Maternal Outcomes: Mood, Alcohol Use, and Depressive Symptoms
Maternal Outcomes: Mood, Alcohol Use, and Depressive Symptoms (MOMS-AD Pilot Study)
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- 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
- Time periods mentioned: 6 weeks
- Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Participants will: * Complete 4 remote intervention sessions over 6 weeks * Conduct at-home urine drug tests 2x per week during the 6-week intervention * Answer online surveys about their mental health and alcohol use"
- 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
In plain language
This study looks at depression symptoms and alcohol use in mothers during the first year after giving birth. It tests whether a 6-week program using rewards and help with solving problems can reduce these symptoms and alcohol use. It also looks at whether the program is practical for new mothers.
This study aims to learn about depression and alcohol use in postpartum mothers and whether an intervention based on contingency management and problem-solving therapy (CM-PST) can help reduce these symptoms. The main questions it seeks to answer are: 1. How do new mothers fare with depressive symptoms and alcohol use in the first 12 months after giving birth? 2. Will a CM-PST intervention reduce depressive symptoms and alcohol use frequency among new mothers? 3. Is a CM-PST intervention practical for new mothers? The researchers will recruit approximately 30 new mothers and randomly select half to attend a 6-week CM-PST intervention. They will compare those who received the intervention versus those who did not to see if there are any differences in their depressive symptoms and alcohol usage. Participants will: * Complete 4 remote intervention sessions over 6 weeks * Conduct at-home urine drug tests 2x per week during the 6-week intervention * Answer online surveys about their mental health and alcohol use
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Biologically female.
- Age 18 or older.
- Gave birth within the past 12 months.
- Able to understand the study and agree to take part.
Who can't join
- Have a serious physical or mental health condition that needs hospital care.
- Have ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any other mental health disorder under DSM-5, a guide used to diagnose mental health conditions.
- Currently use drugs that affect mood or thinking, or medicines to treat problem drinking or depression.
- Received treatment for problem drinking or substance use in the past 6 months.
- Unable to understand the study and agree to take part.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Biologically female * Age ≥18 years * Within 12 months postpartum * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Serious medical or psychiatric conditions requiring hospitalization * Lifetime DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any psychiatric disorder * Current use of psychoactive drugs, medication to treat problematic alcohol use, or depression * Participation in past 6 months in problematic alcohol use or substance use treatment * Unable to provide consent
Study sites (1)
IL
- University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, University of Illinois College of Medicine · Chicago, IL 60612Hagar Hallihan, PhD, RN · Study contact · 312-413-7822 · hhalli2@uic.eduHagar Hallihan, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Chicago