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Maternal Outcomes: Mood, Alcohol Use, and Depressive Symptoms

Key facts

Who runs it
University of Illinois Chicago
Where
Chicago, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
30 people, planned
Started
1 Oct 2026
Expected to end
30 Nov 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Contingency Management & Problem Solving Therapy
  • Usual Care
Record updated
13 October 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women only
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Biologically female
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Within 12 months postpartum
  • Able to provide informed consent

Who cannot take part

  • Current use of psychoactive drugs, medication to treat problematic alcohol use, or depression
  • Serious medical or psychiatric conditions requiring hospitalization
  • Lifetime DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any psychiatric disorder
  • Participation in past 6 months in problematic alcohol use or substance use treatment
  • Unable to provide consent

Where in United States

  • University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, University of Illinois College of MedicineChicago, United StatesContact: Hagar Hallihan, PhD, RNTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This study aims to learn about depression and alcohol use in postpartum mothers and whether an intervention based on contingency management and problem-solving therapy (CM-PST) can help reduce these symptoms. The main questions it seeks to answer are:

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1. How do new mothers fare with depressive symptoms and alcohol use in the first 12 months after giving birth? 2. Will a CM-PST intervention reduce depressive symptoms and alcohol use frequency among new mothers? 3. Is a CM-PST intervention practical for new mothers?

The researchers will recruit approximately 30 new mothers and randomly select half to attend a 6-week CM-PST intervention. They will compare those who received the intervention versus those who did not to see if there are any differences in their depressive symptoms and alcohol usage.

Participants will:

* Complete 4 remote intervention sessions over 6 weeks * Conduct at-home urine drug tests 2x per week during the 6-week intervention * Answer online surveys about their mental health and alcohol use

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Contingency Management & Problem Solving Therapy (CM-PST) Intervention GroupTreatment being tested

    Receives 4 remote sessions of CM-PST therapy over 6 weeks while conducting at home urine drug tests 2x weekly.

    Treatment: Contingency Management & Problem Solving Therapy

  • Usual Care Control GroupPlacebo, for comparison

    Treatment: Usual Care

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Maternal Outcomes: Mood, Alcohol Use, and Depressive Symptoms (MOMS-AD Pilot Study)
Record updated
13 October 2026