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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
51 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-03-03
2024-01-14
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The study will recruit Veterans from around the nation. Investigators expect that 20% of female Veterans may be eligible. Based on national data, approximately 152,046 female Veterans in the USA are likely to have received care at a VA facility and are within the eligible age range. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data indicate that birth rates per 1000 women is 12.7. As such, about 3,866 female Veterans may be eligible per year. Veterans are eligible throughout the duration of pregnancy and up to 26 weeks postpartum.
Use of the medical record has proved successful in screening and enrolling postpartum Veterans nationwide. Veterans who are noted to be pregnant or postpartum in the VA medical record will be contacted to determine interest and eligibility.
Data will be obtained from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Corporate Data Warehouse through the VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure, which includes pregnancy and postpartum diagnoses by the International Classification of Disease Tenth Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9 and ICD-10 CM) codes, VHA outpatient visit dates, community care consults and medical services, patient demographics (such as race, ethnicity, date of birth, patient mailing address, and Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes), and contact information. These data will be stored in a Microsoft Access database on VA servers, and the database will only be accessible to select members of the research team. The data will be imported to Access by a VA employee who does not have access to any participant data following enrollment. Demographic data are expected to be complete due to data being extracted from electronic medical records. All obstetric information will be verified in the screening process to ensure updated information is considered. Oversampling for rural Veterans will be conducted with the hopes of enrolling more rural Veterans (2:1 rural:non-rural Veteran ratio).
Veterans may also be referred through Maternity Care Coordinators (MCCs) or providers at VA medical centers. The MCCs may provide Veterans with the study's contact information or call the study team directly with the Veteran's permission. Veterans may also self-refer to the program by calling the research team or expressing interest via the MomMoodBooster website through the Contact link.
Based on VA medical records that identify a Veteran as being pregnant, Veterans will be mailed a letter detailing the study, and a return letter with prepaid envelope will be provided if the Veteran wishes to decline or express interest. If interest is expressed or if no return letter is received, a member of the research team will follow-up with a phone call to determine interest and answer questions. The study team will wait at least 5 days before following up with a phone call to ensure that the participant received the letter. The study team will call no more than 10 times without a returned phone call. A phone number is included in the letter so that Veterans can call and indicate that the Veteran is not interested in participating. The research team member will tell them about the study prior to screening if the Veteran is interested in being screened.
If interested, Veterans will be screened by phone. First, the study procedures will be reviewed orally. If a Veteran wishes to review the consent document prior to screening, the study team will mail her a copy of the consent form and call her 7 days later to review any questions and screen her if she remains interested. Veterans will be told that participation is entirely a personal choice, and participation has no bearing on healthcare at the VA or elsewhere. If a Veteran is not eligible at first screening, at the Veteran's request, the research team can call her in the future to re-screen, provided that the factor determining ineligibility is dynamic.
The screening will include access to internet/smartphone, less than 50 years of age, the PHQ-9 for depressive symptoms, basic demographic information, contact information, and the M.I.N.I. depression, mania, and psychosis modules. If a Veteran meets criteria (10 or more on the PHQ-9, no history or current mania, no history or current psychosis), a research team member will review the consent document and study procedures with her by phone. If she remains interested, a consent cover letter, consent document (one to sign and one for the Veteran's records), VA form for authorization to audio tape, VA HIPAA form, sociodemographic form, and baseline questionnaires will be mailed to her. Veterans will have until 26 weeks postpartum to consider whether the potential participant want to participate, at the end of which the person will no longer be eligible. Subjects will sign the VA 10-0493 HIPAA authorization form to give permission for access to medical records. Upon receipt of the signed forms and baseline questionnaires, forms will be reviewed by the research team. After completing the baseline assessment, the Veteran will be randomly assigned to condition -- either MMB online only or MMB + phone coaching. Veterans will then be assigned a phone coach. If a Veteran is assigned to MMB online only, the phone coach will call the Veteran for symptom monitoring during weeks 1, 3, and 5 of the intervention and administer the PHQ-9 by phone. If assigned to the phone coaching condition, the phone will call for all six weeks of the program to discuss the online content, and the PHQ-9 will be administered during weeks 1, 3, and 5 as well. Only members of the research team have access to study data, and files have restricted access to only the team members who require access.
The baseline questionnaire includes background and demographic information, the PHQ-9, the IDAS-II for internalizing symptoms, the BADS for behavioral avoidance and activation in depression, the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) for negative automatic thoughts, the DAS for an individual's perception of the partner relationship, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) for childhood trauma history, and a screening for military sexual trauma.
The program will be completed in 6-8 weeks. The program tracks use of the program, and this information is necessary for phone coaches to know whether a Veteran has logged in and completed relevant modules. This assists in the personalization of phone coaching calls.
After completion of the program, Veterans are offered the opportunity to complete two booster session modules at 14- and 20-weeks after enrollment. Participants in the MMB + phone coaching condition will receive two additional calls to discuss the booster session content, and Veterans who are in the online intervention only condition will receive two calls to monitor symptoms with the PHQ-9.
