The administration of biofeedback in patients with preterm labour

Not Applicable

• Conditions: O60.0; Preterm labour without delivery

• Registration Number: DRKS00004541
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik , Universitätsklinikum der TU Dresden

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2009-10-28
• Study Start: 2012-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women aged 18 to 45 years between gestational weeks 24 to 32 will be amitted to the study after having given oral and written informed consent. The patients should have an enhanced risk for preterm birth.

Exclusion Criteria

Treatment with tricyclic antidepressants or beta blockers within 14 days prior to start of the study; diabetis mellitus; coronary artery disease; heart failure; preeclampsia;hellp syndrome.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Root mean square of successive differences of RR intervals (RMSSD) prior and post HRV biofeedback as well as 4 weeks later (follow up) by means of pulse wave analysis

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
gestational duration, psychometric variables (State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Brief Symptom Inventory, Trier Inventory for the Assessment of Chronic Stress) prior and post and 4 weeks after termination of HRV biofeedback