Family Foundations for Individuals Pregnant Via ART
This study is testing a program called Family Foundations (FF) for pregnant individuals who conceived using Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). The FF program involves 9 virtual sessions, some before and some after birth, to help expectant mothers and a support person (like a partner or friend) build a strong co-parenting bond and improve communication. Researchers want to see if this program can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improve social support, over a 6-month period after enrollment. You can join if you are at least 18 years old, pregnant via ART, have a caregiving partner who will attend sessions, and speak English. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 40 participants. It is not specified if the study is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- You would complete two online surveys, provide two at-home bloodspot collections, and attend 9 virtual Family Foundations sessions. The total time commitment is up to 18 hours over a 6-month period.
- Compensation
- The Family Foundations intervention sessions are at no cost to participants. Not stated in the trial record if participants are otherwise compensated.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed from enrollment until the end of the intervention at 6 months postpartum.
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Family Foundations for Individuals Pregnant Via ART
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Change in Depressive SymptomsFrom enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months postpartum
Change in depression measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). This is a 10-item survey with scores ranging from 0-30 (higher number means more depressive symptoms).
- Change in social supportFrom enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months postpartum
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS): This is a 12-item validated screening tool assessing social support. It has a total score range of 12 to 84, with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived social support.
- Change in Anxiety SymptomsFrom enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months postpartum
Anxiety symptoms measured by the 5-tiem Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS). The total score on the OASIS ranges from 0 to 20, with higher total indicating more anxiety symptoms.
- Change in symptoms of perceived stressFrom enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months postpartum
Stress measured by the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The PSS score range is 0-40, with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived stress.
- Change in communicationFrom enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months postpartum
Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ): This is a 35 item self-report measure designed to assess the extent to which couples/dyads make use of various interaction strategies during conflict. Each item assesses partners' perception of how likely a certain type of behavior (e.g., both members avoid discussing the problem) occurs when faced with a relationship problem, from 1 (very unlikely) to 9 (very likely). Of the 35 items on the CPQ, 16 are currently used to form four subscales: constructive communication (7 items), self-demand/partner-withdraw (3 items), partner-demand/self-withdraw (3 items), and mutual avoidance (3 items).
- Change in symptoms of post-traumatic stressFrom enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months postpartum
Post-traumatic Stress measured by the 22-item Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). The IES-R has a score range of 0 to 88, with higher scores indicating more stress.