New moms get relief: mindfulness and music cut postpartum depression and pain
NCT ID NCT05285215
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a program that combines mindfulness training, music listening, and video counseling to help new mothers manage depression and persistent pain after childbirth. The program was designed for use in outpatient care and includes digital tools. 1,720 healthy women who gave birth at term took part, and the study measured depression and pain levels 8 weeks after delivery.
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Study facts
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- 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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1,716 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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21 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * healthy (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 2) * parturient women at term (36 weeks' gestation or more, nulliparous and multiparous); * with a singleton fetus; * to have delivery in this institution. Exclusion Criteria: * current active psychiatric care; * history of intravenous drug or opioid abuse; * previous history of chronic pain syndrome.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Singapore, 229899, Singapore
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