Actively Recruiting
Mindful Yoga for Postpartum Depression
Led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Updated on 2025-03-18
198
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
259 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a parallel-group randomized controlled trial. A total of 198 postpartum women with depressive symptoms (EPDS scores≥8 at baseline) will be recruited and randomized into two groups: 10-week mindful yoga intervention and 10-week psychoeducation program. Clinical assessment of depression, self-report questionnaires and salivary cortisol tests will be performed at baseline, after 10-week intervention, and at 6-month and 12-month follow-ups. The investigators expected that the mindful yoga intervention will reduce depression after 10 weeks compared to psychoeducation. The mindful yoga intervention will further reduce anxiety, stress, improve quality of life and sleep, and steepen diurnal cortisol slopes. These effects will be maintained for at least six months.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Mindful Yoga for Postpartum Depression
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Postpartum women aged 18-60 years old
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores 10 or higher
- Between 6 weeks and 1 year after childbirth
- Gave birth to a single full-term healthy baby (37-41 weeks gestation, weight over 2.5kg, APGAR score over 7 at 5 minutes)
- Practiced less than 10 hours of yoga, Qi gong, Tai Chi, mindfulness, or meditation in the last 3 months
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe complications after delivery or infant admitted to NICU
- Regular psychiatric follow-up
- Currently taking antipsychotic drugs
- Known pregnancy or contraindications to physical exercise based on examination at 6 weeks postpartum
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jessie Lin, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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