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Conscious Pregnancy: Supporting Maternal Cardiometabolic Health With Mindfulness

Description

A pilot randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of a culturally tailored mindfulness intervention upon fasting cardiometabolic factors (including markers of glycemic control) and inflammatory gene expression in n=60 (n=30 intervention, n=30 wait-list control) low-income Spanish-speaking Latina pregnant women. The study will be conducted in partnership with MOMS, a nonprofit community organization that serves low-income pregnant and postpartum women.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

A pilot randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of a culturally tailored mindfulness intervention upon fasting cardiometabolic factors (including markers of glycemic control) and inflammatory gene expression in n=60 (n=30 intervention, n=30 wait-list control) low-income Spanish-speaking Latina pregnant women. The study will be conducted in partnership with MOMS, a nonprofit community organization that serves low-income pregnant and postpartum women.

Mindfulness and Cardiometabolic Health for Spanish Speaking Latina Pregnant Women: A Community-informed Project Targeting Inflammatory Gene Expression and Glycemic Control

Conscious Pregnancy: Supporting Maternal Cardiometabolic Health With Mindfulness

Condition
Maternal Cardiometabolic Health
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Santa Ana

MOMS, Santa Ana, California, United States, 92703

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Singleton, intrauterine pregnancy
  • 2. 1st or 2nd trimester at enrollment
  • 3. Fluent in Spanish
  • 4. Self-identify as Hispanic/Latino
  • 5. Low-income
  • 1. Having regular mindfulness practice
  • 2. T1 or T2D diagnosis

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Irvine,

Lauren E Gyllenhammer, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Irvine

Karen L Lindsay, RD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Irvine

Study Record Dates

2026-12-01