NCT03635697

Mindfulness in Pregnancy

The Effect of an Auditory Mindfulness Intervention During NST Appointments on Depression and Anxiety in Pregnant Women

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: UConn Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to determine if a short audio clip about mindfulness implemented during NST appointments can lower pregnant women's levels of anxiety and depression. Subjects will be placed into either the intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will be asked to listen to a short audio clip on mindfulness during their NST appointments, and the control group will receive the standard of care during NST appointments. Subjects will be asked to take two surveys about anxiety and depression three times throughout the study: before the intervention, after the intervention, and 6 weeks postpartum.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mindfulness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Auditory Intervention	This intervention is a short audio clip that focuses on the practices and principles of mindfulness. The goal of mindfulness is to bring awareness to a person's physical body as well as their thoughts and feelings.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-01
• Primary completion: 2022-01-25
• Completion: 2022-01-25
• First posted: 2018-08-17
• Last updated: 2025-07-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States