The effects of mindfulness training on maternal stress, depressive symptoms and awareness of present moment experience: A pilot randomised trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Stress; Anxiety; Pregnancy; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000523606
• Lead Sponsor: Jill Beattie

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Low risk pregnancy in the second trimester at the start of the intervention; 18 years or older; able to read and speak English; having a planned hospital birth; and those who commit to attending all eight sessions.

Exclusion Criteria

History of mental illness; known inability to attend more than four sessions; a score 13 or higher on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and who answer in the affirmative to question 10 indicating that they have considered self-harm.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: Perceived Stress Scale; mean difference in pre-, post-, and 6-week post-intervention scores.[Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 6 weeks post-intervention];Primary Outcome 2: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; ; mean difference in pre-, post-, and 6-week post-intervention scores[Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 6 weeks post-intervention];Primary Outcome 3: Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale; mean difference in pre-, post-, and 6-week post-intervention scores.[Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 6 weeks post-intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A program satisfaction questionnaire prepared specifically for this study was administered immediately following the program, in paper format; identifying participants' perceptions of what they learnt, impact of the program, what they liked most and least, whether they would recommend the intervention, and other comments.[Completed immediately following the intervention.]