Evaluating CBT Delivered by Community Health Workers on Maternal Mental Health and Infant Cognitive Development in Insecure Environments

Heartland Alliance

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Maternal Anxiety; Maternal Depression; Infant Cognitive Development

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02911441

0721-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for mothers with symptoms of anxiety and depression living in insecure environments using a randomized controlled methodology. Key outcomes of interest include maternal mental health and infant cognitive development. The intervention will be delivered by community mental health workers who will be trained to administer 8 to 12 cognitive behavioral therapy sessions.

Enrollment: 262 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women in their third trimester of pregnancy
• Who exhibited symptoms of anxiety and depression

Exclusion criteria

• Women who express suicidality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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262 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment Group

Experimental group

Description:

Receives 8-12 weeks of one-on-one Cognitive Behavioral Therapy sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Receives no intervention during data-collection phase. Participants in this group will receive the intervention post-data collection.