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A Guided Mobile-Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention

NCT04876014 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 198

Last updated 2021-05-10

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Summary

Psychological distress commonly occurs among women during perinatal period. maternal psychological distress can also bring negative influence on neonatal outcomes, such as infant health, child development or mother-child interaction. Hence, developing interventions to improve mental wellbeing during this period is vital. Mindfulness based intervention (MBI) was found effective in reducing psychological distress. Most currently, delivering MBIs via internet, which is more accessible and inexpensive, shows promising positive effect in reducing psychological distress. However, randomized control trial with sufficient power is await to further confirm the positive effect among pregnant women. Moreover, the positive effects of MBIs was found associated with the heart rate variability biofeedback. However, the efficacy of MBI on HRV is rarely studied among pregnant women. Also, the potential association of HRV between MBI and psychological wellbeing needs further examination. This research aims to test the effectiveness of the Guided-Mobile Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention (GMBPMI) among pregnant women experiencing psychological distress during the pre and post-natal period, as well as examining the efficacy of GMBPMI on HRV.

Conditions

  • Psychological Distress
  • Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions

OTHER

Guided Mobile-Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention

GMBPMI includes 6 EBMI lessons in 6 weeks, and it will require the participants to do mindfulness practice for about 30-60 minutes daily. The project RA will send prompt and guidance for daily mindfulness practice to each participant through social media platform. The RA will be available online to support, and will initiate chat every week throughout the whole intervention period. The chats will focus on participants' experiences or difficulties of mindfulness practice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Siuman Ng, PhD · HKU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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