Mindfulness Training and Wristwatch Sensors During Pregnancy
Tests mindfulness training and a wearable watch in pregnant adults at risk of preeclampsia.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Mindfulness and Wearable Biosensors to Prevent Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Key facts
- Where
- Milwaukee and Providence, United StatesSee the 2 sites
Where in United States
- Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, United StatesTaking people
- Brown UniversityProvidence, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Trial code
- NCT07218237
- Record updated
- 16 September 2026
- Original description
The MINDBP study will enroll 90 pregnant women at risk for HDP across two sites (MCW and Brown) and randomize them to: (1) mindfulness training (MT) plus wearable biosensors, (2) MT alone, or (3) routine prenatal care. MT participants will receive 8 weekly phone-based MT sessions plus two booster sessions at 1 and 2 months post-intervention. The primary outcome is study feasibility.Read full original descriptionShow less
Mindfulness and Wearable Biosensors to Prevent Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Study: MINDBP
The MINDBP study will enroll 90 pregnant women at risk for HDP across two sites (MCW and Brown) and randomize them to: (1) mindfulness training (MT) plus wearable biosensors, (2) MT alone, or (3) routine prenatal care. MT participants will receive 8 weekly phone-based MT sessions plus two booster sessions at 1 and 2 months post-intervention. The primary outcome is study feasibility.
Inclusion: 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: Chronic (pregestational hypertension); Multiple gestation; Inability of unwillingness to provide informed consent; Active suicidality or psychosis; Ongoing mind-body practice (e.g., yoga, meditation, mindfulness >= once per week).