The effect of hypnosis on preterm labor

Not Applicable

• Conditions: preterm labor.; preterm labour and delivery

• Registration Number: IRCT20161126031117N9
• Lead Sponsor: Sari University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 25 March 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Preterm labor, recognizing regular uterine contractions by physical examination and recording uterine activity by Toco machine, during 25-37 weeks pregnancy or 24 weeks pregnancy if fetal weight estimation is more than 750gr or if cervical dilatation is more than 1cm
No signs of severe depression
Dilatation less than 4cm while reception
No suicidal or self-harm thoughts
No signs of paranoid personality, anti-social and psychosis disorders in clinical interviews by psychologist
No signs of placental abruption in diagnostic ultrasonography imaging and clinical symptoms
No signs of pre-eclampsia diagnosed by gynecologist Diagnostic criteria: Blood pressure equal or more than 140/90 mmHg after 20 weeks pregnancy and Proteinuria equal or more than 300 mg in 24 hours
No sign of fetal distress is diagnosed by gynecologist. Diagnostic criteria: no variability patterns or decreased variability less than 5 beats per minute (bpm) with late deceleration or moderate-to-severe variable deceleration, or beat pattern less than 110bpm for 10minutes or more
No rupture of membranes without any history of sudden and severe vaginal discharge diagnosed by experienced gynecologist through vaginal examination

Exclusion Criteria

Mother's addiction
Maternal chronic -systemic diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity and number of uterine contractions. Timepoint: Before doing hypnosis, after doing hypnosis, and then every one hour till dilatation 4cm and in control group every one hour till dilatation 4cm. Method of measurement: The on line analysis of the mechanical (TOCO).;Amount of felt pain. Timepoint: Immediately after determining the groups and then after doing hypnosis in intervention group. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).;Birth weight and Apgar score. Timepoint: Immediately after birth. Method of measurement: Digital scale and Apgar.;Age of pregnancy in termination time. Timepoint: In termination time. Method of measurement: According to the first day of the last menstrual period and ultrasonography imaging of early pregnancy.;Mother's anxiety. Timepoint: In termination time. Method of measurement: Pregnancy Related Anxiety Questionnaire (PRAQ 17).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time from intervention to delivery. Timepoint: before intervention and at delivery. Method of measurement: document the time.