Tokophobia ; Our Clinical Experience

Pregnancy Complications Clinical Trial

Official title:

Causes and Frequency of Tokophobia, Its Effect on Cesarean Delivery Rates: Our Clinical Experience

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05627336
• Other study ID #: ATADEK/ 11.2022
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: January 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

Fear of childbirth, or what has historically been called tokophobia, is often described as a severe fear of birth and pathological fear of childbirth. The reasons for fear of childbirth are stated as biological reasons, psychological reasons and lack of social support. However, it is still not possible to clearly explain the reasons for the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and the risk factors affecting them. The reasons for the fear of childbirth and the affecting factors have not been fully explained.

Description:

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between fear of childbirth and anxiety sensitivity in pregnant women, and whether the mode of delivery changes depending on this fear and these data. The aim of the authors is to reveal the frequency and causes of tokophobia in pregnant women followed in their clinics and to show the birth patterns of these patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 3rd trimester pregnant women who are followed up in our clinic and will give birth in our clinic.
• Pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 40

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those in the risky pregnancy category (preeclampsia, gdm, iugr… etc.)
• Known to have fetal anomaly during follow-ups
• Those with chronic disease
• Those with sexually transmitted diseases
• Those with a history of cesarean section

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pregnancy Complications
• Tocophobia

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• pregnant women in the 3rd trimester
Pregnant women who are in their third trimester and will give birth in the clinic will form the study group. These pregnant women will be measured by applying a set of questionnaires to measure their fear of childbirth.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Acibadem University Atakent Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	diagnosis of tokophobia	patients will be administered W-DEQ: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire part A. As a result, those who score above 85 will be diagnosed with tokophobia.; this test; Each question has a point equivalent, and the diagnosis will be reached by adding all the points at the end.	2 months
Primary	type of birth	The birth types of patients diagnosed with tokophobia will be examined. It will be tried to show statistically whether tokophobia increases cesarean section rates or not.	2 months