The Effect of Music Therapy on High Risk Pregnant Women of Non-Stress Test and Anxiety Levels

Selcuk University1 site in 1 country116 target enrollmentApril 1, 2021

Overview

Brief Summary

Non-stress testing (NST) is one of the most commonly used methods to assess fetal health in the prenatal period because it is an easily interpreted, non-invasive, painless, and short-term diagnostic method. Although NST is a non-invasive and painless diagnostic method, pregnant women may feel anxiety during the procedure.

It is supported by studies that listening to music causes relaxation and reducing anxiety. Therefore, the use of music as a non-pharmacological practice will increase the quality of care of individuals. There are many studies suggesting that music reduces anxiety in low-risk pregnancies during NST application. Different instruments such as ney, rebab, kopuz, dombra are used in Turkish music. In particular, ney has come to the fore in music therapy. The ney, which has different types in history, is an instrument that is closest to the human voice. In a compilation about the music used in music therapy in Turkey, it was stated that there are many social and health studies made with the sound of ney. Determining the effect of music on NST and anxiety in high-risk pregnant women will contribute to the literature.

Detailed Description

Non-stress testing (NST) is one of the most commonly used methods to assess fetal health in the prenatal period because it is an easily interpreted, non-invasive, painless, and short-term diagnostic method. Although NST is a non-invasive and painless diagnostic method, pregnant women may feel anxiety during the procedure. It is supported by studies that listening to music causes relaxation and reducing anxiety. Therefore, the use of music as a non-pharmacological practice will increase the quality of care of individuals. There are many studies suggesting that music reduces anxiety in low-risk pregnancies during NST application. Different instruments such as ney, rebab, kopuz, dombra are used in Turkish music. In particular, ney has come to the fore in music therapy. The ney, which has different types in history, is an instrument that is closest to the human voice. In a compilation about the music used in music therapy in Turkey, it was stated that there are many social and health studies made with the sound of ney. Determining the effect of music on NST and anxiety in high-risk pregnant women will contribute to the literature. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of music therapy on NST and anxiety levels in high-risk pregnant women.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 1, 2021

End Date

July 1, 2021

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Selcuk University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Yasemin ERKAL AKSOY

Lecturer Dr

Selcuk University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•over 18 years old
•Those diagnosed with high-risk pregnancy by a physician (pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational diabetes, premature rupture of membranes, pregnancy large or small for gestational age, intrauterine growth retardation, pain/contraction, oligohydramnios, premature birth threat, maternal age 35 age and above, maternal body mass index over 30 (obesity))
•Speaking and understanding Turkish
•Pregnant women with a single fetus
•32-41 weeks of pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

•having twin pregnancy
•with heart disease,
•fetal distress,
•having a fetus with anomaly,
•hereditary anemia,
•pregnant women with sexually transmitted diseases

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Non stress test evaluation form

Time Frame: up to one hour

It was created by researchers in order to record and evaluate the findings related to the NST procedure. In the NST evaluation form, fetal heart rate and variability, which were followed for at least 20 minutes, number of accelerations, decelerations and fetal movements, test result (reactive or nonreactive) were included.