Clinical trials: Prenatal Stress
Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth
Personalized Care for Prenatal Stress Reduction & Prevention of Preterm Birth (PTB) Disparities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a personalized prenatal support program [(Personalized Toolkit Building a Comprehensive Approach to Resource optimization and Empowerment in Pregnancy \& Beyond, (PTBCARE+)] works to…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth, Preterm Birth Recurrence, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- PTBCARE+ (NCT06915428)
- Testing
- Care coordination, Electronic massage, support gift #1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stress, Sexuality
Prenatal Yoga on Stress, Quality of Sexual Life and Sleep Level
The study will investigate the effects of pregnancy yoga on perceived stress, quality of sexual life and sleep level. A total of 100 pregnant women are planned to be included in the study.
- Conditions
- Stress, Sexuality, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT06300112
- Testing
- YOGA
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress
Roo Study on Mom and Baby Well-Being
This study employs a randomized controlled trial of an established intervention, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for pregnancy, to examine effects on various aspects of maternal psychological stress during…
- Conditions
- Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress, Infant Development, Functional Neuroimaging
- Trial name
- NCT03809598
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight
Pilot Trial of CenteringPregnancy With Mindfulness Skills
In the U.S., rates of preterm birth and low birth weight have increased over the past 30 years. Poor birth outcomes are especially high among racial/ethnic minority populations.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01646463
- Testing
- CenteringPregnancy, CenteringPregnancy with Mindfulness Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Psychological Stress, Anxiety
The Effects of Making Pregnant Women With Preterm Birth Threat Watch Nature Images With Virtual Reality Goggles on the Levels of Stress, Anxiety, Attachment, and Care Satisfaction
Virtual reality application, which is a non-pharmacological method, is used for different purposes in many different fields. One of the areas where virtual reality application is used is health services.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Anxiety, Prenatal Attachment, Pleasure
- Trial name
- NCT05352503
- Testing
- Watching videos with nature images accompanied by nature sounds with virtual reality glasses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Pregnancy Related, Stress, Psychological
Maternal Emotions and Diet in Pregnancy
This study seeks to understand how a mother's emotional state in pregnancy influences her biological response to food intake.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Stress, Psychological, Glucose Intolerance During Pregnancy
- Trial name
- PEDIMet (NCT03278392)
- Testing
- Trier Social Stress Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM), Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
Effects of Emotional Freedom Technique and Music Therapy in High-Risk Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a physiological process; however, it is also a dynamic period during which obstetric and medical complications that may threaten maternal and fetal health can occur.
- Conditions
- Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM), Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM), High-Risk Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT07559071
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Music Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Mothers, Cytomegalovirus Infections
Assessment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Patients Monitored for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Seroconversion During Pregnancy,
Reports of maternal seroconversion to CMV during pregnancy can be extremely stressful. This virus is little known to the general public and searching for information on the Internet quickly leads to a consultation of a site…
- Conditions
- Mothers, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- PTSD CMV (NCT04658810)
- Testing
- Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder using the Perinatal Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Fetal Growth Retardation
Melatonin to Prevent Brain Injury in Unborn Growth Restricted Babies
Intrauterine growth restriction is the term used to describe a condition where an unborn baby does not reach its optimum size. In the short and long term, intrauterine growth restricted babies have a higher risk of serious…
- Trial name
- NCT01695070
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Breastfeeding Attitudes, Breast Feeding
Mobile Prenatal Education for Expectant Fathers and Its Effects on Bonding, Stress, Breastfeeding and Marital Satisfaction
The aim of this interventional clinical trial is to assess whether a mobile-based antenatal education programme for expectant fathers has a positive effect on father-infant bonding, stress levels, and breastfeeding attitudes.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding Attitudes, Breast Feeding, Paternal Behavior, Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT07295639
- Testing
- Mobile-based application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Cesarean Delivery Affecting Newborn, Anesthesia
Hs-CRP and NLR as Markers of Perioperative Stress
The stress response to surgery is a result of tissue injury with local and systemic inflammation that contributes to the postoperative outcome.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Delivery Affecting Newborn, Anesthesia, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT03594695
- Testing
- HSCRP and NLR
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ufuk University
Prenatal Stress
Mindfulness Practice in Pregnancy As an Intervention to Decrease Prenatal Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of the study is to examine whether a simple mindfulness intervention conducted via a virtual platform can reduce stress among pregnant women.
- Trial name
- CALMS (NCT05087329)
- Testing
- Virtual Mindfulness Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Down Syndrome, Prenatal Stress
Amniotic Fluid Ischemia Modified Albumin as a Novel e Prenatal Diagnostic Marker for Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder in the society that causes mental retardation. Today, screening tests (combined test, triple screening, ultrasonography and age) are performed for the diagnosis of down syndrome…
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Prenatal Stress, Cytokines
- Trial name
- NCT04293380
- Testing
- amniosyntesis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
PTSD
Treatment for Antepartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/PTSD Study
The majority of women with perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not receive mental health treatment despite the documented associations between PTSD and adverse pregnancy outcomes; this is likely due to workforce…
- Trial name
- TAPS (NCT05486793)
- Testing
- Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Emotion Focused Supportive Therapy (EFST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
PTSD
Yoga Online Feasibility to Reduce PTSD
Each year more than 26,000 pregnancies in the United States end in stillbirth (late fetal death at >20 weeks of gestation). A 2011 issue of the Lancet, dedicated entirely to stillbirth, recognized it as a "too-often-ignored"…
- Trial name
- NCT02925481
- Testing
- Moderate Online yoga participation, Stretching and toning, Low dose online yoga participation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Pregnancy Related, Stress, Psychological
The Stony Brook University Calm-Mom Study
The present trial will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of 2 different internet-delivered programs for prenatal maternal stress.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Stress, Psychological, Anxiety, Perinatal Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04018625
- Testing
- SMART Mom, Mama Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Covid19, Pregnancy Related
Safety, Testing/Transmission, and Outcomes in Pregnancies With COVID-19
Pregnant women are a vulnerable and high-risk population, as COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk preterm birth, cesarean section, and maternal critical care.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Pregnancy Related, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- STOPCOVID19 (NCT04718220)
- Testing
- Antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 IgG, Testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Testing for SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 448 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Anxiety, Fetal Distress
Music Therapy on High Risk Pregnant Women of Non-Stress Test
Non-stress testing (NST) is one of the most commonly used methods to assess fetal health in the prenatal period because it is an easily interpreted, non-invasive, painless, and short-term diagnostic method.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Fetal Distress, Music
- Trial name
- NCT04986475
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Stress, Cortisol; Hypersecretion
Effect of Maternal Cortisol Levels on Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
Objective: This study was designed to determine whether maternal cortisol levels affect fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns at third trimester. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.
- Conditions
- Stress, Cortisol; Hypersecretion, Fetal Heart Rate Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05503433
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halic University
Antenatal Depression
Feasibility of Modified Mindfulness Training on Antenatal Depression and Perceived Stress in Pregnant Women With Male Child Preference
This study will assess the feasibility of a modified mindfulness training intervention aimed at reducing antenatal depression and perceived stress in pregnant women with male child preference.
- Trial name
- NCT06685484
- Testing
- Modified Mindfulness Training Program (MMTP)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar