Can a smartphone app ease pregnancy stress? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06862193
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Up to 25% of pregnant women experience mental health issues like depression and anxiety. This trial tests a mobile app called HealthyMoms4MentalHealth designed to promote psychological wellbeing during pregnancy. Researchers will enroll 440 pregnant women in Sweden and measure changes in resilience and depressive symptoms compared to a control group using a standard lifestyle app.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HealthyMoms4MentalHealth mobile app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable tool to help pregnant women manage stress and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage trial with no blinding, and the app's benefits may be small or not last long. Results may not apply to all pregnant women.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 440 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: (i) pregnant women attending a participating maternity health care centre who (ii) have access to their own mobile phone and BankID and is (iii) currently in gestational week 8-15 and (iv) is 18 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous psychotic disorder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Region Jönköping
RECRUITINGJönköping, Sweden
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Region Kalmar
RECRUITINGKalmar, Sweden
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Region Skåne
RECRUITINGMalmö, Sweden
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Region Stockholm
RECRUITINGStockholm, Sweden
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