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Effectiveness of Guided Imagery Intervention on Factors Associated With Maternal Stress and Preterm Birth

NCT01436786 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2014-05-16

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Summary

Demonstrating the effectiveness of an economical and feasible intervention such as guided imagery on factors associated with preterm birth, along with better understanding of pathways leading to adverse birth outcomes has tremendous health, social, and financial benefits. This project has the potential to significantly advance the field of nursing and knowledge development in the areas of maternal stress reduction in African American women and to provide scientific evidence of the effectiveness of guided imagery.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Guided Imagery

The 12 week intervention consists of a set of 4 GI compact discs (CDs), each 20 minutes in length. Participants will be instructed to listen to the CD once a day in a recommended order for weeks 1-4 and used in any order for weeks 5-12.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nancy Jallo, PhD · VCU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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