Music and warm foot baths to reduce pregnancy-related anxiety and improve quality of life

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized controlled trial will enroll 144 low-risk primigravida women at 26 weeks' gestation or later and randomly assign them to one of four groups: music therapy (handpan music), warm foot bath therapy, combined therapy, or control. Interventions will be delivered over two weeks with pre- and post-intervention assessments. Outcomes include the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI TX-1 and TX-2), blood pressure measurements, and the EQ-5D quality of life scale. Participants must be 18–39, literate, own a smartphone, and have no major pregnancy complications, psychiatric disorders, or significant medical conditions.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-39 years of age,

  * Literate; able to make an informed decision to participate, communicate verbally, and sign a consent form
  * Pregnant with a single, live fetus
  * Have a smartphone
  * Low-risk primigravida pregnant with a gestational age of 26 weeks or more

Exclusion Criteria:

* \- Having hearing impairment,
* Refusing to participate,
* Being illiterate,
* Having communication problems,
* Being hospitalized with severe preeclampsia,
* The newborn not surviving.
* Antepartum hemorrhage
* Preeclampsia,
* Gestational hypertension,
* Cervical insufficiency,
* Having pregnancy-related complications such as congenital fetal anomalies and intrauterine growth restriction diagnosed before 28 weeks of gestation or having multiple pregnancies;
* Having psychiatric disorders (known anxiety or depression, other illnesses),
* Having medical problems such as endocrine disorders (gestational diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, etc.);
* Having assisted reproductive techniques (ART) such as in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, or
* Pregnant women at risk of preterm birth will not be included in the study.

Where it's running

• Trakya University
  Edirne, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: nermin kayar
• Email: nerminkayar24@gmail.com
• Phone: +905425530518

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.