Clinical trial NCT05723887: Attachment-Based, Attachment, Prenatal
Official title: The Effect of Attachment-Based Intervention Program on Attachment, Prenatal
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Attachment Disorder
Keywords: prenatal distress
pregnancy
Midw,ifery
Lead sponsor: Inonu University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Tuba Uçar
First posted: 2023-02-13
Enrollment: 154
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This randomized controlled study was conducted in the pregnant outpatient clinics of a public hospital in Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 154 pregnant women (77 experiments, 77 controls). An attachment-based intervention program (ABIP) was applied to pregnant women in the experimental group. The ABIP included five interventions; (1) Perceiving/counting fetal movements, (2) Music therapy, (3) Preparation for the baby, (4) Writing notes/letters to the baby, and (5) Watching images of the fetus/pregnancy.

Detailed description: This study aimed to determine the effect of attachment-based intervention program on attachment, prenatal expectation and stress level in pregnant women. This randomized controlled study was conducted in the pregnant outpatient clinics of a public hospital in Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 154 pregnant women (77 experiments, 77 controls). An attachment-based intervention program (ABIP) was applied to pregnant women in the experimental group. The ABIP included five interventions; (1) Perceiving/counting fetal movements, (2) Music therapy, (3) Preparation for the baby, (4) Writing notes/letters to the baby, and (5) Watching images of the fetus/pregnancy. The program was completed in a total of 5 days, one session per day.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:Communicating,

* Over the age of 18, and maimum age 40
* Pregnancy week between 24-40 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women with psychological diagnosis according to records

Primary outcomes:
measure: Maternal Antenatal Attachment
timeFrame: one week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Prenatal Maternal Expectations
timeFrame: one week
Other outcomes:
measure: Revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire
timeFrame: one week
Locations:
city: Malatya
country: Turkey
facility: Esra Sabanci Baransel
Study officials:
affiliation: esraa.sabancii@gmail.com
name: Esra sabancı Baransel, asst. prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Golbasi Z, Ucar T, Tugut N. Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale. Jpn J Nurs Sci. 2015 Apr;12(2):154-61. doi: 10.1111/jjns.12052. Epub 2014 Jun 24.
citation: Pisoni C, Garofoli F, Tzialla C, Orcesi S, Spinillo A, Politi P, Balottin U, Tinelli C, Stronati M. Complexity of parental prenatal attachment during pregnancy at risk for preterm delivery. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Mar;29(5):771-6. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1017813. Epub 2015 Mar 9.
citation: Yuksel F, Akin S, Durna Z. Prenatal distress in Turkish pregnant women and factors associated with maternal prenatal distress. J Clin Nurs. 2014 Jan;23(1-2):54-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04283.x. Epub 2013 Jan 11.