Can a class tame pregnancy stress at the genetic level?
NCT ID NCT07764380
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a structured educational program, the Maternal Epigenetics Training Module, can reduce stress in pregnant women. The program teaches stress management and explains how stress might affect the mother and fetus through epigenetic mechanisms. Researchers will measure stress levels, cortisol (a stress hormone), and awareness of epigenetic effects in 140 pregnant women who attend prenatal classes. The goal is to see if this education can lower stress and its biological markers during pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Maternal Epigenetics Training Module, a structured educational program for stress management and epigenetic awareness in pregnancy
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this educational approach could become a simple, drug-free way to lower stress and its biological markers in pregnancy, potentially benefiting both mother and baby.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the training's impact on long-term health is uncertain. Stress and cortisol are influenced by many factors, so the program may not produce significant changes.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- 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 to 49 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women aged 18 and older * Pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy * Pregnant women who can read and understand Turkish * Pregnant women who voluntarily agree to participate in the study * Having a singleton pregnancy * Pregnant women without a high-risk pregnancy * Pregnant women who voluntarily participate in prenatal education classes will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Foreign nationals with communication difficulties, * Multiple pregnancies, * Illiterate pregnant women, * Migrant pregnant women who do not speak Turkish, * Pregnant women with high-risk pregnancies, * Pregnant women not enrolled in prenatal education programs, * Pregnant women with intellectual disabilities, * Pregnant women who refuse to participate in the study will be excluded.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emine Aksüt Akçay
RECRUITINGKahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
RECRUITINGKahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)
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