Pregnancy, Mindfulness, and Massage

Pregnancy Related Clinical Trial

Official title: Pregnancy Massage and Mindfulness Study for Tobacco Smoking Women

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

This trial will examine the contribution of massage therapy and mindfulness to tobacco-smoking women in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Clinical Trial Description

Massage therapy may be a viable approach to decrease stress during pregnancy that may in turn reduce tobacco consumption. Massage therapy may not be sufficient as a stand-alone approach, and may be better suited partnered with a cessation approach that targets another mechanism of addiction, craving. Therefore, participants (N=60) will be enrolled in the Craving to Quit® tobacco cessation program, designed by researchers at Yale, which employs a mindfulness-based approach to train participants to recognize and bring cravings into their conscious awareness. Each mother will be randomly assigned to a bi-weekly massage intervention (n=30) or control (n=30) group. Participants in the intervention group will receive two prenatal massages a week for a three-week period. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pregnancy Related
• Tobacco Use

• NCT number: NCT03276208
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Yale University
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 27, 2017
• Completion date: January 24, 2020