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Mindful Yoga for Postpartum Depression
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Summary
This is a parallel-group randomized controlled trial. A total of 198 postpartum women with depressive symptoms (EPDS scores≥8 at baseline) will be recruited and randomized into two groups: 10-week mindful yoga intervention and 10-week psychoeducation program. Clinical assessment of depression, self-report questionnaires and salivary cortisol tests will be performed at baseline, after 10-week intervention, and at 6-month and 12-month follow-ups. The investigators expected that the mindful yoga intervention will reduce depression after 10 weeks compared to psychoeducation. The mindful yoga intervention will further reduce anxiety, stress, improve quality of life and sleep, and steepen diurnal cortisol slopes. These effects will be maintained for at least six months.
Official title: The Effects of a Mindful Yoga Program on Mood Symptoms and Stress for Postpartum Women With Depressive Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
198
Start Date
2021-01-08
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness-based yoga program
The intervention includes mindfulness-based components and yoga practice. Once a week for 10 weeks, with 1.5 hours in each session (30 minutes mindfulness-based practice and 1 hour yoga practice). A well-trained research personnel will facilitate the mindfulness-based section, and a qualified yoga instructor will facilitate the yoga section.
Psychoeducation
Knowledge of perinatal mental health, stress-related management, postnatal nutrition, exercise habit and sleep hygiene will be provided to the participants in the psychoeducation group. It is a group-based intervention delivered in hybrid mode including face-to-face and online group-based class. Once a week for 10 weeks, with 1.5 hour in each session.
Locations (1)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong