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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

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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