Impact of IBSR on Postpartum Mothers' Mental Health.
NCT Number: NCT06490094
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Postpartum Mothers
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR)
Sponsor: Tel Aviv University
Sex: FEMALE
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 68
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-06-09
Completion Date: 2025-06
Locations: Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Summary:
The period of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum phase significantly impacts the mental health of women and their families. Mental health is crucial for overall well-being, quality of life, and is associated with healthcare costs. Therefore, promoting mental health should be a top priority in public health and health promotion efforts.

The Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) intervention, developed by Byron Katie ("The Work"), enables participants to identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause their suffering. The core of IBSR involves a contemplative "inquiry" process and a "turnaround," which is a method of experiencing the opposite of what the participant believes. This process equips individuals with skills for self-inquiry and management of stressful thoughts that can be easily integrated into daily life.

Based on previous research, we hypothesize that the IBSR intervention can improve postpartum mothers' mental health.

Primary Outcome Measures: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)
Secondary Outcome Measures: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2-item CD-RISC), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|Ryff scale- Psychological well-being (PWB), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|Subjective well-being (WHO-5), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)
Other Outcome Measures: Primary Care PTSD DSM-5, Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|exposure to the events of the war in Israel, Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)|Demographic and Childhood history, Questionnaire, A measure assessing change between 3 time points (before the intervention, after 2 months (at the end of the intervention) and 1 months later)