Fear of Childbirth (Tokophobia) - Etiology, Essence and Clinical Implications
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Tokophobia existing and new measures (e.g. Pregnancy anxiety scale, Levin, 1991; Tokophobia subjective scale)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is twofold:
- to understand the etiology and the essence of fear of childbirth
- to examine the implications and efficiency of several forms of psychological therapy.
详细描述
Fear of childbirth (Tokophobia) is inconsistently defined in the research literature: some define it as an anxiety disorder while it is often defined as a form of phobia; some regard only the pre-pregnancy period, some regard the anxiety during pregnancy and some focus on the labor process. Despite the high prevalence (between 13%-20% of fertile women), research in this area is scarce and the current findings are incohesive due to various conceptualizations of the phenomenon and to various measurement methods.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •subjective diagnosis of tokophobia
排除标准
- •currently undergoing psychological therapy
- •Major Depression
- •Acute Anxiety
- •Psychosis
- •Bipolar Disorder
- •Substance abuse
- •Non-compliant personality disorder
- •Health problems during pregnancy that affect perception
研究组 & 干预措施
1 - Pregnant - Tokophobic
Psychoanalysis treatment.
干预措施: Psychological Treatment (Behavioral)
2 - Pregnant - Tokophobic
Cognitive-Behavioral treatment.
干预措施: Psychological Treatment (Behavioral)
3 - Non-pregnant - Tokophobic
Group Therapy
干预措施: Group Therapy (Behavioral)
4 - Control
Pregnant and non-pregnant non-tokophobic women will answer questionnaires. Won't receive therapy.
结局指标
主要结局
Tokophobia existing and new measures (e.g. Pregnancy anxiety scale, Levin, 1991; Tokophobia subjective scale)
时间窗: Pre-treatment, Mid treatment, End of treatment
次要结局
- For pregnant subjects - labor preference, duration and pain medication assessment.(post-labor)