Emotional support for women experiencing PPROM version 1.0

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Emotional support for women experiencing preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) – a pilot research study

• IRAS ID

  334235

• Contact name

  Lisa Story

• Contact email

  lisa.story@kcl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  King's College

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  NCT06262308

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes occurs where the waters around the baby are lost too soon (before 37 weeks of pregnancy). This affects three in one hundred pregnancies but the effects can vary depending on the point in the pregnancy that PPROM occurs. Complications can include premature delivery, infection (for both the mother and baby), bleeding, cord prolapse (where the umbilical cord drops into the vagina which is an emergency) as well as complications for the baby after birth particularly if the baby delivers prematurely. Where infection isn’t present and preterm labour hasn’t started delivery may be delayed until 37 weeks and good outcomes for both mother and baby may also occur. PPROM can therefore cause considerable uncertainty and stress for women and families which may be prolonged over days, weeks or even months. Medical guidelines recognise that this can cause significant stress and that psychological support is warranted, but no studies have yet tested therapy for women who are currently experiencing PPROM.
  This study involves asking women some questions about themselves and then arranging a short course of talking therapy. There will be a maximum of six sessions and brief feedback and suggestions will be asked after the sessions

• REC name

  London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  24/LO/0745

• Date of REC Opinion

  4 Oct 2024

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion