Brief Intervention in At-Risk First-time Mothers

Wayne State University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Substance Use

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief motivational intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00230009

K23DA000516 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

NIDA-00516-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Preliminary controlled trial of a brief intervention designed to reduce child maltreatment risk among low-income pregnant mothers. Foci will include major risk factors for maltreatment, including substance abuse, social isolation, depression, violence exposure, and maladaptive child-rearing attitudes/beliefs.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Pregnant, expecting first child

Inclusion Criteria:

Receipt of public assistance (e.g., Medicaid, Food Stamps), ability to communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria:

Frank psychosis or other cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Assessment only

No Intervention group

Brief intervention session

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief motivational intervention