Application of Stress Ball and Non-stress Test With Pregnant Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Pregnancy Related
• Interventions: Other: stress ball

• Registration Number: NCT05626218
• Lead Sponsor: Kırklareli University

Brief Summary

This research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to reduce the anxiety expectant mothers feel when on a non-stress test.

Detailed Description

Fetal well-being is assessed by evaluating fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns. The primary aim is to identify fetuses at risk of intrauterine death or neonatal complications and, if possible, intervene (usually by delivery) to prevent these adverse outcomes. The most commonly used method for this purpose is the non-stress test. Non-stress test (NST) is a non-invasive fetal evaluation method. The NST is evaluated for at least 20 minutes while the expectant mother is lying supine or left-side.

Although it is a painless procedure, it takes about 20 minutes, and the pregnant woman stays in the same position throughout the procedure, creating although there are many methods to reduce stress, it is thought that a cheap and easily accessible stress ball can be used as a method of distraction or distraction. Although there are studies investigating the effectiveness of stress balls in managing various disease groups and symptoms in the literature, no study has been found to examine the NST effectiveness of stress balls. This research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to reduce the stress felt by women who had a non-stress test during pregnancy by applying a stress ball during the procedure. anxiety for the pregnant woman. The fact that the pregnant woman has high anxiety during the procedure affects the test result and may increase the false-positive rate and cause false evaluation. This increase in the false-positive rate in NST results may lead to an increase in an operative delivery. However, it is the midwives' responsibility to eliminate the situations that cause anxiety in pregnant women, which may affect the NST result before and during the procedure.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-23
• Study Start: 2023-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-15
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study Completion: 2023-06-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Ability to read and understand Turkish

• Being between the ages of 20-35

• Single pregnancy

• Having had NST before

  ¬- Have eaten at least 2 hours before the NST procedure

• Don't be primiparous

• Getting 37 or less on the trait anxiety (STAI-1) scale

• Getting 37 or more on the state anxiety (STAI-2) scale

• Volunteering to participate in the research

• Fully answering survey and scale forms

• Being in the 3rd trimester

Exclusion Criteria

• Having been diagnosed with a risky pregnancy
• Unwilling to continue working
• Having a chronic disease (Diabetes, Hypertension, Thyroid etc.),
• Having any problem that prevents communication (such as hearing, speaking, and understanding abilities),
• Using one of the pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods to reduce stress and receiving psychiatric treatment (Pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Stress ball group	stress ball	A stress ball will be applied to pregnant women with anxiety during NST.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Introductory Information form	between one to six months	A form that includes questions about women's socio-demographic and pregnancy and characteristics.; A form that includes questions about women's socio-demographic and pregnancy and characteristics.
the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI/1-2) scale	between one to six months	This scale, developed by Spielberg in 1973, consists of 40 questions. It is a 4-point Likert type scale (1=not at all, 4=very much). The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20, and the highest score is 80. The higher the score is, the higher the anxiety level is. The alpha value of the scale is 0.86-.92.33. The validity and reliability study in our country was conducted by Oner et al., in 1983 and the alpha value was found between. The scale that will be used to evaluate the state and trait anxiety of pregnant women. As the score increases, it is determined that the anxiety is higher.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cukurova University; 🇹🇷 Adana, Turkey