DBT-P Treatment Study for Emotion Dysregulation in Pregnancy
This study is looking at whether a group program called DBT-P (Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Pregnancy) can help pregnant women better manage their emotions. DBT-P teaches emotional skills specifically for pregnancy and life with a new baby. Researchers want to see if improving these skills reduces stress and improves heart rate. You might be able to join if you are a woman between 18 and 45 years old, at least 12 weeks pregnant with one baby, speak English, and have a high score on a test for emotion dysregulation (88 or above). The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status. Success would mean participants show improved emotion regulation and heart rate.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 100 women. It is not specified if participants will be randomly assigned to different groups.
- What's involved
- You would visit the clinic for 3 sessions: at the beginning, middle, and end of your pregnancy. You would complete surveys and interviews about your thoughts, feelings, and how you cope with emotions.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoints are measured at Baseline (Week 0), mid-treatment (Week 5), and post-treatment (Week 10).
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DBT-P Treatment Study
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Elisabeth Conradt, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Duke University
- Andrada Neacsiu, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Duke University
- Sheila Crowell, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Oregon
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What this trial measures
- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)Baseline (Week 0), mid-treatment (Week 5), and post-treatment (Week 10)
The DERS is a 36-item measure scored on a 5-point Likert Scale. DERS scores range from 36-180 and enrollment in this study requires a baseline total DERS score of ≥88 which indicate greater difficulties in emotion regulation.
- Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA)Baseline (Week 0), mid-treatment (Week 5), and post-treatment (Week 10)
RSA is a peripheral index of parasympathetic nervous system influences on cardiac activity and is measured as the variability in heart rate that coincides with respiration.