The Development of PATH, a Program to Support NICU Parent Mental Health Through the Transition From Hospital to Home
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- No age limits stated
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
The objective of this study is to develop and pilot test a telehealth-based mental health screening and engagement program that supports parents as their infants transition home from the NICU. The program will use a stepped-care approach to screen parents for depression, anxiety, and PTSD; provide a brief behavioral intervention to those who screen as having at least a low risk of these conditions; and provide a warm hand-off to community mental health services for those at medium to high risk.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * NICU parents: Participants will be parents of currently hospitalized preterm infants from either the OHSU NICU or the UCH NICU. We will include parents of live preterm infants who have been admitted in the NICU for at least 2 weeks. Parents must speak English or Spanish. Parents can be of any age. * NICU stakeholders: Participants will be stakeholders from either the OHSU NICU or the UCH NICU. Stakeholders will be social workers, mental health providers responsible for providing more intensive mental health support for NICU parents, nurses, neonatologists, and hospital administrators.
Study sites (2)
CO
- University of Colorado Hospital · Aurora, CO 80045Susanne Klawetter, PhD · Study contact · 303-724-1646 · susanne.klawetter@cuanschutz.eduSunah S Hwang, MD, PhD, MPH/MSPH · Study contact · 720-848-0000 · sunah.hwang@childrenscolorado.orgMore trials in Aurora
OR
- Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR 97239Cindy McEvoy, MD,MCR · Study contact · 503-494-8122 · mcevoyc@ohsu.eduSusanne Klawetter, PhD · Study contact · 303-724-1646 · susanne.klawetter@cuanschutz.eduMore trials in Portland