Online pain education may ease childbirth fears in pregnant women
NCT ID NCT07471269
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether online lessons explaining the science of pain can reduce fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Researchers will enroll 400 women in their third trimester. Half will receive standard prenatal education plus 12 short videos about pain neuroscience; the other half will get standard education alone. The goal is to see if understanding pain better helps women feel more confident and less anxious about giving birth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online pain neuroscience education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, accessible way to reduce fear of childbirth without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study. The education may not reduce fear significantly, and results may not apply to all pregnant women.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women over 18 years of age, primiparous or multiparous. * At the beginning of the third trimester of pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple pregnancies. * Previous spinal surgery. * Psychiatric disorders.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Cardenal Herrera
RECRUITINGAlfara del Patriarca, Valencia, 46115, Spain
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