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NCT Number: NCT07159984

Training Given to Pregnant Women and Their Partners on Coping With Stress as a Couple, Couple Adjustment, Complaints and Quality of Life

Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of education provided to pregnant women and their partners on coping with stress as a couple, couple harmony, complaints, and quality of life regarding changes during pregnancy.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnant Women Complaints Coping With Stress as a Couple Dyadic Adjustment Education Pregnancy Quality of Life

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women and their spouses who are over 18 years of age,
  • Literate and able to understand Turkish,
  • Married,
  • With a living spouse,
  • Primiparous,
  • Who have applied to the Bartın Provincial Health Directorate Healthy Life Center Pregnancy Class,
  • Have written consent, and volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Those who withdrew or dropped out of the study early,
  • Those who were not willing to participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Education on Changes During Pregnancy

Behavioral

In the first session of the researcher-prepared training presentation, women will be informed about the structure and functions of their internal and external reproductive organs, as well as changes in physical, hormonal, social, and lifestyle activities. After the first session, there will be a 15-minute break before the second session, which will include evidence-based training on the effects of pregnancy-related changes on stress, couple harmony, and quality of life. Methods for coping with stress and pregnancy-related complaints, process management that positively impacts couple harmony, and healthy lifestyle behaviors that enhance quality of life will be discussed.

Primary outcomes

  1. The Couple Coping Inventory

    Time frame: change from Baseline (before implementation) and at 1st and 4th weeks of practice

    Developed by Bodenmann to measure couple coping and stress communication in romantic relationships . The inventory is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 37 items. Item scores range from 1 (never) to 5 (always).

  2. The Pregnancy Complaints and Their Impact on Quality of Life Scale

    Time frame: change from Baseline (before implementation) and at 1st and 4th weeks of practice

    This scale measures pregnancy complaints and their impact on quality of life. The scale contains 42 items and consists of two sections. The first section assesses the frequency of pregnancy-related complaints experienced in the past month, and the second section assesses how these complaints impact daily activities. As the total score increases, quality of life decreases.

  3. The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

    Time frame: change from Baseline (before implementation) and at 1st and 4th weeks of practice

    The RDS is the final version of the 32-item Dyadic Adjustment Scale developed by Spanier, which was revised and reduced to 14 items.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Trakya University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Training Given to Pregnant Women and Their Partners on Coping With Stress as a Couple, Couple Adjustment, Complaints and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 8, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 8, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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