Status:

RECRUITING

Testing "Doula Link", a Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Perinatal Mental Health

Lead Sponsor:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Perinatal Depression

Perinatal Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Doulas are trained individuals who offer informational, emotional, and physical support to their pregnant, birthing, and postpartum clients. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new interv...

Detailed Description

Many people experience anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns during the pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum periods. Despite interventions that work to prevent and treat, most perinata...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For doulas: currently providing prenatal or postpartum support to at least one client; plant to provide prenatal or postpartum support to at least three clients in the next six months; work in Massachusetts; did not participate in development of the intervention; available to participate in in-person training; English language fluency
  • For clients: Pregnant or no more than 12 weeks postpartum at enrollment; served by one of the 30 study doulas; live in, and plan to give birth in Massachusetts; fluency in either English or Spanish

Exclusion

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 21 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07217561

Start Date

October 21 2025

End Date

June 1 2027

Last Update

October 22 2025

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215