NCT07507721

Tele-Nursing-Supported Mindfetalness: Anxiety and Prenatal Attachment

The Effect of Tele-nursing-Supported Mindfetalness Method on Maternal Anxiety and Prenatal Attachment: A Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of tele-nursing-supported Mindfetalness method versus Mindfetalness alone method on maternal anxiety and prenatal attachment in pregnant women. The main questions it aims to answer are: * H1: Tele-nursing-supported Mindfetalness method will significantly reduce state anxiety (STAI-S) levels in pregnant women over time compared to Mindfetalness alone method. * H2: Tele-nursing-supported Mindfetalness method will significantly reduce trait anxiety (STAI-T) levels in pregnant women over time compared to Mindfetalness alone method. * H3: Tele-nursing-supported Mindfetalness method will significantly increase prenatal attachment (PAI) levels in pregnant women over time compared to Mindfetalness alone method. Researches will compare tele-nursing-supported Mindfetalness to Mindfetalness alone to see if tele-nursing support significiantly reduces state and trait anxiety levels and significiantly increases prenatal attachment levels in pregnant women over time. Participants will; * Attend a single, face-to-face Mindfetalness training session at the beginning of the study to learn technique and application procedures correctly. * Practice Mindfetalness method daily for 15 minutes throughout the 8-week study period. * Complete a daily compliance tracking chart to record their adherence to the Mindfetalness method of their practice. * Complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI) at baseline and during 4th and 8th-week follow-up measurements to track changes over time.

Conditions

• Tele-nursing
• Fetal Movement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tele-Nursing-Supported Mindfetalness	The intervention involves the Mindfetalness method, a subjective practice focused on sensing the quality of fetal movements rather than numerical counting. All participants receive a single, face-to-face training session and are instructed to practice the method for 15 minutes daily throughout the 8-week study period. Adherence is monitored via a daily compliance tracking chart, with photos of the logs submitted to researchers at weeks 4 and 8. Tele-nursing-supported uniquely receives additional tele-nursing support, consisting of weekly motivational SMS reminders and two structured phone consultations (at weeks 2 and 6) to provide professional guidance and emotional support, ensuring the method is applied correctly and addressing participants' concerns.
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfetalness Alone	The intervention involves the Mindfetalness method, a subjective practice focused on sensing the quality of fetal movements rather than numerical counting. All participants receive a single, face-to-face training session and are instructed to practice the method for 15 minutes daily throughout the 8-week study period. Adherence is monitored via a daily compliance tracking chart, with photos of the logs submitted to researchers at weeks 4 and 8.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-15
• Primary completion: 2026-05-15
• Completion: 2027-04-01
• First posted: 2026-04-02
• Last updated: 2026-04-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)