Status:
COMPLETED
The Effectiveness of Expressive Writing on a Sample of New Mothers
Lead Sponsor:
University of Roma La Sapienza
Conditions:
Maternal Distress
Health Care Utilization
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot study aims to evaluate the effects of an expressive writing intervention on a sample of new mothers after the childbirth on the psychological health and on the healthcare costs. The mothers...
Detailed Description
Women are recruited starting from the sixth month of pregnancy; forty-one eventually agreed to participate and they were randomly assigned to two groups: an Experimental group (treated with the expres...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age \> 18 years
- \> 6 months of pregnancy
- no medical complications during pregnancy
Exclusion
- medical complication during pregnancy
- no comprehension of Italian language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04803344
Start Date
April 1 2019
End Date
March 30 2020
Last Update
March 17 2021
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Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University
Rome, Italy, 00185