Daily Meditation Program in Women Admitted to the Antepartum Unit

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess whether a daily mindful meditation program for women admitted to the antepartum floor will decrease maternal state anxiety compared to routine care.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy, High Risk
  • Pregnancy Related

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • ≥ 18 years of age - ≥ 23.0 weeks gestation - Planned inpatient care for > 3 days from randomization - Women cared for by UT physicians

Exclusion Criteria

  • Known major lethal fetal anomalies (eg. trisomy 13, trisomy 18, anencephaly, Potter's Syndrome) - Non-English speaking women - Planned delivery ≤ 3 days from randomization - Previous fetal surgery in the current pregnancy (twin twin transfusion syndrome laser ablation, spina bifida repair, etc) - Women who have practiced a form of meditation in the current pregnancy (including yoga) in the last 4 weeks - Women who are currently using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) (eg. sickle cell crisis) - Admission diagnosis of ecclampsia or HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets) syndrome - Diagnosed personality disorder including borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia - Diagnosed anxiety, depression, bipolar or other psychiatric illness on medications for these disorders - Non-reassuring fetal heart tracing on admission - Intrauterine fetal demise at randomization - Inability to gain access to phone application

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Meditation 		Intervention Group: Routine care plus twice daily mindful meditation
  • Behavioral: Meditation
    Routine care + twice daily meditation per schedule, to start on the day of randomization
  • Behavioral: Routine Care
    Routine care including ACOG educational pamphlets: Day 1: "Nutrition in Pregnancy" Day 2: "Heart Health for Women" Day 3: "Exercise after Pregnancy"
Active Comparator
Routine care 		Control Group: Routine care which includes ACOG educational pamphlets on day 1, 2 and 3 after randomization
  • Behavioral: Routine Care
    Routine care including ACOG educational pamphlets: Day 1: "Nutrition in Pregnancy" Day 2: "Heart Health for Women" Day 3: "Exercise after Pregnancy"

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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