Tokyo, May 13 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061536) titled 'The Effectiveness of Smartphone Apps in Improving Mothers'Mental Health and Parenting Roles' on May 12.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Nara Medical University

Condition: Condition - Mental Health Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application incorporating self-compassion and meaning in life in improving mental health and parenting role development in women transitioning to motherhood in a randomized controlled trial. Basic objectives2 - Safety,Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - The intervention group will use a journaling app designed to help them reflect on self-compassion and the meaning of parenthood for five weeks. Interventions/Control_2 - The control group will continue their pregnancy as usual. The app will be provided three months after childbirth.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old < Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Female Key inclusion criteria - Adult women aged 18 years or older who are pregnant with their first child Pregnant women with an uncomplicated pregnancy Pregnant women at the start of the intervention (28 weeks 0 days to less than 34 weeks of gestation) and at the end of the intervention (33 weeks 0 days to less than 39 weeks of gestation) Able to understand, read, and write Japanese No history of treatment for mental illness and not currently receiving treatment Key exclusion criteria - Women with multiple pregnancies Target Size - 100

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Enrolling by invitation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 03 Month 03 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 04 Month 15 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 12 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069969

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