Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03574766
Meditation for NICU Moms
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (actual)
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This project explores whether meditation increases breastmilk supply in mothers who are pumping milk for infants in the NICU. Mothers will be randomly assigned to daily meditation while pumping using an app designed for meditation for new mothers, and their breastmilk volume will be measured after one week of meditation versus a control group with measurements at the same time points. Investigators will also determine whether mediation improves breastfeeding confidence and reduces stress, anxiety and depression symptoms in these mothers. Finally investigators will examine the effect on salivary cortisol levels.
Conditions
- Breast Feeding
- Premature Birth
- Stress
- Depression, Postpartum
- Anxiety
- Self Efficacy
- Behavior, Maternal
- Insufficient Lactation
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Meditation | Daily meditation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-10-17
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-31
- Completion
- 2019-10-31
- First posted
- 2018-07-02
- Last updated
- 2020-12-09
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03574766. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.