An interventional study of Impact of Education in Labor Pain and Anxiety, sponsored by Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi. Recruiting at 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-29.
Sponsored by Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening
Fear of labor pain and negative cognitive patterns are among the key psychological determinants that influence the childbirth experience. In particular, pain catastrophizing can lead an individual to interpret their pain experience as more threatening and difficult to manage than it actually is. This study aims to have a positive impact on an individual's pain experience.
Fear of childbirth and negative cognitive patterns are significant psychological determinants influencing the childbirth experience. In particular, pain catastrophizing can lead individuals to interpret the pain experience as more threatening and difficult to manage than it actually is. Studies indicate that high levels of pain catastrophizing are associated with the experience of labor pain, emotional distress, and negative expectations regarding childbirth (7). Similarly, recent systematic reviews evaluating non-pharmacological interventions aimed at reducing fear of childbirth report that education-based and psychoeducational approaches show promise in alleviating this fear (8).
However, educational programs for pregnant women often focus primarily on the physiological processes of childbirth, breastfeeding, and newborn care, while addressing the neurobiological mechanisms of labor pain, cognitive processes influencing pain perception, and pain-coping strategies to a limited extent. Furthermore, the participant's active role may be restricted in traditional educational models. The "flipped learning" model, which has become increasingly prevalent in health education in recent years, stands out as an approach that enables participants to access digital materials beforehand and engage actively during face-to-face sessions. It is believed that this model can enhance the retention of learning and support the individual's active participation in the process.
In this context, it is important to investigate the effects of a web-based "flipped" pain neuroscience education program-administered to pregnant women attending prenatal classes-on fear of childbirth and pain catastrophizing. Given the limited number of studies in the literature examining the effectiveness of pain neuroscience-based education regarding labor pain during pregnancy-particularly those utilizing the flipped learning model-it is anticipated that this research will contribute to the literature.
423 studies on the registry are indexed under Labor Pain; 74 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 100 across 347 interventional studies indexed under Labor Pain.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Pre-training, post-training, pre-test, post-test
Other: Impact of Education
Presentation of pain in patients
Other: Impact of Education
The Effect of Flipped Learning on Labor Pain
It will be assessed using the WIJMA Delivery Expectancy Scale.
Pain Level
Time frame: 6 weeks
Ran from Sep 2026 to primary completion in Oct 2026, 1 month.
Of 191 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Labor Pain, half reached primary completion within 9 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 14. This study's 1 month is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 193 studies reached it within 9 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 14.
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