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Study aim
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The effect of hypnosis on anxiety and blood pressure in women with preeclampsia
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Design
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Study of a controlled randomized clinical trial
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Settings and conduct
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Randomization: Random block assignment (using computer software and selecting a quadruple block) to
Two groups of 22 intervention and control
Research population: including pregnant women with preeclampsia under the auspices of Akbarabadi Hospital in Tehran
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: mild preeclampsia, gestational age from 28 to 32 weeks, no fetal distress, singleton pregnancy, literacy, mild to moderate anxiety score (score 14 and below), general health (low score than 23) and consent to participate in research
Exclusion criteria: Depression based on information from the Beck Depression Scale (score greater than 9), participation in any educational and counseling programs related to pregnancy and childbirth anxiety before the study, consumption Psychiatric medication according to the patient's medical record, severe depression or suicidal ideation or harm to others, maternal addiction, spotting, cerclage, uncontrolled seizures, psychosis and reluctance to Continue cooperation.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: 5 individual intervention sessions will be held twice a week, online for 60-45 minutes, and at the end of each session, the audio recording file of the session will be held for each group participant. The intervention will be send, at least once a day.
The interventions will be performed by a master's degree student in counseling midwifery trained, which is supervised by the research team.
Interventions: In addition to routine treatment, hypnosis is received and no intervention is performed during the study
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Main outcome variables
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Anxiety and blood pressure