Baby2Home Mobile Application for Mental Health Wellness
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This trial tests Baby2Home, a digital program to help new parents and their babies. It aims to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities for families affected by COVID-19. The program provides education, wellness tracking, mental health support, and regular check-ins.
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications. It is best to discuss this with the trial coordinators or your healthcare provider.
Is the Baby2Home Mobile Application generally safe for use in humans?
How does the Baby2Home Mobile Application treatment differ from other treatments for mental health wellness in new parents?
The Baby2Home Mobile Application is unique because it provides mental health support for new parents through a mobile app, making it convenient and accessible. Unlike traditional face-to-face therapy, this app offers anonymity and flexibility, which can help overcome barriers to seeking help and improve adherence to mental health interventions.678910
What data supports the effectiveness of the Baby2Home Mobile Application treatment for mental health wellness?
Research on similar digital health technologies for peripartum depression suggests that mobile applications can improve mental health outcomes by offering anonymity, flexibility, and promoting help-seeking. These apps are seen as beneficial for perinatal mental health, especially when they are customizable and user-friendly.310111213
Who Is on the Research Team?
Craig Craig, MD
Principal Investigator
Lurie Children's Hospital
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for new parents with a healthy, full-term baby (≥37 weeks) born at specific hospitals. Participants must be over 18, speak English, have smartphone access and an email address. It's not for those whose infant passed away or needs NICU care, have severe mental illness, are in certain other studies, experienced IPV with the current partner or lack clinical clearance post-COVID-19 infection.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Families receive the Baby2Home (B2H) digital health intervention via a smartphone app, which includes parental education, infant wellness resources, mental health screening, and support.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for health service utilization and patient-reported outcomes over the first year postpartum.
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Baby2Home Mobile Application
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Lead Sponsor
Northwestern University
Collaborator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator