Parent Specific Depression Education and Motivation

NCT ID: NCT01453790

Last Updated: 2017-05-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 104 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-04-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-01-31

Brief Summary

This project is an investigator-initiated, randomized-controlled trial of the effectiveness of written and verbal parent-specific depression education and motivational advice in increasing participants self-disclosed intention to seek follow-up care for possible depression symptoms. The control condition is written and verbal general depression education and advice. Hypothesis: the office-based experimental intervention of written and verbal parent-specific depression and emotional health education and motivational advice increases intention to seek follow-up services for emotional health or depression, when compared to written and verbal general depression education and advice.

Detailed Description

Maternal depression is a common problem, debilitating for mothers and affecting parenting practices with negative effects on the behavior, development, and physical health of children. The value of identifying and treating maternal depression for child development and well-being is well documented. Unfortunately, there are multiple barriers to the recognition and treatment of maternal depression. This is particularly problematic in younger women, as they are less often seen for health care. The overall objective of this project is to test whether the uptake of follow-up recommendations for potential depression by mothers identified by screening in clinical settings is improved by parent-specific targetting of depression education and motivational advice.

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Parent-Specific Depression Education-Motivation

Mothers receive depression education (verbal and written) with messages targeted to parent status which are drawn from previous research. They also receive motivational messages at 2 days via telephone.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Parent-Specific Depression Education and Motivation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Parent-specific written and verbal depression messages garnered from previous research were consolidated into a pamphlet and script, respectively. These are dispensed after randomization in the pediatric office. At two days, mothers in the experimental group receive a motivational telephone call.

General Depression Education

Mothers receive general depression education (verbal and written) which are drawn from previous research. They also receive attention control telephone calls at 2 days.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

General Depression Education-Motivation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

General depression education messages were compiled and are delivered verbally (scripted) and written (JAMA Depression Patient Page) after randomization in the pediatric office. At 2 days, mothers in the comparison group receive an attention control telephone call.

Interventions

Parent-Specific Depression Education and Motivation

Parent-specific written and verbal depression messages garnered from previous research were consolidated into a pamphlet and script, respectively. These are dispensed after randomization in the pediatric office. At two days, mothers in the experimental group receive a motivational telephone call.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

General Depression Education-Motivation

General depression education messages were compiled and are delivered verbally (scripted) and written (JAMA Depression Patient Page) after randomization in the pediatric office. At 2 days, mothers in the comparison group receive an attention control telephone call.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parent of a child between the ages of 2 days and 12 years who is a patient of the UC Davis Pediatric Clinic.
• Primary, female caregiver
• Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless or little interest or pleasure in doing things.
• Not currently receiving care from a mental health practitioner.
• Comfortable speaking English without an interpreter.

Exclusion Criteria

• Parent of a child younger than 2 days or older than 12 years.
• Dad, Foster parent, or other short term guardian.
• Currently in treatment with a mental health practitioner.
• Limited English Proficiency

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Children's Miracle Network

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, Davis

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

UC Davis Medical Center, General Pediatrics

Sacramento, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Fernandez y Garcia E, Joseph J, Wilson MD, Hinton L, Simon G, Ludman E, Scott F, Kravitz RL. Pediatric-based intervention to motivate mothers to seek follow-up for depression screens: The Motivating Our Mothers (MOM) trial. Acad Pediatr. 2015 May-Jun;15(3):311-8. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.11.008.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 25906700 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

214808-7

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

214808

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id