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
Active Locations (1)
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215