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The effect of mindfulness on increasing breastfeeding and reducing anxiety in pregnant women

Effectiveness of virtual mindfulness on performance of exclusive breastfeeding anxiety and in primiparous women: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240128060831N2
Enrollment
86
Registered
2025-02-07
Start date
2025-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

breastfeeding.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After allocating people to intervention and control groups, for the intervention group (43 people), eight weekly virtual sessions from 27 to 34 weeks will be upload
Second week: dealing with obstacles and getting to know the understanding of thoughts
Third week: identifying and recording pleasant and unpleasant experiences and mindfulness in different body states such as walking
Fourth week: being in the present and managing the response to anxiety
Fifth week: Acceptance and resilience training and permission to attend
Sixth week, thoughts are thoughts, not facts
Week 7: Treating yourself kindly and Week 8: Continuous practice of mindfulness. And the eighth week: continuous practice of mindfulness. Each session will include thematic curriculum as well as forma
Then the formal techniques of mindfulness training will be introduced and users will be invited to continue practicing for 6 days a week, after recording and writing, in the personal profile of the Ir

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) 22 to 26 weeks of pregnancy 2) singleton pregnancy 3) Having at least middle school education 4) Access to the Internet and a smart mobile phone 5) Being the first born 6) Having an anxiety score of 7 and above 7 based on the Vandenberg Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)are currently under psychiatric treatment or have a history of using psychiatric drugs 2) Any unfortunate incident during the last 2 months, including the loss of a loved one or an important person in life 3) Previous experience with mindfulness and meditation 4) high-risk pregnancy such as severe pre-eclampsia, medical diseases that require hospitalization and observation. 5) Obtaining a depression score of 13 and above 13 based on the Edinburgh Depression Questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pregnancy anxiety score. Timepoint: Once 22 to 26 weeks and once 4 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Vandenberg Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire.;Exclusive breastfeeding performance score. Timepoint: Once 22 to 26 weeks and once 4 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Breastfeeding performance questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Depression score. Timepoint: Once 22 to 26 weeks and once 4 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Edinburgh depression questionnaire.;Quality of life score. Timepoint: Once 22 to 26 weeks and once 4 weeks after delivery. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire during pregnancy and Postpartum quality of life questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSamaneh Kamarbasteh

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

ksamaneh14@gmail.com894197430776

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026