Psychological Screening and Nursing of Twin Pregnancy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-50
SponsorShengjing Hospital

About this trial

Objectives This research will screen the psychological problems of twin pregnant women step by step and detect early and treat early in order to reduce the incidence of mental diseases and promote the health of mother and baby.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Clinical diagnosis of intrauterine twin pregnancy.

The patients whose psychological screening scale score reached the critical value (pregnancy stress scale >50 and/or Self rating depression scale ≥ 40 and/or The self rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was more than 50.

The outpatient department of the research hospital was established and antenatal examination was carried out regularly.

No mental and communication disorders (including depression and other mental diseases).

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy complicated with severe physical diseases;

Drop out of this study due to various reasons (including abortion, unwilling to participate in this study)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Guided self help

    Other intervention

    Introduce the knowledge about twins pregnancy, and reduce the pregnant stress, and relief the anxiety and depressor.

  • Problem solving therapy

    Other intervention

    Based on the steps of problem-solving therapy, nurses guide mothers with mild psychological problems to solve the existing problems through wechat and telephone, 10-15 min each time for 4 weeks

  • Face to face PST course

    Other intervention

    Face to face interviews with nurses with psychological counselors, combined with auxiliary tools, identify patients' problems, set goals for patients, provide different solutions, and let patients choose appropriate ways according to their preferences. Once a week, 1 hour for the first time and 45 min for the rest for 5 weeks.

  • Professional psychological intervention

    Other intervention

    The mental health physicians and (or) psychological counselors strengthened the intervention and carried out specialized nursing

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Guided self helpExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Face to face PST courseExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group C: Professional psychological interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pregnancy stress scale Self rating Anxiety Scale Depression self rating scale(PPS/SAS/SDS)

If scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild pregnancy stress; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate pressure; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe pregnancy stress

Time frame
pregnancy 6-14 week
2

Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)

If scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild anxiety; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate anxiety; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe anxiety.

Time frame
pregnancy 6-14 week
3

Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)

If scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild depression; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate depression; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe depression

Time frame
pregnancy 6-14 week

Secondary outcomes

1

Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)

If scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild anxiety; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate anxiety; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe anxiety.

Time frame
28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 month
2

Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)

If scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are 50-59, it is defined as mild depression; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate depression; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe depression

Time frame
28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 month
3

Pregnancy stress scale

If scores are less than 50, it is defined as normal; If scores are50-59, it is defined as mild pregnancy stress; If scores are 60-69, it is defined as moderate pressure; If scores are ≥70, it is defined as severe pregnancy stress

Time frame
28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 month
4

Gestational age and prolongation of gestational age at delivery

Gestational age at which symptoms of preterm birth occur and gestational age at delivery after treatment

Time frame
28-37 weeks; after delivery 1 month

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Shengjing Hospital

Lead sponsor

China Medical University, China

Collaborator