Mindfulness and wearable tech tested to prevent dangerous pregnancy condition
NCT ID NCT07218237
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study will test if mindfulness training, with or without a wearable biosensor watch, can help prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women at moderate to high risk. 90 women will be split into three groups: mindfulness plus the watch, mindfulness alone, or standard prenatal care. The main goal is to see if such a study is feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it prevents preeclampsia.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- mindfulness training and wearable biosensor biofeedback
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to lower the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 90 participants. It is not yet testing if the approach actually prevents preeclampsia, only if the study itself is practical.
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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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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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
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- 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: * Pregnant patients at gestational age \<= 16 weeks * Live, non-anomalous gestation * Normotensive at enrollment * Meet criteria consistent with 'moderate' to 'high' risk for preeclampsia based on ACOG/USPSTF guidelines for low-dose aspirin administration to prevent hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple gestation * Chronic (pregestational hypertension) * Inability of unwillingness to provide informed consent * Active suicidality or psychosis * Ongoing mind-body practice (e.g., yoga, meditation, mindfulness \>= once per week)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brown University
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02904, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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