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The Effect of Stress Ball Intervention During Non-Stress Test on Anxiety and Fetal Well-Being in High-Risk Pregnancy
Led by Hümeyra TÜLEK DENİZ · Updated on 2024-12-31
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
76 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This research will be conducted to determine the effect of stress ball intervention during NST on anxiety and fetal well-being in high-risk pregnant women. Women with high-risk pregnancies randomly assigned to intervention (n=43) and control (n=43) groups at a state and a faculty hospital in Turkey will be included in the study. Pregnant women in the intervention group will be told to squeeze and release the ball once after counting to three, to inhale each time they press the ball, to exhale when they relax their grip and to focus only on the ball. Pregnant women will be instructed to continue this practice throughout the NST procedure (approximately 20 minutes). Pregnant women in the control group will not receive any intervention other than routine hospital care during the NST procedure. Data on anxiety and fetal well-being outcomes will be collected before and after NST.
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Official Title
The Effect of Stress Ball Intervention During Non-Stress Test on Anxiety and Fetal Well-Being in High-Risk Pregnancy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Volunteering to participate in the research
- Being over 18 years of age
- Having a medically diagnosed risky condition during pregnancy (diabetes, hypertension, the threat of premature birth, eclampsia, etc.)
- Compliance with at least one of the criteria in the Ministry of Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Form for current pregnancy
- Being at or above the 32nd week of pregnancy
- Having a single living fetus
- Having eaten at least two hours before the NST procedure
- Not having smoked or consumed alcohol at least two hours before the NST procedure
- Knowing how to read and write Turkish
You will not qualify if you...
- Deceleration or uterine contraction during NST
- Presence of cardiovascular disease in the fetus
- Presence of fetal distress
- Presence of fetal anomaly
- Needing urgent intervention according to the physician
- Having a diagnosed psychiatric disease
- Having a visual, hearing, speaking, physical, or mental disability
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Ondokuz Mayıs University
Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
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Hümeyra TÜLEK DENİZ, MSc
CONTACT
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Nedime Gül DOĞAN ÖZDEMİR, MSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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