VIRTUAL COMMUNITY for PREGNANT WOMEN

Normal Pregnancy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of A Peer Virtual Community on Pregnant Women's Well-being: A Quasi-experimental Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03692923
• Other study ID #: TCU
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2012
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: Tzu Chi University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aimed to investigate the effect of exclusive peer-to-peer virtual support on pregnant women's well-being including physical symptoms, depression, social support, maternal attachment, and pregnancy adaptation.

Description:

The pregnancy period is marked by not only the joy and excitement of bonding with her baby but also dramatic changes in her body. The Internet's convenience and anonymity provide great possibilities for pregnant women to create a social network for sharing personal stories, seeking information and asking questions, and expressing own emotions and concerns.

Although health-related online communities are emerging rapidly around the globe, little is known about the impact of a virtual peer community on pregnant women's well-being.

The study enrolled 138 pregnant women, who were assigned to either the experimental or control groups. After obtaining informed consent from participants, we asked them to fill out the baseline questionnaires (Time 1). The first and second follow-ups (Times 2 and 3) were conducted at 22-24 and 36-38 weeks of pregnancy, respectively. Participants in the experimental group received ordinary prenatal care in addition to virtual community participation, and those in the control group received only ordinary prenatal care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 138
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant women were older than 20 years old

2. Had at least 9 years of education.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Had complications in this pregnancy

2. Had underlying medical problems with pregnancy.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Normal Pregnancy

Intervention

Other:
• virtual community

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tzu Chi University	National Science Council, Taiwan

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The pregnancy adaptation scale	Used to investigate the changes in the scores of pregnancy adaptation. Items are scored from 0 to 3 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 0 to 84. Higher scores indicate better pregnancy adaptation.	repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
Primary	The Edinburgh Depression Scale	Used to investigate the changes in the scores of depression. Items are scored from 0 to 3 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 0 to 30. The cut-off point for depression is a total score of 12 or above.	repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
Secondary	The Symptoms Checklist	Used to investigate the changes in the scores of pregnancy-related physical symptoms. Items are scored from 1 to 4 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 22 to 88. Higher scores indicate experiencing more symptoms.	repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
Secondary	The Social Support Scale	Used to investigate the changes in the scores of social support perception. Items are scored from 1 to 5 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 20 to 100. higher scores indicate perceived higher social support from family, peer pregnant women, friends, and healthcare providers.	repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
Secondary	The Maternal-Fetal Attachment Assessment Scale	Used to investigate the changes in the scores of maternal-fetal attachment. Items are scored from 1 to 5 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 39 to 195. Higher scores indicate higher maternal-fetal attachment.	repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).