Attachment-Based, Attachment, Prenatal

Attachment Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Attachment-Based Intervention Program on Attachment, Prenatal

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05723887
• Other study ID #: 2020/605
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Inonu University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 154
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attachment Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Attachment-Based Intervention Program
Attachment-Based Intervention Program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Esra Sabanci Baransel	Malatya

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Inonu University	Tuba Uçar

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

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. — View 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: 10.3109/1 — View 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. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire	This is a three-point Likert-type scale, scoring from 0 (never) to 2 (very often). Total scale score ranges between 0 and 34. A higher total score indicates greater prenatal distress perceived by pregnant women.	one week
Primary	Maternal Antenatal Attachment	It has a total of 19 items, focusing on pregnant women's feelings, attitudes and behaviors towards the fetus. This is a 5-point Likert type scale, scoring between 1 (the absence of feelings toward the fetus) and 5 (strong emotions toward the fetus).	one week
Secondary	Prenatal Maternal Expectations	This is a 5-point Likert type scale, scoring from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree). It consists of 34 items and two subscales: (1) Unrealistic Positive Prenatal Expectations (21 items measuring the mother's positive expectations about childbirth and motherhood role), (2) Unrealistic Negative Prenatal Expectations (13 items measuring the mother's negative expectations about childbirth and motherhood role).	one week