Mind over matter: meditation may ease childbirth pain and fear
NCT ID NCT07267351
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether teaching ThetaHealing meditation to first-time pregnant women can help reduce their pain and fear during labor. Forty healthy women in their first pregnancy will learn the meditation method before birth and use it during labor. Researchers will also use an EEG device to see if meditation changes brain waves, aiming to make childbirth more comfortable and encourage vaginal 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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139 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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To be eligible for the study, * participants had to be primiparous women * aged 18 to 35 years with a healthy, * singleton pregnancy at a gestational age greater than 20 weeks, * free of chronic or systemic diseases, and * willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion criteria comprised * multiparity, * age outside the 18-35 range, * multiple gestations, * high-risk pregnancy diagnoses, * pre-existing systemic conditions, or failure to complete the required training protocol.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lefkoşa Acil Durum Hastanesi
Nicosia, Cyprus
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Lefkoşa Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital
Nicosia, Cyprus
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