UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000042789
Receipt number R000048828
Scientific Title Development and Verification of Online Mindfulness program for pregnant women
Date of disclosure of the study information 2020/12/22
Last modified on 2025/03/19 21:55:04

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Basic information

Public title

Online Mindfulness program for pregnant women

Acronym

Online Mindfulness program for pregnant women

Scientific Title

Development and Verification of Online Mindfulness program for pregnant women

Scientific Title:Acronym

Development and Verification of Online Mindfulness program for pregnant women

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Pregnant women

Classification by specialty

Obstetrics and Gynecology Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Based on the MBCP-4-NHS developed by the University of Oxford, a Japanese version of the 4-week online program will be developed, and the effectiveness of the program will be verified by conducting a pre/post comparison of one group.
The effectiveness of the program will be verified by conducting a pre/post comparison of one group.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Perinatal depression(EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale)
Timing; Pre and Post program, 4-6weeks after childbirth

Key secondary outcomes

Fear of childbirth(W-DEQ: Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire)
Perceived Stress(PSS: Perceived Stress Scale)
Generalized Anxiety(GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7)
Mindfulness (FFMQ: Five Facet Mindfulness. Questionnaire)
Self-esteem(Rosenberg self-esteem scale)
Well being(SHS: Subjective Happiness Scale)
Sense of coherence(University of Tokyo Health Sociology version of the SOC3 scale SOC3-UTHS)
Timing Pre and Post program, 4-6weeks after childbirth

Pain during childbirth(Numerical Rating Scale: NRS)
Timing:4-6weeks after childbirth


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Participate in four online programs to learn about pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, and mindfulness. (Once a week for 2 hours)

Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

Pregnant women over 20 years old
Women who can answer the self-administered questionnaire in Japanese and participate in the program.
Pregnancy week:16 to 34 weeks
Living in an environment with internet access

Key exclusion criteria

Those who have been diagnosed with or are currently undergoing treatment for a mental illness.
Those who are currently hospitalized.

Target sample size

130


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Megumi
Middle name
Last name Haruna

Organization

Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Division name

Department of Midwifery and Women's health

Zip code

113-0033

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo-to 113-0033 Japan

TEL

03-5841-3396

Email

mharuna@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Ayumi
Middle name
Last name Tanke

Organization

Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Division name

Department of Midwifery and Women's health

Zip code

113-0033

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo-to 113-0033 Japan

TEL

03-5841-3396

Homepage URL


Email

mindfulbirthing.utokyo@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

The University of Tokyo

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

The Univers Foundation

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Non profit foundation

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo-to 113-0033 Japan

Tel

03-5841-0818

Email

ethics@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2020 Year 12 Month 22 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613825000981

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613825000981

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

38

Results

Changes in the means of each psychological scale before and after the intervention were examined using a corresponding t-test.
Mean scores on the PSS-10 and W-DEQ-A decreased significantly after intervention; mean scores on the FFMQ, RSES, and SHS increased significantly; the FFMQ subscales "observe" and "do not judge" increased significantly; mean scores on the EPDS, GAD-7, and SOC3-UTHS did not change significantly; and mean scores on the SOC3-UTHS increased significantly.

Results date posted

2024 Year 12 Month 09 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results

2025 Year 03 Month 14 Day

Baseline Characteristics

The mean age was 33 years, the mean number of weeks of pregnancy was 26 weeks, and 67% of the women were first-time mothers.Seventy-three percent had experience with meditation, but most had experience with yoga, and none had experience with mindfulness programs such as the one in this study.There were 9 women who had experience with psychiatric counseling, all of whom were cured.Both household income and education were higher in this group than in the general Japanese population, with higher education and income.

Participant flow

In Study 1, 8 people participated in the intervention through the kinship method, and responses were obtained from 8 people for both before and after comparisons.
In Study 2, 42 people inquired about participating in the study by means of flyers from the cooperating institutions, of which 38 participated in the study program.Of these, 38 participated in the study program. 37 were included in the analysis, except for one who gave birth to a child before answering the post-program questionnaire.

Adverse events

none

Outcome measures

Perceived stress,Fear of childbirth,Prenatal depression,Generalised anxiety,Mindfulness,Self-esteem,Subjective happiness,Sense of Coherence

Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2020 Year 12 Month 03 Day

Date of IRB

2020 Year 12 Month 16 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2021 Year 01 Month 11 Day

Last follow-up date

2022 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2022 Year 04 Month 18 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2022 Year 04 Month 18 Day

Date analysis concluded

2022 Year 05 Month 31 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2020 Year 12 Month 18 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 03 Month 19 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000048828