The Effect of Music Therapy Applied to Pregnant Women on Anxiety and Stress

Sponsor

Kutahya Health Sciences University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05195307

Collaborator

(none)

120

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Anxiety and stress increase in primiparous pregnant women and especially in the third trimester of pregnancy. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of music therapy applied to pregnant women who will give birth for the first time and are in the last trimester of their pregnancy on anxiety and stress. The study is a randomized controlled trial. Pregnant women in the application group were regularly listened to music for 20 minutes a day for 10 days. In the study, pregnant women in the application and control group were trained by the researcher on preparing for normal delivery. The pregnant women who participated in the study completed the Personal Information Form, the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale at the beginning. 10, the last day of study. on the day, the scales are repeated.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Music Therapy	Other: Music Group	N/A

Detailed Description

Aims and objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of music therapy on the anxiety and stress levels of primiparous pregnants in the third trimester.

Background: Anxiety and stress during pregnancy, when not well-managed, can lead to negative birth outcomes.

Design: This study is a randomized controlled trial. Methods: This study was conducted in Turkey with 120 pregnant, 60 of whom were in the music group and 60 in the control group. Research data were collected with Personal Information Form, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale-36. Pregnants were made to listen to music for 20 minutes every day for ten days. The anxiety and stress levels of pregnant were measured before and after the intervention.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

120 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

A randomized study with an application and a control group.A randomized study with an application and a control group.

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Anxiety and Stress Levels of Primiparous Pregnants in the Third Trimester: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Actual Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2019

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Music Group Application Group Pregnant women in the application group were regularly listened to music for 20 minutes a day for 10 days. In addition, the pregnant women in the application group were trained by the researcher on preparing for normal delivery.	Other: Music Group Pregnant women included in the practice group were given 20 minutes of music every day for ten days. Anxiety and stress levels of pregnant women were measured before and after the intervention.
No Intervention: Control Group In the study, pregnant women in the control group were trained by the researcher on preparing for normal delivery.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Music Group

Application Group Pregnant women in the application group were regularly listened to music for 20 minutes a day for 10 days. In addition, the pregnant women in the application group were trained by the researcher on preparing for normal delivery.

Other: Music Group

Pregnant women included in the practice group were given 20 minutes of music every day for ten days. Anxiety and stress levels of pregnant women were measured before and after the intervention.

No Intervention: Control Group

In the study, pregnant women in the control group were trained by the researcher on preparing for normal delivery.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The effect of ten-day music therapy on anxiety levels of pregnant women [The music therapy application lasted for 10 days. Through study completion the final test of the a State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I-II) was performed with pregnant women.]
Pre-intervention, a personal information form and a State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I-II) (Oner and Le Compte, 1998) were used to assess the anxiety levels of pregnant women. The minimum score they will receive from the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory is 0, the maximum score is 80.
The effect of ten-day music therapy on stress levels of pregnant women [The music therapy application lasted for 10 days. Through study completion final test of the a Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale (PSRS) was performed with pregnant women.]
Pre-intervention, a Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale (Akin and Erbil, 2018) (PSRS) were used to assess the stress levels of pregnant women. The minimum score they will receive from the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale is 0, the maximum is 144.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Pregnant women aged 18 and over,
Primiparous pregnants,
In the third trimester (28 and above gestational week),
Speaking and writing in Turkish,
Having no vision-hearing problems,
Having and using internet-supported online Web 2.0 tools,
Volunteering to participate in the study were included in the study within the scope of inclusion criteria.