Fear of Childbirth (Tokophobia) - Etiology, Essence and Clinical Implications

Phobias Clinical Trial

Official title: Fear of Childbirth (Tokophobia) - Etiology, Essence and Clinical Implications

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is twofold:

• to understand the etiology and the essence of fear of childbirth

• to examine the implications and efficiency of several forms of psychological therapy.

Clinical Trial Description

Fear of childbirth (Tokophobia) is inconsistently defined in the research literature: some define it as an anxiety disorder while it is often defined as a form of phobia; some regard only the pre-pregnancy period, some regard the anxiety during pregnancy and some focus on the labor process. Despite the high prevalence (between 13%-20% of fertile women), research in this area is scarce and the current findings are incohesive due to various conceptualizations of the phenomenon and to various measurement methods. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Phobias

• NCT number: NCT00801970
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
• Contact: Shulamit Ben-Itzhak, PhD
• Phone: 972-3-697-4567
• Email: shulamit@tasmc.health.gov.il
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2008
• Completion date: January 2011