Emotional Intelligence In Pregnancy and the Puerperium and Baby Blues Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Baby Blues Symptoms
• Interventions: Behavioral: Education

• Registration Number: NCT06056700
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad del Norte

Brief Summary

Background: Emotional intelligence pertains to the capacity for making decisions and adjusting to life's fluctuations, an attribute influenced by emotional conditions. Several scenarios impact nearly 80% of females, influencing their nurturing abilities. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the "Happy in My Maternity" project in reducing baby blues symptoms in postnatal women. Methods: Employing a randomized clinical trial, hybrid interventions based on mobile application and i-person were conducted as part of an educational and emotional regulation curriculum. Enrollment encompassed the well-being of women. The program retained thirty-five participants, with thirty-four constituting the control cluster. The Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24) questionnaire evaluation was administered to gauge emotional intelligence.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-30
• Study Completion: 2018-12-30
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2023-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 71

Inclusion Criteria

i) to have between 28 and 38 weeks of pregnancy, ii) pregnant women with follow-up and control at the participant hospital iii) women who signed their consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

i) Women with high-risk pregnancies ii) Women suffering from psychiatric disorders before pregnancy such as anxiety, affective or disruptive behavior disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Education	Women were informed of the study, and their participation was requested. Those who offered their willingness to participate signed the informed consent and were randomly assigned to the intervention group (IG) or the control group (CG). Randomization was performed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software. All study follow-up information was collected through this app. The information offered to all the mothers through the mobile application contained a welcome message, contact data, sociodemographic and clinical variables, and access to the TMM-24 questionnaire. However, the GI through the app had access to complementary information content regarding the CG. The mothers of the IG had additional training material related to the first two prenatal face-to-face training sessions and new information during the postnatal period throughout consecutive weeks 1 to 8.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Baby Blues Symptoms Relief	14 weeks	Baby Blues Symptoms Relief compared with the control group. These measurements were based on the Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24) questionnaire evaluation for gauging emotional intelligence.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Esmeralda Santacruz-Salas; 🇪🇸 Toledo, Castilla, Spain