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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Psychological Distress in Pregnancy

NCT02214732 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2018-09-14

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Summary

Anxiety, stress and depression are common during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. The lack of empirically supported, non-pharmaceutical interventions for psychological distress in pregnancy is a significant gap in the literature, especially given many pregnant women's preference for non-pharmaceutical treatments. This study will evaluate the efficacy of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program in reducing measures of psychological distress (e.g., symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety) in a group of pregnant women endorsing high levels of distress.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

The modified MBCT program for pregnant women is an 8-session group intervention that aims to help women change their relationship to the thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations that can lead to psychological distress. Participants are guided to recognize and disengage from unhelpful mind states characterized by self-perpetuating patterns of ruminative thought. The intervention was modified to address pregnant women's physical and emotional needs, as well as their risk of perinatal mood episodes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • Alberta Family Wellness Initiative

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, PhD · University of Calgary

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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