Virtual Mom Power With High-Adversity Mothers and Children (MPHAMC)

NCT ID: NCT05129397

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-01

Study Completion Date

2024-01-30

Brief Summary

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This study is a randomized controlled confirmatory efficacy trial of virtual Mom Power (MP), a group-based, relationship-focused multifamily preventive intervention.

Detailed Description

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This study is a randomized controlled confirmatory efficacy trial of virtual Mom Power (MP), a group-based, relationship-focused multifamily intervention with previously demonstrated effectiveness improving maternal mental health and parenting stress in randomized controlled trials. vMP targets 5 core components: 1) enhancing social support; 2) attachment-based parenting education; 3) self-care, including affect regulation; 4) guided parent-child interactions, and 5) connecting to care. Eligible and enrolled participants will be randomized to receive the 10 week group-based intervention or 10 weeks of informational mailings; both groups will receive individual home-based sessions. Outcomes include maternal social support, psychopathology, sensitive parenting, child psychopathology, two-generational biobehavioral self-regulation targets (Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia), parent and child emotion and behavior regulation, and dyadic behavioral and physiological synchrony. Assessments will occur at intake, post, and 6 months following the group.

Conditions

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Psychopathology

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

There are two arms: an experimental group receiving the Mom Power group intervention over 10 weeks, and a control group that will receive informational virtual mailings over 10 weeks. Treatment delivery will be consistent with the Mom Power manual and informational mailings will contain content from the Mom Power Curriculum.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treatment

The experimental arm of Virtual Mom Power is a manualized multi-family group intervention consisting of 10, 90-minute virtual group + 2 individual sessions led by two co-facilitators. The curriculum includes 5 core components: (1) Attachment-Focused Parenting Education; (2) Self-Care; (3) Parenting Practice; (4) Social Support; \& (5) Connection to Resources. Individual sessions combine motivational interviewing with MP core components and focus on identifying goals and barriers. We will work with mothers in individual coaching to problem-solve childcare and privacy during group time. Weekly between-group phone/text check-ins are also a part of the curriculum, used to strengthen connection, build trust, ensure safety, and assess basic needs. Data regarding attendance will be recorded and total dosage examined in treatment effects.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mom Power

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Mom Power is a manualized multi-family group intervention consisting of 10 virtual group + 2 individual sessions led by two masters-level co-facilitators. Virtual groups are 90 minutes, following a structured format via secure HIPAA compatible video platform. The curriculum includes 5 core components: (1) Attachment-Focused Parenting Education; (2) Self-Care; (3) Parenting Practice (4) Social Support; \& (5) Connection to Resources. Individual sessions combine motivational interviewing with MP core components and focus on identifying goals and barriers. Weekly between-group phone/text check-ins are also a part of the curriculum, used to strengthen connection, build trust, ensure safety, and assess basic needs.

Informational control

The control arm of this study consists of two individual sessions with mothers, along with 10 weeks of virtual informational mailings. The mailings will contain Mom Power curriculum about attachment-based parenting and self-care. The individual sessions will focus on individual goal-setting related to parenting and reflection on the parent-child relationship. The control group does not include the components of social support, affect regulation skills coaching, or guided parent-child interaction that are part of the experimental arm.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mom Power Informational Mailing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This active comparison condition intervention includes two individual sessions along with 10 weeks of informational mailing with content related to Mom Power core concepts.

Interventions

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Mom Power

Virtual Mom Power is a manualized multi-family group intervention consisting of 10 virtual group + 2 individual sessions led by two masters-level co-facilitators. Virtual groups are 90 minutes, following a structured format via secure HIPAA compatible video platform. The curriculum includes 5 core components: (1) Attachment-Focused Parenting Education; (2) Self-Care; (3) Parenting Practice (4) Social Support; \& (5) Connection to Resources. Individual sessions combine motivational interviewing with MP core components and focus on identifying goals and barriers. Weekly between-group phone/text check-ins are also a part of the curriculum, used to strengthen connection, build trust, ensure safety, and assess basic needs.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mom Power Informational Mailing

This active comparison condition intervention includes two individual sessions along with 10 weeks of informational mailing with content related to Mom Power core concepts.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Enrollment status in one of the following services: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), Medicaid, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), or Head Start
* Maternal age of at least 18 years
* Mother is primary caregiver of child
* Mother speaks English
* Child age is between 3-5 years
* Family resides within 8 parish New Orleans metro area

Exclusion Criteria

* Mother is not biological mother
* Diagnosis of a heart condition in the mother or the child
* Presence of a pacemaker in the mother or the child
* Child diagnosis of autism or global developmental delay
* Active maternal substance use
* Active maternal psychosis
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tulane University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sarah Gray

Associate Professor of Psychology, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarah A Gray, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tulane University

Locations

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Tulane Child and Family Lab

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND

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Reference Type BACKGROUND

Rosenblum KL, Muzik M, Morelen DM, Alfafara EA, Miller NM, Waddell RM, Schuster MM, Ribaudo J. A community-based randomized controlled trial of Mom Power parenting intervention for mothers with interpersonal trauma histories and their young children. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2017 Oct;20(5):673-686. doi: 10.1007/s00737-017-0734-9. Epub 2017 Jun 25.

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Other Identifiers

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K23MH119047

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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2018-2012-TU Uptown

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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