Can reducing stress in pregnancy improve placenta health?
NCT ID NCT04993742
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how anxiety during pregnancy may affect the placenta and birth outcomes. Researchers are studying 150 military moms who receive a support program called M-O-M-S, which offers classes and mentor support. The goal is to understand links between stress, inflammation, and placental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S) program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that reducing anxiety during pregnancy improves placental health and birth outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with a behavioral support component, not a treatment trial. 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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * All Active Duty and DoD beneficiary gravid women, * 18 years of age or older, * Receiving prenatal care at BAMC, * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Military dependent daughters * VA beneficiaries
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Joint Base San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78236, United States
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