This study was performed to determine the role of mindfulness training in reducing anxiety and meta worry in women with repeated abortion .Inclusion criteria: having repeated spontaneous abortion, a minimum age of 25 years, having at least high school education. The population of women who have the problem of abortion is in health centers of Tehran who among them according to the age features, and lack of personality problems, 40 persons were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Anxiety and meta worry before and after mindfulness training were measured by using the scales of Wales (2000) anxiety and meta worry.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2015051320961N4
Registration date:2015-07-17, 1394/04/26
Registration timing:retrospective
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Registration date
2015-07-17, 1394/04/26
Registrant information
Name
Sheida Sharifi Saki
Name of organization / entity
Payamnoor University
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 8837 2732
Email address
sheidasharifi1348@gmail.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Payamnoor University
Expected recruitment start date
2014-12-31, 1393/10/10
Expected recruitment end date
2015-02-20, 1393/12/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy group Training in Reducing Anxiety and Meta-worry of Women having repeated spontaneous abortion
Public title
Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy group Training in Reducing Anxiety and Meta-worry of Women having repeated spontaneous abortion
Purpose
Treatment
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
inclusion criteria: having repeated spontaneous abortion ; minimum age 25 years; and at least diploma education
Age
From 25 years old to 40 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
40
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Payamnoor University
Street address
Payamnoor University, Mahmoud Norian St, North Dibaghi St, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
2010-09-23, 1389/07/01
Ethics committee reference number
71096/D
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Abortion Several Times
ICD-10 code
O00-O08
ICD-10 code description
Pregnancy with abortive outcome
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Anxiety and Meta-worry
Timepoint
pre-post test
Method of measurement
Cattel anxiety Scale and Wells meta- worry
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
The intervention group received eight sessions of training mindfulness therapy that included targeted education of first to fourth session for women with repeated abortion, learning to deal with the subject matter and do daily activities during the MINDFULNESS. These interventions include training in focused attention on a specific stimulus such as breathing, feelings of body was concentrated over a specific time period.. In addition familiarity with wanderer mind and its control by using techniques of mindfulness, was another objectives of the meetings. In this context, the main techniques were taught in mindfulness-based , including mindfulness of body feeling , practicing of physical inspection, mindfulness of breathing, body, sounds and objects, mindfulness of daily activities, exercise of looking or listening to five minutes and mindfulness of mental events (focus on thoughts as irrational beliefs, focus on the emotions as experience of the anxiety caused by irrational belief and mental images, and finally learn how anxiety and worry influence on daily treatment by different exercise). Participants by using the above techniques, found a chance by thought focus and impulse control, to identify the stress of different members of their bodies and experience them. The purpose of fifth to eighth sessions was awareness of thoughts and feelings and accepting them. Also being aware of warning signs, as well as small changes of mood and anxiety were another objectives of the meeting. In the fifth to eighth sessions, while continuing the review of previous practice, other techniques, such as mindfulness training related mood, thoughts, attitudes, thought and feelings practice, pleasant and unpleasant events calendar were taught.
Category
Behavior
2
Description
control group not received training
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Health Centers in Tehran
Full name of responsible person
Sheida Sharifi Saki
Street address
Shaghayegh Bldg, blvd Darya, Gharb Town
City
Tehran
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Payamnoor University of Tehran
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Alireza Aghayousefi
Street address
Payamnoor University, Mahmoud Norian St, North Dibaghi St, Tehran
City
Tehran
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Payamnoor University of Tehran
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Payamnoor University
Full name of responsible person
Sheida Sharifi Saki
Position
PhD Student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Payamnoor University, Mahmoud Norian St, North Dibaghi St
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 8837 2732
Fax
Email
sheidasharifi1348@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Payamnoor University
Full name of responsible person
Sheida Sharifi Saki
Position
PhD Student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Payamnoor University, Mahmoud Norian St, North Dibaghi St, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 8837 2732
Fax
Email
sheidasharifi1348@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Payamnoor University
Full name of responsible person
Sheida Sharifi Saki
Position
PhD Student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Payamnoor University, Mahmoud Norian St, North Dibaghi St, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 8837 2732
Fax
Email
sheidasharifi1348@gmail.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)