Biological Biomarkers in MOMS Partnership

Yale University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Psychological Stress

Treatments: Other: Biological Sample Collection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02438514

1410014845

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators propose to evaluate the potential utility of stress-related biomarkers obtained via dried blood spots (DBS) and retinal scans by collecting new data from mothers and children within the New Haven MOMS Partnership, a well-established community-partnered research setting. The proposed research could greatly advance the application of stress-related biomarkers within community-based research by increasing our understanding of how stress, trauma, and depression influence biology in childhood and adulthood, as measured using minimally-invasive approaches.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English-speaking adult mothers (age 21 or older) of at least one biological child mothers must be able to answer three verification questions to confirm they are the biological parent of their child

Exclusion criteria

• Non-english speakers
• Women not able to provide informed consent and with no biological children
• Mothers under the age of 21