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Meditation for NICU Moms

NCT03574766 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2020-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

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

BEHAVIORAL

Meditation

Daily meditation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Louis University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-17
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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