Live concerts, group singing, and dancing during pregnancy to improve maternal mental health

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Building on a feasibility phase from 2021–2024, this prospective comparative project offers pregnant women professionally led concerts, singing, and dancing sessions at the Berlin Philharmonie from early pregnancy through delivery. Participants attend regular in-person sessions and researchers measure short-term changes in mood, biomarkers (salivary cortisol, heart rate variability), and validated questionnaires for stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. The trial enrolls pregnant women between about 10 and 20 weeks' gestation at recruitment and follows outcomes across pregnancy. The intervention is delivered every two weeks in small groups and compared to standard care or a different intervention arm to quantify effects.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women from 10 gestational weeks onwards not younger than 18 years and not older than 50 years
* no severe medical or mental disease
* capable to understand german or English language

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women outside the above declared inclusion criteria
* more than 20 gestational weeks at recruitment

Where it's running

• Clara Angela Foundation Berlin and Foundation of the Berlin Philharmonics
  Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Prof. Birgit Arabin, MD, PhD
• Email: bine.clara.angela@gmail.com
• Phone: +4915150470484

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.