Poor Sleep During Pregnancy as Risk Factor for Post-partum Stress and Mental Health
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Postpartum Depression, Insomnia, Stress
In brief
Improving maternal mental health is a worldwide health priority. Nevertheless, several scientific sources highlighted lack of empirical data which could drive clinical practice. The present project addresses psychobiological mechanisms leading to peripartum mental disorders. It focuses on one key risk factor for psychopathology, which is poor sleep continuity. The project aims to describe the link between maternal poor sleep quality and the cascade of events which may enhance vulnerability to stress and risk for mental disorders and to evaluate the efficacy of an online automated psychological prenatal intervention directed to sleep problems in preventing these negative outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06379074
- Run by
- University of Rome G. Marconi
- People needed
- 114
- Starts
- 2024-05-06
- Expected to finish
- 2026-10-06
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age ≥ 18 yrs. old;
- good knowledge of Italian language;
- intention to continue pregnancy;
- BMI ranging 18-30 (i.e., without underweight or obesity following international criteria; WHO, 2013);
- ≤ 15th week of pregnancy at the time of recruitment.
You may not qualify if…
- severe diagnosis of relevant somatic disorder;
- smoking;
- alcohol intake;
- assumption of illegal drugs;
Where it is running
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Physiology campus, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy — Bologna, Bologna, Italy (enrolling)
- Department of Human Sciences, Guglielmo Marconi university — Rome, Rome, Italy (enrolling)
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