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Trial reportPsychology & health2014

Randomised controlled pilot trial of mindfulness training for stress reduction during pregnancy.

Christine M Guardino, Christine Dunkel Schetter, Julienne E Bower, Michael C Lu, Susan L Smalley

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psychology & health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05804877 (Efficacy of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Skills Program on Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in University Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 57 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05804877 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Skills Program on Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in University Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorChung Shan Medical UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled69ConditionsDepression in AdolescenceArmsmindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Mental health education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 221 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christine M Guardinoa Department of Psychology , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
Christine Dunkel Schetter
Julienne E Bower
Michael C Lu
Susan L Smalley
University of California, Los Angeles · USHealth Awareness (United States) · US

Funding

PREVENTION RESEARCH TRAINING:URBAN CHILDREN'S MENT HLTHT32MH015750 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CHRISTINE DUNKEL SCHETTER · 1985 to 2026
$6.2M
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH015750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This randomised controlled pilot trial tested a six-week mindfulness-based intervention in a sample of pregnant women experiencing high levels of perceived stress and pregnancy anxiety. Forty-seven women enrolled between 10 and 25 weeks gestation were randomly assigned to either a series of weekly Mindful Awareness Practices classes (n = 24) with home practice or to a reading control condition (n = 23). Hierarchical linear models of between-group differences in change over time demonstrated that participants in the mindfulness intervention experienced larger decreases from pre-to post-intervention in pregnancy-specific anxiety and pregnancy-related anxiety (PRA) than participants in the reading control condition. However, these effects were not sustained through follow-up at six weeks post-intervention. Participants in both groups experienced increased mindfulness, as well as decreased perceived stress and state anxiety over the course of the intervention and follow-up periods. This study is one of the first randomised controlled pilot trials of a mindfulness meditation intervention during pregnancy and provides some evidence that mindfulness training during pregnancy may effectively reduce PRA and worry. We discuss some of the dilemmas in pursuing this translational strategy and offer suggestions for researchers interested in conducting mind-body interventions during pregnancy.

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MindfulnessAdultAnxietyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMeditationPilot ProjectsPregnancyPregnant PeopleStress, PsychologicalTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID24180264
PMCPMC4160533
OpenAlexW2155728685

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