Mindfulness and body-awareness program for postpartum anxiety

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

This interventional study enrolls mothers 0–12 months postpartum with a primary anxiety disorder to receive a 4-week mindfulness-based intervention targeting both emotion regulation and bodily awareness. Participants are screened for exclusions including severe depression/suicidality, psychosis, active substance use disorders, current pregnancy, severe claustrophobia, or disqualifying metal implants. Psychological outcomes (anxiety, mood, emotion regulation) and physiological or interoceptive measures of bodily awareness will be collected before and after the program. The intervention is delivered in-person at the Women's Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton in Hamilton, Ontario.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* mothers/birthing parents 18 years and older who are between 0-12 months postpartum
* principal diagnosis of an anxiety disorder as per the Diagnostic Assessment Research Tool (DART; Schneider et al., 2022), with or without comorbid depression
* no concurrent psychological treatment
* not taking psychoactive medication or a) medications are stable in dose and type for at least 8 weeks prior to the study (as per Canadian psychiatric guidelines; McQueen et al., 2016) and b) medications remain stable throughout the study
* fluent in English, minimal grade 8 reading level.

Exclusion Criteria:

* severe depression/suicidality requiring acute intervention
* women with psychotic or current alcohol or substance use disorders
* suffering from severe claustrophobia
* metallic objects in body (metal implants, pacemakers)
* currently pregnant

Where it's running

• Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Recruiting
• Women's Health Concerns, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Sheryl M Green, Ph.D., C.Psych — St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
• Study coordinator: Sheryl M Green, Ph.D., C.Psych
• Email: sgreen@stjosham.on.ca
• Phone: 905-522-1155

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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.