Mindfulness may lower pregnancy hypertension risk without meds

NCT ID NCT04626245

Ongoing Prevention Sponsor: Lifespan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether an 8-week phone-based mindfulness program can reduce stress and blood pressure in 150 pregnant women at risk for hypertensive disorders. Participants will complete daily surveys and wear biosensors to track stress and heart activity. The goal is to see if mindfulness can help prevent pregnancy-related high blood pressure without medication.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: mindfulness training
What this could lead to: If successful, this could point toward a non-drug method to lower the risk of high blood pressure disorders in pregnancy.
What could go wrong: This is an early study with only 150 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The intervention is behavioral, and its effect on preventing hypertension is still uncertain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertension, pregnancy-induced

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Women's Medicine Collaborative

Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

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