NCT04303949

Brief Summary

The subjects of this study are married couples who received termination of pregnancy, the main purpose is to explore the effectiveness of the e-book education model. Outcome indicators include anxiety, depression, and grief, as well as the satisfaction of the education.

Trial Health

35
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
96

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2020

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 3, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 11, 2020

Completed
9 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 20, 2020

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 30, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 30, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

March 11, 2020

Status Verified

March 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

December 3, 2019

Last Update Submit

March 9, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

TerminationFetal anomalyGenderGriefNursinge-book

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Change in Anxiety level

    State-Trait Anxiety Inventory State Anxiety (STAI-S) is used to measure the anxiety levels. State Anxiety refers to a temporary emotional state that changes over time, including the subjective perception of tension, anxiety, and fear. A total of 20 questions, the higher the score, the higher the degree of anxiety, the lower the score, the lighter the degree of anxiety. 20 - 39 means mild anxiety; 40 - 59 means moderate anxiety; 60 - 80 means severe anxiety. This scale has been widely used for many years to measure the anxiety of various conditions and has good reliability and validity.

    The experimental group and the control group will accept the pretest and post-test before intervention, take another test after one month.

  • Change in Grief Level

    This study used the Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS) (1989) as a tool to measure the degree of a grief response, and Cronbach α value is 0.95. The questionnaire includes three aspects of Active Grief, Difficulty Coping and Despair, each aspect has 11 questions, a total of 33 questions. The total amount is calculated by the degree of sadness, from "very agree" to 1 point, "disagree" to 2 points, "not agreeing or denying" 3 Points, "Agree" 4 points, "very agree" 5 points, the total score is 33-165 points, the higher the score, the higher the level of sadness. It can be used as a measurement for predicting subjects with long-term grief.

    The experimental group and the control group will accept the pretest and post-test before intervention, take another test after six months.

  • Change in Depression Level

    Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) is used to measure the level of depression. The content of the scale contains a total of 21 questions, each of which has four options according to the severity level, and scores ranging from 0 to 3 points.

    The experimental group and the control group will accept the pretest and post-test before intervention, take another test after six months.

  • Learning Motivational Change

    Include learning motivation of sexual harassment Contains the learner's attention to the teaching material (12 questions), relevance (9 questions), confidence (9 questions), satisfaction (6 questions) and other learning motivation, a total of 36 questions, use Likert five-point scale, scoring method from 5 (very agreeable) to 1 (very disagree), the score range from 36-180 points, the higher the total score of the scale, the stronger the motivation of learning.

    The experimental group and the control group will accept the pretest and post-test before intervention, take another test after six months.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

e-book for termination

Other: Behavioral:

Control

OTHER

routine care Written form health education

Other: Behavioral:

Interventions

Facilitating couples reduce anxiety, depression and grief through e-book education.

ControlExperimental

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • At least 20 years old
  • Consciousness clear and capable of complete the questionnaires
  • Able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
  • Agree to participate in the study and sign the consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Emergency admissions for induction.
  • Non-medical reasons and pay own expenses to terminate the pregnancy
  • Have psychiatric illness history or other disorders that affect cognitive function

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Congenital AbnormalitiesCoitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesSexual BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Ya-Ling Tzeng, PhD

    China Medical University, Taiwan

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ya-Ling Tzeng, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 3, 2019

First Posted

March 11, 2020

Study Start

March 20, 2020

Primary Completion

July 30, 2021

Study Completion

July 30, 2021

Last Updated

March 11, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03