Could probing the causes of pregnancy loss protect women's mental health?
NCT ID NCT07684677
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether women who took part in a thorough medical investigation after a pregnancy loss (the COPL cohort) had better mental health outcomes one year later compared to those who received standard care. Researchers will analyze data from Danish national registries for about 30,000 women who had a pregnancy loss before 22 weeks. The goal is to see if the extra support and testing reduced rates of depression, anxiety, or use of related medications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If participation in such investigations improves mental health, it could point toward better follow-up care for women after pregnancy loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis using registry data, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by unmeasured factors. The findings may not apply outside Denmark.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 30,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
-
Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age above 18 years * Born in Denmark * Verified intrauterine PL before 22 weeks' gestation treated at a public hospital in Denmark Exclusion Criteria: * Non-visualized PL, ectopic PL * Gestational age \>22 weeks at loss
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Anxiety are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Department of Gynecology-and-Obstetrics
Hvidovre, Denmark
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can video games calm anxious teens?
- Can a group program teach teens to cope before therapy starts?
- Could a Patient's playlist take the sting out of nerve testing?
- Three spanish group sessions put a neuroscience twist on anxiety therapy
- Can a rewired EMDR therapy ease the mental toll of migration?
- Can yoga calm anxious minds and sharpen focus?