Study Examining Stress During Pregnancy

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Conditions studied: Stress

In brief

Researchers at UVa Health System are interested in how women experience and deal with stress during pregnancy. Participants will be randomly assigned either to engage in coping strategies on one's own or to receive 6 weeks of relaxation training. Researchers will examine how coping strategies affect the course of the pregnancy and the health of the infant

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00307320

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

40

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-12-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• beginning of the 2nd trimester of pregnancy
• feel stressed or overwhelmed
• do not yet have any children

You may not qualify if…

• more than 1 miscarriage
• currently receiving medication for anxiety or depression

Where it is running

• University of Virginia, Department of Psychology — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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