The Effect of Yoga on Mental Health and Trauma in Pregnant Women

NCT07031622 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BARU-EBE-GA-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effects of prenatal yoga exercises on psychological health and the perception of traumatic birth in pregnant women. The study will evaluate whether a structured yoga program can reduce anxiety, improve psychological resilience, and decrease the perception of birth-related trauma during pregnancy and postpartum periods. Study Design: A pre-post test matched group model will be used to investigate the effects of yoga exercises. The study includes an intervention group receiving prenatal yoga training in addition to standard birth preparation education, and a control group receiving only the birth preparation education. Population and Sample: The study will be conducted with pregnant women applying to the obstetrics outpatient clinic of a women's and children's hospital. Eligible participants will be over 18 years of age, over 16 weeks pregnant, have a planned pregnancy, and no diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy. Exclusion criteria include hypertension, gestational diabetes, short cervical length, and low-lying placenta. A power analysis (Type I error of 0.05, Type II error of 0.20, effect size = 0.80) determined the required sample size as 26 per group, increased to 62 in total to account for potential dropouts.

Conditions

Yoga Exercises

Keywords

Childbirth trauma; pregnancy; yoga; midwife; exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• pre-test post-test

  This study was conducted using the "pre-post test matched group model" to investigate the effects of yoga exercises on the reduction or prevention of childbirth trauma.

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group additionally received a total of 10 sessions of a yoga program for 45 minutes, 2 days a week. The content of each yoga session included 10 minutes of mindful breathing, 20 minutes of yoga asanas, and 15 minutes of meditation.

Other: Yoga Exercises

control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be made to the control group. Only measurements will be made on parallel dates with the experimental group.

Interventions

Yoga Exercises OTHER

The control and intervention groups received birth preparation training for 45 minutes one day a week for 5 weeks. The experimental group additionally received a total of 10 sessions of a yoga program for 45 minutes, 2 days a week. The content of each yoga session included 10 minutes of mindful breathing, 20 minutes of yoga asanas, and 15 minutes of meditation.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years old
• Over 16 weeks
• Without a diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy
• Not exercising before pregnancy
• Planned pregnancy

You may not qualify if:

• Hypertension
• Gestational diabetes
• Short cervical length
• Low-lying placenta

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sakarya University: lead
• Bartın Unıversity: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bartın University

Bartın, Bartın, 74100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: In this study, after the participants agreed to participate, they were assigned to the intervention and control groups using the simple randomization method. In the randomization process, participants were assigned odd and even numbers according to the order of application to the center. Those given odd numbers formed the intervention group. In contrast, those given even numbers formed the control group. This method was used to ensure equal distribution of the groups and to prevent selection bias. In the blinding process, the study was conducted with a single-blind design. Participants knew which group they were in, but the researchers who implemented the intervention and the statistical expert who analyzed the data were unaware of the groups' distribution, except for the person who performed the randomization. Thus, observer bias and assessment bias were minimized during the statistical analysis phase. This method was preferred to prevent factors that may affect participation in the i
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Model Details: In addition, preliminary information was shared with all potential participants at the beginning of the interviews were given detailed information about the research, and informed consent forms were signed. The control and intervention groups received birth preparation training for 45 minutes one day a week for 5 weeks. The experimental group additionally received a total of 10 sessions of a yoga program for 45 minutes, 2 days a week. The content of each yoga session included 10 minutes of mindful breathing, 20 minutes of yoga asanas, and 15 minutes of meditation. No yoga program was applied to the control group, and psychological assessments were not conducted. tests were performed during the same period as the experimental group. The research data for the experimental and control groups were collected from pregnant women who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2025
• First Posted: June 22, 2025
• Study Start: November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2023
• Study Completion: November 30, 2024
• Last Updated: June 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)