Mindfulness and Wearable Biosensors to Prevent Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Study: MINDBP
Medical College of Wisconsin
Summary
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.
Description
The MINDBP study will enroll 90 pregnant women at risk for HDP across two sites (MCW and Brown) and randomize them to: (1) MT + 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. All participants will wear Garmin Vivoactive 4 watches. Blood pressure, heart rate, heart rate variability, perceived stress, and pregnancy-related anxiety will be assessed at baseline (≤16 weeks), post-intervention (\~24 weeks), and after each booster (\~28 and 32 weeks). Feasibil…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * Multiple gestation * Chronic (pregestational hypertension) * Inability of unwillingness to provide informed consent * Active suicidality or psychosis * Ongoing mind-body practice (e.g., yoga, meditation, mindfulness \>= once per week)
Interventions
- BehavioralMindfulness training
Mindfulness training with trained instructors
- BehavioralGarmin Vivoactive 4 watch
Biofeedback with a wearable biosensor that continuously monitors heart rate variability and generates stress scores.
Locations (2)
- Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island
- Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin