Wellness for 2: Understanding How to Foster Well Being for Mom and Her Baby
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 9/20/2018 |
| Start Date: | March 2016 |
| End Date: | January 2020 |
| Contact: | Rita Rossi, MA |
| Email: | rrossi@butler.org |
| Phone: | 401-455-6377 |
Efficacy of a Prenatal Yoga Intervention for Antenatal Depression
This NICHD-funded RCT will enroll up to 178 depressed pregnant women, randomly assigning them
to one of 2 intervention conditions: (1) a gentle prenatal yoga program (PYP), or (2) a
series of educational workshops focused on perinatal health, the Mom and Baby Wellness
Workshop (MBWW), each condition lasting 9 weeks. The investigators will clinically monitor
all participants in the study for safety and clinical deterioration, and measure a variety of
symptom outcomes over the course of the intervention period during pregnancy, as well as at a
postpartum follow-up.
to one of 2 intervention conditions: (1) a gentle prenatal yoga program (PYP), or (2) a
series of educational workshops focused on perinatal health, the Mom and Baby Wellness
Workshop (MBWW), each condition lasting 9 weeks. The investigators will clinically monitor
all participants in the study for safety and clinical deterioration, and measure a variety of
symptom outcomes over the course of the intervention period during pregnancy, as well as at a
postpartum follow-up.
In this randomized controlled trial, eligible women will be randomly assigned to either a
9-week Prenatal Yoga Program (PYP) vs. a 9-week health education control group, the
Mother-Baby Wellness Workshop (MBWW). Follow up assessments will take place at multiple
points during the study. The primary study outcome will be severity of prenatal depression
assessed by a blind interviewer. The investigators will examine relevant secondary outcomes
(self-reported depression, anxiety, functioning, & pain; pre-term birth) and potential
mediators (inflammation, mindfulness/non-judgment).
9-week Prenatal Yoga Program (PYP) vs. a 9-week health education control group, the
Mother-Baby Wellness Workshop (MBWW). Follow up assessments will take place at multiple
points during the study. The primary study outcome will be severity of prenatal depression
assessed by a blind interviewer. The investigators will examine relevant secondary outcomes
(self-reported depression, anxiety, functioning, & pain; pre-term birth) and potential
mediators (inflammation, mindfulness/non-judgment).
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Healthy singleton pregnancy, 12-27 weeks gestation
2. Medically cleared for moderate exercise
3. Depression symptoms in moderate range. Participants must have an Quick Inventory of
Depressive Symptoms (QIDS; [119]) score between 8-20
4. English-speaking
5. Aged 18 or older
Exclusion Criteria:
1. New or unstable depression treatment
2. Currently a regular yoga practitioner
3. Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychotic depression, chronic psychosis
4. Current hazardous drug or alcohol use
5. Acute suicidality
We found this trial at
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site
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
(401) 455-6200
Phone: 401-455-6371
Butler Hospital Founded in 1844, Butler Hospital is the state's only non-profit, free-standing psychiatric hospital...
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