Mindful Moms, Mindful Meals (MMMM) Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age19-45
SponsorUniversity of New Brunswick
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Postpartum (MB-EAT-P) program can improve infant feeding practices and maternal eating behaviors. Researchers will compare participants who receive the MB-EAT-P program immediately to those who receive it after an 8-week waitlist period. Participants in the intervention group will attend weekly 2-hour MB-EAT-P sessions for 8 weeks and practice mindfulness and mindful eating at home. Participants in both groups will participate in a recorded mealtime observations with their infant and complete surveys and dietary recalls at baseline, midpoint, and post-intervention. This study is patient-oriented and co-developed with a Parent Advisory Committee to ensure relevance to postpartum individuals.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 19 and 45 years.
Have started or plan to start solid foods for their baby by the time of enrollment
Have an infant aged 6 to 12 months
Willing to participate in a recorded mealtime observation for the study
Disqualifiers
Planning to move in the next two months
Medically diagnosed with an active eating disorder (e.g., Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder)
Diagnosed with an unmanaged chronic medical condition affecting diet (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, celiac disease, severe GI disorders, kidney disease, sleep apnea, PCOS)
Diagnosed with unmanaged postpartum depression or anxiety
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Postpartum
- Waitlist Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Postpartum
Treatment groups
72 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov