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The Influence of Antenatal Classes on Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood

Sponsor
University of Aarhus (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00323401
Collaborator
Aarhus University Hospital Skejby (Other)
1,192
Enrollment
2
Locations
2
Arms
67
Duration (Months)
596
Patients Per Site
8.9
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

  1. To study the influence of antenatal classes for first time parents and their effect ob pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

  2. Randomized into two groups (a. 3 courses in midpregnancy and b. no courses)

  3. Data on pregnancy, birth and parenthood are collected from register and questionaire

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Antenatal classes
 N/A

Detailed Description

Data collected contain register data and data from questionnaire, which also contains psychometric tests

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
1192 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
The Influence of Antenatal Classes on Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2009
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Interventon

Antenatal classes for the parents

Other: Antenatal classes
3 sessions of 3 hours each
Other Names:
  • 1. The delivery process, pain relief and coping strategy
  • 2. Infant care and breastfeeding
  • 3. The parental role and the relationship

    		•
    No Intervention: Control

    No programme are offered

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Arrival for birth [prospective]

    2. Birth experience [prospective]

    3. Medical interventions during delivery [prospective]

    4. Use of birth analgesia [prospective]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Length of Birth [prospective]

    2. Post partum depression [prospective]

    3. Breastfeeding duration and experience [prospective]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 52 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    Female
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:

    Pregnant Over 18 years of age Singleton

    Exclusion Criteria:

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of Aarhus and University Hospital, Skejby Aarhus Denmark 8000
    2 Skejby Sygehus Aarhus Denmark 8200

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Aarhus
    • Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

    Investigators

    • Study Chair: Jørn Olsen, Professor, University of Aarhus, Department of Epidemiology

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Additional Information:

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    University of Aarhus
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00323401
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • RDM2006
    First Posted:
    May 9, 2006
    Last Update Posted:
    Oct 6, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Nov 1, 2015
    Keywords provided by University of Aarhus
    Pregnancy
    Parturition
    Depression
    Randomized
    Antenatal classes

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Oct 6, 2021