwent Cesarean section due to fetal distress (n=1) * Underwent Cesarean section due to face presentation (n=1)
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Dance | Experimental | Behavioral: Birth DanceWomen in this group received birth dance training and performed birth dance during active labor with midwife support. |
| Routine Care | No intervention | –Women in this group received routine hospital care without birth dance intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Primiparous women were included in the study who:
- had a healthy pregnancy,
- went into labor at term,
- presented to the hospital during the latent phase of labor (cervical dilation of 1-3 cm),
- carried a single fetus in a vertex position, and
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- - Primiparas with uterine contraction abnormalities,
- Primiparas with a fetus weighing over 4000 g,
- Primiparas who developed an indication for a Caesarean section during labor due to maternal and/or fetal factors,
- Primiparas whose partners were not present during labor, and
- Primiparas whose partners left the delivery area during the advanced stages of labor were excluded from the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Birth DanceBirth dance training was provided to pregnant women in the experimental group. During the active phase of labor, participants performed rhythmic dance movements accompanied by music with midwife support. The intervention aims to reduce labor pain, decrease anxiety, and improve childbirth experience. | Behavioural | Birth Dance |
Primary outcome
Anxiety and Birth Beliefs
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after birth
Anxiety will be assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Birth beliefs will be assessed using the Medical and Natural Birth Belief Scales. All measurements will be compared between experimental and control groups of primiparous women.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Oct 2026.
- Background: PubMed 32527687Akin B, Saydam BK. The effect of labor dance on perceived labor pain, birth satisfaction, and neonatal outcomes. Explore (NY). 2020 Sep-Oct;16(5):310-317. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 May 30.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. We do not consider it suitable for sharing due to privacy concerns.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Birth Dance in people with Anxiety and Pregnancy, run by Ergani State Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Anxiety and Birth Beliefs (time frame: Baseline and immediately after birth). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07903363, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Oct 2026.