The Development of PATH, a Program to Support NICU Parent Mental Health Through the Transition From Hospital to Home
Recruiting · NCT06467916 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Behavioral Treatment
What this trial is about
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.
Who can take part
Age range
No age limits stated
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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.
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 2 US states.
- University of Colorado Hospital - Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Oregon Health & Science University - Portland, Oregon, United States