NCT04674124

Evaluation of an Online Mindfulness-based Course for New Mothers

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Mindfulness-based Intervention for Mothers Within the Postpartum Period

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (actual)
• Sponsor: Canterbury Christ Church University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research study is aiming to explore whether an online mindfulness programme is accessible and supportive for first time mothers who has a child who is less than 12 months old.

Detailed description

This study is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing an online mindfulness based course (10ofZen) with a treatment as usual group (delayed 10ofZen course materials). Participants will be informed about the study and asked to undertake a screening questionnaire to ensure the eligibility criteria is met. Following this, participants will be invited to give online consent. A battery of self-report measures will be administered online at baseline (week 0), post-intervention (week 10) and at follow-up (week 14). A sleep measure will also be undertaken and used as a co-variate during data analysis. At the end of participation in the research study, all participants will gain access to the course materials, including audio recordings of meditations and any written materials used within the course.

Conditions

• New Mothers Well-being
• Mindfulness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief Online Mindfulness Intervention	A nine-week mindfulness course compromising of 9x weekly 15 minute group sessions which will be on an online platform and daily micro meditations for participants to undertake.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-13
• Primary completion: 2021-06-01
• Completion: 2021-07-01
• First posted: 2020-12-19
• Last updated: 2021-10-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom