Can a smartphone app ease perinatal anxiety and depression?
NCT ID NCT05897619
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a mobile app called Maya is practical and liked by pregnant and postpartum individuals who are struggling with mood, anxiety, or stress. The app teaches cognitive behavioral skills through 12 modules. Researchers will ask 75 participants for feedback and track their symptoms to see if the app is easy to use and helpful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Maya Perinatal Cognitive Behavioral Skills App (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If the app is found to be feasible and acceptable, it could offer a convenient, low-cost tool to help new and expecting parents manage mood and anxiety symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (75 people) focused on whether people will use the app, not on proving it works. The app may not reduce symptoms more than usual care, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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: * Female, Trans-male, non-binary, gender expansive, or gender questioning gestational carriers of pregnancy * Currently pregnant or up to 12 months postpartum * 18 years or older * English proficiency * Have access to a smartphone or other mobile device capable of receiving Short Message Service (SMS) pushes and complete Qualtrics surveys and App modules * Be available to speak by phone or secure video-conference platform at points throughout the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Safety concerns at the time of enrollment, including, but not limited to, a response \>0 on the EPDS question 10 or reported suicidal or self-harm thoughts or behaviors within one year of enrollment * Current substance use disorder * History of a bipolar or psychotic disorder, or current symptoms of psychosis or mania.
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Weill Cornell Medical College
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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