Trial reportJournal of psychosomatic research2023
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of mindfulness training on antenatal blood pressure.
Trial report in Journal of psychosomatic research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03679117 (Prenatal Mindfulness Training for Pregnant Women at Risk for Hypertension), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Prenatal Mindfulness Training for Pregnant Women at Risk for Hypertension
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological mechanisms of prenatal mindfulness training on antenatal blood pressure reduction: A pilot study.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Trial
- Prenatal Mindfulness Training and Interoceptive Awareness in Pregnant People at Risk for Hypertensive Disorders.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Trial
- Sleep Quality in High-Risk Pregnancies: Mixed Methods Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindfulness Training Intervention.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Trial
- The Impact of Mindfulness Treatment on Maternal Inflammation and Fetal Neurodevelopment Among Participants with Histories of Hypertensive Disorders.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Trial
- A systematic review of behavioral interventions to improve maternal outcomes for women in the United States at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Trait mindfulness in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Perceptions of the Mamma Mia program, an internet-based prevention strategy for perinatal depression symptoms.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Maternal-physiological parameters and prenatal mindfulness interventions - A scoping review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Review
- Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing phone-based prenatal mindfulness training to usual care for pregnant people at risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are one of the greatest causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Mindfulness training (MT) significantly reduces blood pressure in non-pregnant adults, yet MT has not been tested to reduce blood pressure in the prenatal period.
objectivesThe objectives of this pilot randomized clinical trial were to test the feasibility, acceptability, and effects of MT on rates of HDP among pregnant participants at risk for HDP. Exploratory analyses examined effects of MT on antenatal blood pressure. STUDY
designParticipants were randomized to an 8-week phone-delivered MT intervention or usual care. Feasibility was defined by MT completion. Acceptability was defined by participants' satisfaction with the intervention. HDP outcomes were collected by medical chart review. Antenatal blood pressure values were extracted from medical records.
resultsTwenty-nine participants were randomized to phone-based MT (N = 15) or usual care (N = 14). 73% participants completed >5 MT sessions, indicating that MT was feasible. One hundred percent of participants indicated they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the intervention, suggesting the intervention was acceptable. Rates of HDP were lower in the MT vs. usual care condition (9% vs. 29%; OR: 0.25, 95% C.I.: 0.02-2.65) although this did not reach statistical significance. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were significantly lower at follow up among those randomized to MT vs. usual care.
conclusionsResults from this pilot trial suggest that prenatal MT is feasible and acceptable and may be a useful adjunctive preventative treatment for HDP among at-risk pregnant patients. CLINICALTRIALS: gov identifier is NCT03679117.
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