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A Postpartum Adaptation Study of the Connecting and Reflecting Experience Parenting Program

Study Overview

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Description

Experiencing postpartum mood and/or anxiety disorders (like postpartum depression; PMADs) can make parenting challenging, but group therapy may help both these parents and their babies. This study will test whether postpartum parents with PMADs find a 12-session parenting group therapy to be likable, doable, and helpful for mental health, parenting stress, and relationship with their infant. The therapy that is being tested is called the Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE) parenting program, which has not yet been used specifically with postpartum parents with PMADs, but has been found to be appealing and helpful among parents/caregivers of older children with mental health conditions. CARE focuses on parents' ability to consider how their own and their children's thoughts, feelings, intentions, and other mental states shape behavior and parent-child relationships. Participants in the study will be asked to fill out surveys before, during, and after participating in the group therapy. Adults may be eligible to participate in the study if they gave birth to an infant who is now 3 to 12 months old, are receiving postpartum medical and/or mental health care at Montefiore Medical Center, and have experienced postpartum depression and/or anxiety.

Official Title

A Postpartum Adaptation Study of the Connecting and Reflecting Experience Parenting Program

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-08-16
Study Completion:2025-11-11
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06042166

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Birthing parent (of any gender) of an infant age 3-12 months old at time of enrollment
  2. * Receiving postpartum OB/GYN or mental health services at Montefiore Medical Center
  3. * Experienced or currently experiencing moderate to high levels of depression and/or anxiety symptoms in the postpartum period
  4. * English-speaking
  1. * Prior participation in a Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE) group at any time
  2. * Participation in another parenting-focused group during the current postpartum period
  3. * Current episode of psychosis or mania or active suicidal ideation
  4. * Serious psychiatric, neurocognitive, or substance use related difficulties necessitating a higher level of care than outpatient support (e.g., current inpatient treatment) or that, in the judgment of the PI, would impede group participation (e.g., severe cognitive impairment)

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Amanda Zayde, Psy.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10470
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center

  • Amanda Zayde, Psy.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-08-16
Study Completion Date2025-11-11

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-08-16
Study Completion Date2025-11-11

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • postpartum depression
  • group therapy
  • parenting stress
  • short-term therapy
  • parenting support
  • postpartum anxiety
  • perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
  • mentalizing
  • parental reflective functioning
  • attachment

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Postpartum Depression
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Parenting Stress
  • Parent Child Relationships