Study Examining Stress During Pregnancy

December 29, 2009 updated by: University of Virginia

Coping With Stress During Pregnancy

Researchers at UVa Health System are interested in how women experience and deal with stress during pregnancy. Participants will be randomly assigned either to engage in coping strategies on one's own or to receive 6 weeks of relaxation training. Researchers will examine how coping strategies affect the course of the pregnancy and the health of the infant

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants will be asked to fill out questionnaires and complete some tasks that require concentration as heart rate and other biological signals are monitored. Participants will also be asked to provide samples of saliva a few times during 1 day. These tasks will be repeated 3 times during pregnancy and participants will be asked to complete questionnaires at 6 months postpartum

A stress-reduction workshop will be offered to all participants at the completion of the study.

Participants will be paid for study completion

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • University of Virginia, Department of Psychology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • beginning of the 2nd trimester of pregnancy
  • feel stressed or overwhelmed
  • do not yet have any children

Exclusion Criteria:

  • more than 1 miscarriage
  • currently receiving medication for anxiety or depression

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 1
Experimental: 2
Relaxation techniques
Relaxation techniques training

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Study Director: Andrea Chambers, MA, University of Virginia / University of Arizona
  • Principal Investigator: Susan Kirk, MD, University of Virginia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 24, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

March 27, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 30, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 29, 2009

Last Verified

August 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HIC 12234

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