Mindful Yoga for Postpartum Depression

Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Study ID
NCT06275217
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mood Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - 60 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Mindfulness-based yoga program — BEHAVIORAL
    The intervention includes mindfulness-based components and yoga practice. Once a week for 10 weeks, with 1.5 hours in each session (30 minutes mindfulness-based practice and 1 hour yoga practice). A well-trained research personnel will facilitate the mindfulness-based section, and a qualified yoga instructor will facilitate the yoga section.
  • Psychoeducation — OTHER
    Knowledge of perinatal mental health, stress-related management, postnatal nutrition, exercise habit and sleep hygiene will be provided to the participants in the psychoeducation group. It is a group-based intervention delivered in hybrid mode including face-to-face and online group-based class. Once a week for 10 weeks, with 1.5 hour in each session.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 23, 2024
Start date
Jan 8, 2021
Status verified
Mar 2025
Primary completion
Jul 15, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
198 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Mindful yoga group
    The participants in experimental group will receive a 10-week mindfulness-based yoga program, one session per week with 1.5 hours in each session.
  • Active Comparator: Psychoeducation group
    The participants in the psychoeducation group will receive a 10-week psychoeducation program, one session per week with 1.5 hours in each session.

Primary Outcome Measure

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months and 1 year follow-ups. ]

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