## Protocol Section
### Identification Module
**NCT ID:** NCT06421662

**Brief Title:** The Role of Attachment Training in Mother-infant Attachment

**Official Title:** The Effect of Attachment Training Given to Pregnant Women on Mother Infant Attachment

#### Organization Study ID Info
**ID:** mother-infant attachment
#### Organization
**Class:** OTHER
**Full Name:** Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
### Status Module
#### Completion Date
**Date:** 2024-03-04

**Type:** ACTUAL

#### Expanded Access Info
#### Last Update Post Date
**Date:** 2024-05-21

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Last Update Submit Date:** 2024-05-20

**Overall Status:** COMPLETED

#### Primary Completion Date
**Date:** 2024-01-01

**Type:** ACTUAL

#### Start Date
**Date:** 2023-08-01

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Status Verified Date:** 2024-05

#### Study First Post Date
**Date:** 2024-05-20
**Type:** ACTUAL
**Study First Submit Date:** 2024-05-14
**Study First Submit QC Date:** 2024-05-14
### Sponsor Collaborators Module

#### Lead Sponsor

**Class:** OTHER

**Name:** Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

#### Responsible Party

**Investigator Affiliation:** Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

**Investigator Full Name:** GÜVEN BEKTEMUR

**Investigator Title:** Assoc.Prof.

**Type:** PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

### Oversight Module

**Is FDA Regulated Device:** False

**Is FDA Regulated Drug:** False

**Oversight Has DMC:** False

### Description Module

**Brief Summary:** The study aimed to investigate the effect of attachment training given to pregnant women on mother-infant attachment.Primiparous pregnant women between 28.-38. weeks were randomized into two groups. Pregnant women in the study group were given attachment training for 15 days and the effect of the training on mother-infant attachment was investigated by using the mother-infant attachment scale at postpartum week 8 in comparison with the control group.

**Detailed Description:** Pregnant women between 28th and 38th weeks of gestational age who applied to an outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital were randomized into two groups. The study group was trained online by a psychologist on attachment in two sessions. In order to measure the level of attachment knowledge before and after the training, a test form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and expert opinion was applied as pre-test and post-test. In the 8th week after delivery, "Maternal Attachment Inventory" developed by Mary Muller in 1994 and Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şirin and Kavlak. Maternal Attachment Inventory, Each item contains direct expressions and is always scored as follows: (a)= 4 points, frequently (b)= 3 points, sometimes (c)= 2 points, and never (d)= 1 point. A general score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates a high level of maternal attachment. The total score from the scale ranges from a minimum of 26 to a maximum of 104

### Conditions Module

**Conditions:**

- Mother-Infant Interaction

- Infant Development

- Maternal Behavior

**Keywords:**

- infant

- maternal attachment

- attachment training

### Design Module

#### Design Info

**Allocation:** RANDOMIZED

**Intervention Model:** PARALLEL

##### Masking Info

**Masking:** NONE

**Primary Purpose:** SUPPORTIVE_CARE

#### Enrollment Info

**Count:** 60

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Phases:**

- NA

**Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL

### Arms Interventions Module

#### Arm Group 1

**Description:** Thirty pregnant women between 28th and 38th gestational weeks who applied to the outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital were included in the study group. During the training, 7 participants were excluded due to premature birth.

**Intervention Names:**

- Behavioral: Attachment Training

**Label:** Study Group

**Type:** EXPERIMENTAL

#### Arm Group 2

**Description:** Thirty-one pregnant women between 28th and 38th gestational weeks who applied to the outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital were included in the control group. The control group was administered only the "Maternal Attachment Inventory " developed by Mary Muller in 1994 and the Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şirin and Kavlak at the 8th week after birth.

**Label:** Control Group

**Type:** NO_INTERVENTION

### Interventions

#### Intervention 1

**Arm Group Labels:**

- Study Group

**Description:** The study group was trained online by a psychologist on attachment in two sessions. In order to measure the level of attachment knowledge before and after the training, a test form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and expert opinion was used as pre-test and post-test. In the 8th week after delivery, "Maternal Attachment Inventory " developed by Mary Muller in 1994 and Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şirin and Kavlak.

**Name:** Attachment Training

**Type:** BEHAVIORAL

### Outcomes Module

#### Primary Outcomes

**Description:** Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) Each item contains direct expressions and is always scored as follows: (a)= 4 points, frequently (b)= 3 points, sometimes (c)= 2 points, and never (d)= 1 point. A general score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates a high level of maternal attachment. The total score from the scale ranges from a minimum of 26 to a maximum of 104.

**Measure:** Maternal Attachment

**Time Frame:** 10 minutes

### Eligibility Module

**Eligibility Criteria:** Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-40 years old with a primiparous pregnancy,
* 28 to 38 weeks of gestation,
* At least primary school graduate,
* Who can use the internet actively and can receive planned training online,
* Can speak and understand Turkish like a native speaker,
* Expectant mothers who voluntarily accepted the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Transferring the pregnant woman to another hospital for follow-up and treatment
* Those who cannot use active internet and will not be able to receive online education
* Not completing the post-test after the training
* Not completing the postpartum maternal attachment scale
* Expectant mothers receiving psychiatric treatment
* Those with risky pregnancies
* Any congenital anomaly in the baby
* Unwanted baby status
* Withdrawal of the candidate from the study

**Gender Based:** True

**Gender Description:** Primiparous pregnant women

**Maximum Age:** 40 Years

**Minimum Age:** 18 Years

**Sex:** FEMALE

**Standard Ages:**

- ADULT

### Contacts Locations Module

#### Locations

**Location 1:**

**City:** Istanbul

**Country:** Turkey

**Facility:** University of Health Sciences

### IPD Sharing Statement Module

**IPD Sharing:** NO

## Derived Section

### Misc Info Module

- Version Holder: 2024-05-31
