Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Technology Supported Mindfulness for Prenatal Depression and Mental Health-related Quality of Life in a Resource-Limited Environment

Lead Sponsor:

Bekelu Teka Worku

Collaborating Sponsors:

Jimma University

Conditions:

Prenatal Depression

Mental Health Related Quality of Life

Eligibility:

FEMALE

15-49 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a video-guided mindfulness intervention can improve prenatal depression symptoms, improve mental health-related quality of life, reduce the risk of mater...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women who lived in Jimma City for at least six months
  • Women with a gestational age between 12 and 28 weeks,
  • Women who scored EPDS ≥ 13,
  • Willing to participate for eight consecutive weeks,
  • Able to attend the health center three times per week and gave consent to be followed up by study supervisors and data collectors

Exclusion

  • Having been diagnosed with mental health disorders or eating disorders,
  • Active substance use,
  • EPDS item 10 score ≥1 or total EPDS score \>19,
  • Currently receiving pharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatment,
  • Regularly practice meditation,
  • Severely ill,
  • Has active pregnancy-related complications that could interfere with attending the mindfulness exercise, or neurological conditions such as epilepsy or seizures

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07151781

Start Date

November 1 2025

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

September 3 2025

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Jimma City in the Southwestern part of Ethiopia, 353 km away from the capital city, Addis Ababa.

Jimma, Ethiopia