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Mindfulness, Optimism, and Resilience for Perinatal Health and Equity Study
Led by Nina Ayala · Updated on 2025-08-24
100
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
136 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Nina Ayala
Lead Sponsor
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The Miriam Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Dispositional optimism (the general assumption that more good things than bad will occur across various life domains) has been tied to improved somatic and mental health outcomes. Dispositional optimism is malleable, although prior interventions have been time and resource intensive and thus are not well-tailored to the peripartum period. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a pregnancy-oriented mindfulness phone application (Expectful) versus standard care among first-time mothers with low dispositional optimism in early pregnancy. Other aims include evaluating the impact of Expectful use on dispositional optimism, adverse pregnancy outcomes (cesarean delivery, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and gestational diabetes) and postpartum post-traumatic stress symptoms.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Mindfulness, Optimism, and Resilience for Perinatal Health and Equity Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Able to provide informed consent
- English speaking
- Nulliparous (no prior delivery at or greater than 20 weeks gestation)
- Pregnant with a single fetus
- Less than 20 weeks gestation
- Low dispositional optimism (score of 14 or less on the Revised Life Orientation Test)
- Owns a smartphone
You will not qualify if you...
- Plans to deliver at another institution
- Currently practices mind-body exercises including mindfulness, meditation, or yoga at least once a week
- Has pre-gestational hypertensive disorder
- Has pre-gestational diabetes mellitus
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Obstetrics and Gynecology Care Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905
Actively Recruiting
2
Prenatal Diagnosis Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905
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Research Team
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Nina K Ayala, MD, MSCR
CONTACT
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Emily S Miller, MD, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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