Effect of internet-based emotion-focused therapy on the anxiety of women with a suspected fetal malformatio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorder, unspecified
F41.9

Registration Number: IRCT20110228005931N11

Lead Sponsor: Babol University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 408

Inclusion Criteria

Gestational age of less than 20 weeks
Suspected of fetal malformation based on diagnosis by a gynecologist
Spielberger's anxiety score above 30
Educational level higher than primary school
Consent of the woman and her husband to enter treatment
?Access to computers and the Internet

Exclusion Criteria

Current substance abuse
Current use of sedative drugs like benzodiazepines, or recent psychotherapy for depression/anxiety (<4 weeks)
Severe psychiatric disorders such as severe anxiety, sever depression, and suicidal thought

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
??Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention (6 weeks post-trial ), follow-up of 3 and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger's anxiety questionnaire.;?Emotion regulation. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention (6 weeks post-trial ), follow-up of 3 and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ncertainty intolerance. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention (6 weeks post-trial ), follow-up of 3 and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Uncertainty Intolerance Questionnaire.;Pregnancy stress. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention (6 weeks post-trial ), follow-up of 3 and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Revised Pregnancy Distress Questionnaire (NuPDQ).;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention (6 weeks post-trial ), follow-up of 3 and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal depression questionnaire.