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Behavioral Intervention

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training for Postpartum Depression

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Abigail Lott, PhD
Research Sponsored by Emory University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Self-identify as African American/Black (includes African American/Black and another race)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) score ≥ 4 from the Expanded ACE Questionnaire
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 8
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a mindfulness-based intervention may help reduce stress and improve health outcomes for African American women.

Eligible Conditions
  • Postpartum Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Recruitment Rate
Retention Rate
Secondary outcome measures
Acceptability of the Intervention
Change in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) Score
Change in PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 (PCL-5) Score
+2 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills TrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive 8 weeks of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training.
Group II: Treatment as UsualActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this study arm will receive treatment as usual consisting of routine prenatal care with any mental health assessment, social work involvement or mental health service provision based on clinician referral or self-referral.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training
2019
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Emory UniversityLead Sponsor
1,628 Previous Clinical Trials
2,561,085 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Postpartum Depression
135 Patients Enrolled for Postpartum Depression
Abigail Lott, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Emory University
Emory University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
80 Total Patients Enrolled
Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorEmory University

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Georgia
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Grady Health System
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~6 spots leftby Mar 2025