The Effectiveness of Distance Yoga Learning in Improving Ma-ternal Pandemic-related Depression and Stress During Pregnancy

NCT06913582 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Kate65.0220
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 76
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this quasi-experimental study design is to explore the effects of distance yoga learning in improving depression and pregnancy stress in pregnant women during the pandemic disease. The main questions which aim to answer are:

1. 1.hypothesis1 - Distance yoga learning can decrease depression during pregnancy.
2. 2.hypothesis2 -Distance yoga learning can decrease pregnancy stress. The experimental group received a 12-week pregnancy yoga program, including one weekly 60-minute distance yoga class and followed by 2 times of DVD yoga exercise at home while the control group received only routine nursing care.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Keywords

distance yoga; pandemic; depression and stress; pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• demographic data and exercise history of two groups

  Basic characteristics: Basic personal information included age, height, religious beliefs, marital status, education, daily activities, past medical history, etc. Obstetric variable information included weeks of pregnancy, pre-pregnancy weight, weight gained during pregnancy, and exercise before and during pregnancy, etc.

  12 months

• The change of depression status of two groups

  Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale(EPDS): The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is used to measure prenatal and postpartum depressed mood. There are 10 questions in total, each question is scored on a 4-point scale. According to the order of each option, the first, second and fourth items are scored from 0 to 3 points, the other items are scored from 3 to 0 points, and the total score is from 0 to 30 points. The levels of scale were as follows: 0-9 points: low risk, usually no further psychological intervention is needed; 10-12 points: medium risk, further evaluation and observation are recom-mended; 13 points and above: high risk, comprehensive psychological evaluation and possible intervention measures should be carried out. The higher the score of pregnant women, the more severe the prenatal depression is.

  12 months

• Stress during pregnancy of two groups

  Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale (PSRS): The "Pregnancy Stress Scale" developed by Chen, Huang, and Ka in 1991 and revised it into a new version of the "Pregnancy Stress Scale" by Chen was used in this study. The scale has five factors; it mainly measures the psychological stress experienced by women during pregnancy. There are 36 questions in total with the Likert five-point scoring method totaling score of 180 points. The higher the score, the greater the stress during pregnancy. The new version of the "Pregnancy Stress Scale" has good internal consistency (α=.92) and 2-week test-retest reliability (α=.82).

  12 months

Study Arms (1)

experiment

EXPERIMENTAL

A 12-week pregnancy yoga program was delivered to experimental group (n=30) including one weekly 60-minute remote online yoga class and followed by 2 times of DVD yoga exercise.

Behavioral: Yoga

Interventions

Yoga BEHAVIORAL

A 12-week pregnancy yoga program was delivered to experimental group (n=30) including one weekly 60-minute remote online yoga class and followed by 2 times of DVD yoga exercise.

experiment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 22 Years - 43 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• First-time mothers between 20 and 26 weeks of pregnancy.
• normal fetus with a singleton.
• no history of smoking, drinking, or drug abuse.
• no bleeding during pregnancy.
• no related high-risk complications during pregnancy (such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, heart dis-ease, etc.).
• no early abortion symptoms.
• Able to move normally.
• Able to listen, speak, read and write Chinese.
• Able to participate in the research and cooperate in completing the questionnaire.

You may not qualify if:

• Multiparous women.
• First-time mothers with pregnancy \>26 weeks.
• Multiple births.
• Symptoms of bleeding or early miscarriage.
• Related high-risk pregnancy complications.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, 333, Taiwan

Location

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Related Links

• WHO coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard 2020

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Yoga

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: First-time mothers between 20 and 26 weeks of pregnancy
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head Nurse

Model Details: quasi-experimental design with experimental and control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 12, 2025
• First Posted: April 6, 2025
• Study Start: June 22, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 21, 2023
• Study Completion: June 21, 2023
• Last Updated: April 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)