Anxiety and Depression Among Pregnant Women During COVID-19 Pandemic

Completed

• Conditions: Covid19
• Interventions: Other: State-trait anxiety inventory scale; Other: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS)

• Registration Number: NCT04558749
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Pregnancy and early parenthood are life changing periods characterized by intense emotions and a high vulnerability to emotional problems. Overall 10 - 20 % of pregnant women and women in early postpartum period suffer from mental health problems.

In the first months of 2020 , pregnant and breastfeeding women have also needed to face the COVID19 pandemic including the exceptional quarantine measures that have disturbed private and professional life . In addition to the fear of infection , these measures might have negatively impacted the emotional wellbeing of women . As depressive symptoms and anxiety in the pre and peripartum period have been associated with adverse maternal , neonatal and infant outcomes , the psychological impact of COVID19 , and its associated quarantine measures , on pregnant women and new mothers is cause for concern

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-18
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-22
• Study Start: 2020-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-02-28
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 238

Inclusion Criteria

All pregnant women presented to the Antenatal care clinic, will be included in the study irrespective of the gestational age of the pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

Women previously diagnosed with any psychiatric disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study group	State-trait anxiety inventory scale	The study population comprised women that will attend their routine visit to the antenatal clinic. The study population will be recruited by using simple random sampling method after verbal consent will be obtained. Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology who will be trained to administer the questionnaire will interview women. Face masks will be provided to the study population during the process of data collection.
Study group	Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS)	The study population comprised women that will attend their routine visit to the antenatal clinic. The study population will be recruited by using simple random sampling method after verbal consent will be obtained. Resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology who will be trained to administer the questionnaire will interview women. Face masks will be provided to the study population during the process of data collection.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The mean scores anxiety and depression among pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic	one hour	This scale is composed of two parts, part one measures anxiety traits and part two measures anxiety state. Each part comprises 20 statements. This scale is a (4) point scale, with a score ranging a minimum of 20 grades to a maximum of 80 grades.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut Faculty of Medicine; 🇪🇬 Assiut, Egypt