Depression and Anxiety Trial, Not Yet Recruiting
voxsanity.com.au · Eligibility summary from public government registries · 18 August 2026 · not medical advice
Who may and may not be able to join
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Who may be able to join
- Pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age.
- Women who are giving birth for the first time.
- Women who are between 37 and 42 weeks pregnant (full-term pregnancy).
- Women carrying a single baby who is positioned head-down.
- Women who have a vaginal birth that requires a specific type of surgical cut (called a mediolateral episiotomy) to help with delivery.
- Women whose baby weighs between 2,500 and 4,500 grams at birth.
- Women whose baby scores 7 or higher on a standard newborn health check (Apgar score) at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.
- Women who can read, understand, and speak Turkish fluently.
- Women who agree to take part voluntarily and sign a consent form.
Who may not be able to join
Each point below is a reason the trial team may not be able to accept someone. It is not a list of requirements to meet.
- Women who choose to withdraw from the study at any point.
- Women whose baby is born with a physical birth defect or abnormality.
- Women who have a visual or hearing impairment.
- Cases where the baby does not survive or experiences serious health complications.
- Women who experience a serious tear to the anal muscle area, or a severe tear graded as 3rd or 4th degree, in addition to the episiotomy.
- Women whose episiotomy repair is carried out in an operating room rather than the usual setting.
- Women who require additional assistance to deliver the baby, such as a vacuum device.
- Women who are given sedative or extra pain-relief medications during labour (other than the standard local numbing injection used for the episiotomy area).
- Women who develop serious health complications after birth, such as heavy bleeding, that prevent information from being collected.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Ayden ÇOBAN, PhD, Prof., AydiAdnan Menderes University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery
Phone: +90 5350343162
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS-P); State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - State (STAI-S)
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 21 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.