NCT04886856

Mindful Moms Randomized Control Trial

Mindful Moms Randomized Control Trial Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether a program called "Mindful Moms" can be helpful for specific measures of mood and health in pregnant women with depressive symptoms, compared to group-based education workshops.

Detailed description

The Mindful Moms Study is a randomized controlled trial, in which participants will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either the "Mindful Moms" group (12 weeks of group-based prenatal yoga) or the "Prenatal Education Circle" group (12 weeks of group-based prenatal education). 200 pregnant women will participate over the course of the study.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindful Moms	Twelve 75 minutes weekly group sessions involving gentle yoga practices designed for pregnant women, led by experienced yoga teachers.
BEHAVIORAL	Prenatal Education	Twelve 75 minutes weekly group sessions involving prenatal education (for example, what to expect during your pregnancy, during labor and delivery, and after the delivery of your child).

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-15
• Primary completion: 2026-06-30
• Completion: 2026-06-30
• First posted: 2021-05-14
• Last updated: 2025-10-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States