At any point in the program, if a Veteran expresses suicidality on the PHQ-9, the Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Scale will be administered by a member of the research team to determine suicide risk. If a Veteran is at high risk, the Veteran will be referred to emergency care. If the Veteran is not at high risk, recommendations will be developed with the Veteran to keep them safe and encourage connection with local providers.
Phone coaches are trainees who receive training and ongoing supervision in the intervention, interviewing, women's mental health, and the research protocol. The maximum number of calls per Veteran is 6 during the MMB portion of the intervention and 2 booster calls following completion of MMB. Duration of the calls is approximately 15-20 minutes. Reminders will be sent via text message about 24 hours prior to the scheduled call. Text messages will contain reminder of an appointment on \[date\] at \[time\] as well as the study phone number for reference if she has questions. Reminders to log into the program may occur via MyHealthEVet or by phone call. Calls will be audio recorded and saved on the University's secure data drive. The calls will be accessible by the research team. Recorded calls will be used for supervisory and training purposes, as well as coding of fidelity and competency.
After completion of the intervention, a follow-up survey will be mailed to the Veteran for completion at 3- and 6-months following enrollment. The follow-up questionnaires include PHQ-9, IDAS, BADS, ATQ, PSOC, DAS-8, and the Program Evaluation Questionnaire. If a Veteran prefers, the questionnaires can be completed by phone with a research team member. All interviews or coaching calls will be audiotaped to ensure fidelity. Veterans who report depressive symptoms in the mild or higher range (10 or more on PHQ-9) at follow-up will be referred to closest local VA for services.
Statistical analyses will compare differences between conditions over time using longitudinal modeling. The model will include condition (MMB, MMB + phone coach). Randomization will be stratified by pregnancy status (pregnant, postpartum).
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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MomMoodBooster Online
MomMoodBooster
MomMoodBooster is an empirically validated online intervention for perinatal women.
MomMoodBooster + Coach
MomMoodBooster
MomMoodBooster is an empirically validated online intervention for perinatal women.
Phone Coaching
Phone coaching calls occur weekly in conjunction with MomMoodBooster online modules.
Interventions
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MomMoodBooster
MomMoodBooster is an empirically validated online intervention for perinatal women.
Phone Coaching
Phone coaching calls occur weekly in conjunction with MomMoodBooster online modules.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 18 - 50 years of age
* Experiencing elevated depressive symptoms at screening (PHQ-9 score of 10 or more)
* Have access to internet or smartphone
Exclusion Criteria
* Current hypomania
* Past or current psychoses
* Active suicidality
18 Years
50 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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US Department of Veterans Affairs
FED
University of Iowa
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Emily Thomas
Clinical Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Emily BK Thomas, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Iowa; Rural Health Resource Center - Iowa City
Locations
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Countries
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References
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Danaher BG, Milgrom J, Seeley JR, Stuart S, Schembri C, Tyler MS, Ericksen J, Lester W, Gemmill AW, Kosty DB, Lewinsohn P. MomMoodBooster web-based intervention for postpartum depression: feasibility trial results. J Med Internet Res. 2013 Nov 4;15(11):e242. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2876.
Kroska EB, Stowe ZN. Postpartum Depression: Identification and Treatment in the Clinic Setting. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2020 Sep;47(3):409-419. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2020.05.001.
Watson D, O'Hara MW, Naragon-Gainey K, Koffel E, Chmielewski M, Kotov R, Stasik SM, Ruggero CJ. Development and validation of new anxiety and bipolar symptom scales for an expanded version of the IDAS (the IDAS-II). Assessment. 2012 Dec;19(4):399-420. doi: 10.1177/1073191112449857. Epub 2012 Jul 20.
Fuhr K, Hautzinger M, Krisch K, Berking M, Ebert DD. Validation of the Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS)-Psychometric properties of the long and short form. Compr Psychiatry. 2016 Apr;66:209-18. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.02.004. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
Solness CL, Kroska EB, Holdefer PJ, O'Hara MW. Treating postpartum depression in rural veterans using internet delivered CBT: program evaluation of MomMoodBooster. J Behav Med. 2021 Aug;44(4):454-466. doi: 10.1007/s10865-020-00188-5. Epub 2020 Oct 14.
Danaher BG, Milgrom J, Seeley JR, Stuart S, Schembri C, Tyler MS, Ericksen J, Lester W, Gemmill AW, Lewinsohn P. Web-Based Intervention for Postpartum Depression: Formative Research and Design of the MomMoodBooster Program. JMIR Res Protoc. 2012 Nov 22;1(2):e18. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2329.
Netemeyer, R. G., Williamson, D. A., Burton, S., Biswas, D., Jindal, S., Landreth, S., et al. (2002). Psychometric properties of shortened versions of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62, 111-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164402062001008
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Related Links
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MomMoodBooster
Other Identifiers
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202104724
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
202102537
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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