Feasibility Study of Doula-Delivered YouMatter for Postpartum Depression
This study is looking at whether doulas can effectively deliver an 8-week program called YouMatter to help women experiencing postpartum depression. YouMatter is a group program that offers mental health and parenting education, supports parent-child interactions, and helps women connect with resources and practice self-care. You may be able to join if you are pregnant or within three years postpartum and have a score of 10 or higher on the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression scale. The study aims to see if doulas can deliver YouMatter as intended and if it helps reduce symptoms of postpartum depression and trauma. The study plans to enroll 40 women.
- Study design
- This is an interventional pilot feasibility study that plans to enroll 40 participants. The study is evaluating whether an existing program can be delivered effectively by doulas.
- What's involved
- You would participate in an 8-week program called YouMatter, which involves 8 group sessions. The study will evaluate the program's delivery at 8 weeks.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint, You Matter Intervention Fidelity, is measured at 8 weeks.
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Pilot Feasibility Study With Doulas
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07614789
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.
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- You Matter Intervention Fidelity8 weeks
The percentage of content of the You Matter Intervention that were accurately delivered (yes/no) across providers as determined by rater's assessment of recorded sessions.