The effect of massage therapy on depression during pregnancy

Phase 2

• Conditions: Mild depressive Disorder.; Mild depressive episode

• Registration Number: IRCT2013021112440N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for Research, Tehran 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: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Gestational age less than 32 weeks based on reliable LMP or ultrasound before 20 weeks of gestation in those who do not know your LMP; Having a score greater than 9 and less than 18 from the Beck Depression Inventory (mild depression); No history of recognized chronic or systemic disease; No personal or family history of mental illness or hospitalization due to recognized mental illness; The lack of any medical or obstetrical complications in the current pregnancy; No history of miscarriage or preterm labor in previous pregnancies; Not experienced stressful events during the 6 months before study; No smoking and drugs and do not drinking alcohol; Singleton pregnancy; Spontaneous pregnancy; No wound, infection or any other lesion on the back.
Exclusion criteria:The occurrence of side effects such as a reaction to the oil used during the intervention; Occurrence of any stressful event during the study; The use of sedation drugs or relaxation techniques during study; Absence in the intervention sessions more than 2 sessions.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression score. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after intervention and 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.