Guided Imagery: Reducing Stress and Improving Well-being in Pregnant Adolescents

NCT02636374 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2015-0105
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a guided imagery intervention on perceived stress in pregnant adolescents.

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Psychological Stress Measure-9 (PSM-9) score

  Participants will complete the PSM-9 before and after listening to guided imagery sessions for each of the 4 weekly intervention sessions. The Psychological Stress Measure-9 (PSM-9) is a 9 item questionnaire measuring stress. The original form was published in Canada by Louise Lemyre, PHD and Rejean Tessier, PHD in 1988 and the 9 item was published in 2002. Each response rests on an 8 point likert scale. For general surveys of health and well-being in the workplace, an abridged 9-item version was developed to meet a variety of research needs and applications. The PSM-9 version is used at Hydro-Quebec and Renault (France) as well as in public service, hospitals, community services, and private practice. It has the same psychometric qualities of reliability, validity, and internal consistency (.89) and maintains the same heuristic value for statistics: normality of distribution and responsiveness (Lemyre, Chair, \& Lalande-Markon, 2009).

  4 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Guided Imagery

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants listened to a pregnancy-specific guided imagery recording on four separate occasions during their pregnancies. Perceived stress was measured immediately pre and post each listening session using the Perceived Stress Measure-9 (PSM-9).

Behavioral: Guided Imagery

Interventions

Guided Imagery BEHAVIORAL

A fifteen minute recording of gentle music together with soft talking to guide relaxation.

Guided Imagery

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 21 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All pregnant students ages 13-21 enrolled in the alternative education program for parenting teens were eligible to participate

You may not qualify if:

• Participants were excluded from the study if they delivered their babies prior to completing four sessions of guided imagery intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Wisconsin, Madison: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Interventions

Imagery, Psychotherapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Karla Ausderau, PhD, OTR/L

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2015
• First Posted: December 21, 2015
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2018
• Study Completion: November 1, 2018
• Last Updated: November 6, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11