Improving Perinatal Mental Health Through a Collaborative, Community Health Worker and Social Worker Intervention
Key facts
- Who runs it
- American University
- Where
- Austin, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 45 people, planned
- Starts
- 1 Jan 2027
- Expected to end
- 1 Sept 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Patient Navigation (PN)
- Problem Solving Therapy (PST)
- Record updated
- 19 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
- Pregnant
- Identify as Hispanic or Latina
- Receive social services from El Buen Samaritano and/or obstetric services from LoneStar Circle of Care
- Between 20- and 32-weeks' gestation
- 18 years or older
- Screen positive for depression or anxiety (PHQ-4≥3 on either subscale)
Who cannot take part
- Not pregnant
- Do not identify as Hispanic or Latina
- Do not receive services at El Buen Samaritano or LoneStar Circle of Care
- Before 20 weeks pregnant or after 32 weeks pregnant
- Under 18
- Do not screen positive for depression or anxiety
Where in United States
- El Buen SamaritanoAustin, United StatesContact: Rosamaria Murillo, PhD, LMSWNot yet recruiting
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an intervention can improve mental health outcomes among pregnant and postpartum Latinas. The main questions it answers are:
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Is a collaborative, community health worker and social worker intervention is feasible within a community health setting? Is a collaborative, community health worker and social worker intervention is acceptable among Latina individuals in Central Texas? Do participants experience an improvement in perinatal mental health outcomes during or after the collaborative intervention?
Participants will:
* Receive 3 community health worker and social worker sessions during pregnancy. * Receive 3 community health worker and social worker sessions postpartum (up to 12 weeks). * Complete a survey at three timepoints (baseline, 2 weeks postpartum and 12 weeks postpartum).
The group in the trial
- CHW+SW interventionTreatment being tested
Community health workers (CHWs) will provide patient navigation to assess and address health related social needs, while social worker (SWs) will focus on mental health needs, and provide a standardized, PST intervention.
Treatment: Patient Navigation (PN) and Problem Solving Therapy (PST)
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
- Improving Perinatal Mental Health Among Latinas Through a Culturally Adapted, Multi-Level Intervention
- Record updated
- 19 October 2026