Parents and Babies Pilot
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Northwestern University
- Where
- Chicago, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 16 people, planned
- Started
- 3 Aug 2026
- Expected to end
- Apr 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- Parents and Babies Virtual Group Intervention
- Parents and Babies Hybrid Group Intervention
- Record updated
- 6 August 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
- self-identify as LGBTQ+
- 18 years old or older
- live in the USA or territories
- speak and understand English
- Currently pregnant or within one year of childbirth
- Endorse current mild depressive symptoms or risk factors for postpartum depression
Who cannot take part
- Are unable to consent/have impaired decision making capacity
- Have current active suicidal or homicidal ideation, active psychosis, or current mania
- Are currently experiencing a severe depressive episode
- Do not have audio and/or video capacity for attending group sessions remotely
Where in United States
- Northwestern UniversityChicago, United StatesContact: Leiszle Lapping-CarrTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this study will be piloting the Parents and Babies perinatal depression prevention intervention to examine its feasibility and acceptability and to obtain preliminary data on its efficacy. This includes exploring/understanding users' experiences navigating the interventions (e.g., from an implementation perspective) and preliminary evaluations of clinical outcomes, including mental health and minority stress. With data gathered from this pilot study, we will make final adaptations to the Parents and Babies manuals and plan to develop a randomized-control trial to evaluate efficacy of the intervention.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Virtual GroupTreatment being tested
Sessions will be delivered virtually. Includes participants from across the US.
Treatment: Parents and Babies Virtual Group Intervention
- Hybrid GroupTreatment being tested
Sessions will be delivered virtually with three hybrid sessions with options for in-person attendance. Includes only participants located in the Chicagoland area.
Treatment: Parents and Babies Hybrid Group Intervention
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Parents and Babies: Pilot Testing an Inclusive Preventive Postpartum Depression Intervention
- Record updated
- 6 August 2026