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Mom-Net for Maternal Depression in Head Start

This study is testing Mom-Net, an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program, for mothers experiencing depression. Mom-Net helps mothers learn skills relevant to parenting interactions. The goal is to see if Mom-Net can be successfully offered through Head Start programs to help more mothers. You might be able to join if you are a mother with a child aged 2-5 in Head Start, have elevated symptoms of depression (a score of 10 or higher on the PHQ-9 or EPDS), and can communicate in English or Spanish. The study will measure changes in depression symptoms and how acceptable Mom-Net is to mothers. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 960 participants. It compares Mom-Net with standard support services.
What's involved
The study measures changes in depression at the start, after 5 months, and again at 12 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 12 months after the intervention.

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NCT05142384

ICBT (Internet Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for Maternal Depression: Community Implementation in Head Start

Recruiting
NAAges 2+InterventionalTreatment
Oregon Research Institute
~960 participants
Updated 2026-08-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Mom-NetTreatment as Usual/Waitlist

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Measured over Assessing change between baseline, post-intervention (5 months), and follow up (12 months)
+4 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Depression

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Oregon Research Institute

    Springfield, Oregonstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Edward G Feil, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Oregon Research Institute

Who to contact

Edward G Feil, Ph.D.
[email protected]
541-484-2123
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Elevated symptoms of depression (i.e., Patient Health Questionnaire or Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score at or above 10)
Have a child 2-5 years enrolled in a participating Head Start; be able to communicate in English or Spanish.

Exclusion

Evidence of psychosis or other major mental illness or cognitive disability (observed during recruitment or by HS report) that would interfere with meaningful participation
Endorsed score of 3 on final item of the PHQ9 or EPDS indicating frequent thoughts of suicide. Could be enrolled at later date if elevated risk ameliorates

What this trial measures

  • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)Assessing change between baseline, post-intervention (5 months), and follow up (12 months)

    Well-established measure of maternal depression with 9 self-report items, each rated on a 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day) scale; total score will be used; interpretation: scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 represent mild, moderate, moderately severe,and severe depression, respectively. Total score will be used to examine change from baseline to subsequent assessments.

  • Maternal Acceptability (Modified System Usability Scale)Post intervention ( 5 months)

    Implementation Outcome Variable. 14-item scale, rated on a 1-5 response scale. Will examine perceived helpfulness of Mom-Net content, activities, and coach calls. This scale has been used in investigators' prior Mom-Net research. The summed-item total score will be used, with a scale range of 14-70.

  • Screening Reach (Reach)End of screening in year 2 of implementation

    Implementation Outcome. Screening rates will be calculated as the number of PHQ-9 screeners administered within each agency each year divided by the family HS enrollment (with a female-identified parent-figure). The metric will represent the percentage of mothers in each agency who were reached, with a range of 0-100.

  • Implementation Reach (IReach)End of Implementation in Year 2

    Implementation Outcome. Calculated as the number of Mom-Net eligible mothers screened within each agency divided by the number of mothers within each agency initiating Mom-Net intervention with a within-agency range of 0-100%.

  • Maternal Engagement (Engage)Change between base-line and 5-month assessments

    Number of modules (0-8) and coach calls completed, page views (0-120), and program visits (0- no upper limit). These well-established indices of usage will be collected in real time.