VIRTUAL COMMUNITY for PREGNANT WOMEN
Impact of A Peer Virtual Community on Pregnant Women's Well-being: A Quasi-experimental Study
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Brief Summary
The study aimed to investigate the effect of exclusive peer-to-peer virtual support on pregnant women's well-being including physical symptoms, depression, social support, maternal attachment, and pregnancy adaptation.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 31, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 31, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 21, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 2, 2018
CompletedOctober 4, 2018
October 1, 2018
2.8 years
September 21, 2018
October 2, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
The pregnancy adaptation scale
Used to investigate the changes in the scores of pregnancy adaptation. Items are scored from 0 to 3 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 0 to 84. Higher scores indicate better pregnancy adaptation.
repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
The Edinburgh Depression Scale
Used to investigate the changes in the scores of depression. Items are scored from 0 to 3 and they are summed to compute a total score ranging from 0 to 30. The cut-off point for depression is a total score of 12 or above.
repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
Secondary Outcomes (3)
The Symptoms Checklist
repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
The Social Support Scale
repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
The Maternal-Fetal Attachment Assessment Scale
repeated measured at second trimester (22-24 weeks of pregnancy), and the third trimester (36-38 weeks of pregnancy).
Study Arms (2)
control group
NO INTERVENTIONparticipants received ordinary prenatal care.
virtual community group
EXPERIMENTALparticipants were invited to join a virtual community to interact with peers in addition to their ordinary prenatal care.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Pregnant women were older than 20 years old
- Had at least 9 years of education.
You may not qualify if:
- Had complications in this pregnancy
- Had underlying medical problems with pregnancy.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Wu WR, Hung CH. Impact of a peer virtual community on pregnant women's well-being: A repeated-measure and quasi-experimental study. J Adv Nurs. 2019 May;75(5):1099-1107. doi: 10.1111/jan.13938. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
PMID: 30575093DERIVED
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 21, 2018
First Posted
October 2, 2018
Study Start
May 1, 2012
Primary Completion
January 31, 2015
Study Completion
January 31, 2015
Last Updated
October 4, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share