Clinical trials: Antenatal Anxiety
Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety
The MOTIVE (Multiparas Overcoming Childbirth Fear Through Intervention and Empowerement) Feasibility Trial
The purpose of the study is to develop and pilot an intervention for the treatment of fear of childbirth for multiparas and to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention in the treatment of fear of childbirth in multiparas.
- Conditions
- Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- MOTIVE (NCT05766202)
- Testing
- An group intervention for multiparas with fear of childbirth
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development
Relationship Between Prenatal Maternal Distress and the Quality of General Movements at 3 Months
Depression and anxiety symptoms are common during pregnancy which may disturb the intrauterine environment by affecting the mother's physiological responses to stress, and ultimately impair fetal and postnatal development.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development, Maternal Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05694676
- Testing
- Assessment of the quality of Genaral Movements (GMs), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait, (STAI-T), Beck Depression Inventory, (BDI)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm
Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) Study
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness study of two forms of enhanced prenatal care among 674 Medi-Cal eligible pregnant individuals in Fresno, California.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm, Prenatal Stress, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- EMBRACE (NCT04154423)
- Testing
- Glow! Group Prenatal Care, Individual Prenatal Care with CPSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anxiety, Pregnancy Related
MoodUP in Improving Psychological Outcomes Among Perinatal Women
Dramatic physiological, psychological, and social changes during the antenatal period may significantly affect a woman's psychosocial and physical conditions, thereby resulting in stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pregnancy Related, Perinatal Depression, Prenatal Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03970057
- Testing
- Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Usual Care
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Coping With Prenatal Stress, Fetal Health Anxiety
The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises on Fetal Anxiety and Coping With Prenatal Stress
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of diaphragmatic breathing exercises on coping with fetal anxiety and prenatal stress during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT05954754
- Testing
- Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Depression, Anxiety
Perinatal Mental Health Study (PMHS) India
The purpose of this observational study is to improve understanding of mental disorders among perinatal women in India.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, Somatization
- Trial name
- PMHS (NCT05485701)
- Testing
- Screening tools for common mental disorders
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
28 Weeks of Gestation, 18 Years and Over
The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme on Stress, Anxiety, Self-Compassion and Prenatal Attachment
This research will be conducted to examine the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme on stress, anxiety, self-compassion and prenatal attachment in pregnant women with perinatal loss.
- Trial name
- MBSRASPA (NCT06850701)
- Testing
- mbsr
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Anxiety
Maternal Exercise and Antenatal Anxiety
This is a randomized controlled trial study. We evaluate effectiveness of maternal exercise on anxiety during normal pregnancy compared to those who receive antenatal care regularly.
- Trial name
- NCT04624802
- Testing
- maternal exercise
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
Stillbirth
The Tommy's National Rainbow Clinic Study
The death of a baby before or shortly after birth affects approximately 1 in every 250 pregnancies in the UK meaning that over 4,000 parents experience the death of a baby each year in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT04393259
- Testing
- Rainbow Clinic Model of Antenatal Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Prenatal Anxiety
Interactive Ultrasound Examination
Relationship between mother and child starts to develop during pregnancy and continues after birth. Drug abuse, depression, very young or old age, weak social network, mothers´ own negative experiences from childhood's…
- Trial name
- 4D ultrasound (NCT03424642)
- Testing
- Interactive 4D-ultrasound examination
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Anxiety, Trauma
Intergenerational Transmission of Terror
Our aim is examine avenues by which mothers can transmit their trauma to their children.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Trauma, Stress Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00320437
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Pregnancy Loss, Anxiety
EFT and Music on Psychological Development, Well-Being Status and Cortisol Level in Pregnant Women
Emotional freedom technique and music were applied to pregnant women who experienced prenatal loss. Emotional freedom technique group, music group and control groups each consisted of 53 pregnant women.
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT05344144)
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Technique, Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Pregnancy
The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Applied to Nulliparous Pregnant Women
Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs are among the effective methods that can contribute to managing anxiety during pregnancy, strengthening mother-fetus interaction, and supporting psychological well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT07510555
- Testing
- Intervention group (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program), Control group
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
Prenatal Anxiety, Prenatal Depression
Increasing Physical Contact Between Prenatally Anxious/Depressed Mothers and Their Infants to Improve Maternal Sensitivity.
The goal of this randomized controlled pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical utility of a baby carrier intervention aimed at improving maternal sensitivity and mother-infant bonding in prenatally…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Anxiety, Prenatal Depression, Maternal Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT06726304
- Testing
- Baby Carrier Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Excessive Gestational Weight Gain, Pregnancy
An Online Intuitive Eating Program for Pregnant Women With Obesity to Support Well-Being
The goal of this feasibility randomized controlled trial is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and demand, as well as preliminary effects of an evidence-based Intuitive Eating (IE) intervention among pregnant women who…
- Conditions
- Excessive Gestational Weight Gain, Pregnancy, INTUITIVE EATING, Perceived Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07792837
- Testing
- Intuitive Eating Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Perinatal Anxiety
Antenatal Bre-Lax Education for Perinatal Anxiety Reduction and Self-efficacy Among Pregnant Women in Karachi's Urban Slums
Background Pregnant women in urban slums experience heightened stress and anxiety due to poor living conditions, limited healthcare access, and weak social support systems.
- Trial name
- NCT07787000
- Testing
- Arm 2: BreLax Intervention Group 1, Arm 3: Combined Intervention Group 3
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahria University
Fear of Childbirth, Tocophobia
Digital Prenatal Education to Reduce Fear of Childbirth in Term Pregnancy
Many pregnant women feel afraid of giving birth. This fear is common and can affect how a woman experiences labour, the type of birth she has, and how she feels afterwards.
- Conditions
- Fear of Childbirth, Tocophobia, Pregnancy Related Anxiety
- Trial name
- FEARLESS-BIRTH (NCT07743502)
- Testing
- Web-based prenatal education platform
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sergio Mies Padilla
Preeclampsia
Evaluation of Educational Tools for Pregnant Women
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy happen in 5% of pregnancies. Being aware of symptoms and complications may help women to present early and preserve their own and their baby's health.
- Trial name
- NCT01858324
- Testing
- Educational tools
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Substance-Related Disorders, Pregnancy, High Risk
A Prenatal Mentalization-focused 4D Ultrasound and a Pregnancy Diary Intervention for Substance-abusing Women
Objective: This randomized and controlled trial was aimed at exploring the effect of a new mentalization-focused 4D interactive ultrasound and a week-by-week pregnancy diary intervention with substance-abusing pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Pregnancy, High Risk, Prenatal Care, Maternal-Fetal Relations
- Trial name
- NCT03413631
- Testing
- Prenatal mentalization intervention, Prenatal obstetric treatment as usual
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Neurological Development After Exposition to an Antenatal Nuchal Translucency
Follow up of Neurologic Development of Children Who Presented at the First Trimester of Pregnancy an Isolated Nuchal Anomaly With Normal Karyotype
Prospective, multicenter study following for 2 years, 250 children who presented during the first trimester of pregnancy an isolated nuchal translucency over the 95th percentile of Nicolaïdes Curves on ultrasound and comparing…
- Trial name
- EDEN (NCT02223936)
- Testing
- group exposed, Control
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon