Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 45Years
FEMALE
NCT05012072

Reducing Pregnancy Risks: The Mastery Lifestyle Intervention

Led by Microgen LLC · Updated on 2025-07-17

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

245 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

M

Microgen LLC

Lead Sponsor

U

University of Houston

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This randomized controlled trial will test an intervention called the Mastery Lifestyle Intervention (the MLI) that was developed from data of 1000+pregnant Hispanic women related to risks of preterm birth. The investigators will deliver a psychoeducational intervention that is manualized over 6 group sessions. The investigators will also have a usual care group that receives standard prenatal care. The investigators plan to enroll 238 pregnant women and start the study with them at 14-20 weeks gestation. The investigators will also test the biological response of the intervention by measuring Corticotropin Releasing Hormone, progesterone, estriol, and test for cotinine. The investigators will also determine any effect on infant outcomes at delivery.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Reducing Pregnancy Risks: The Mastery Lifestyle Intervention

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 45Years
FEMALE

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Providing informed consent
  • Ability to read and speak English
  • Pregnant at 14-20 weeks gestation with one fetus, confirmed by ultrasound
  • Self-identify as African American or Hispanic
  • Age between 18 and 45 years
  • Currently living in the U.S. and identifying as just getting along, nearly poor, or poor
  • Scoring 10 or higher on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) OR 5 or higher on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7), OR 14 or higher on the Perceived Stress Scale
  • Willingness to follow the Mastery Lifestyle Intervention or usual care regimen
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Having major systemic infections such as HIV or hepatitis
  • Being younger than 18 years or older than 45 years
  • Enrollment in another prenatal program such as the Nurse Family Partnership
  • Severe cognitive or psychiatric impairment that prevents cooperation with the study
  • Inability to read English

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Women's Specialist of PLLC

Webster, Texas, United States, 77598

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Research Team

R

Roberta J. Ruiz, PhD

CONTACT

K

Kathryn Tart, EdD, MSN, RN

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

TRIPLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

2

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