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Mood DisordersNCT04919967

Online Training for Addressing Perinatal Depression

A study testing Virtual implementation protocol and e-learning toolkit in people with Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders, run by University of Massachusetts, Worcester at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study team is developing an e-learning course to train obstetric providers to address perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The study team will conduct a formative evaluation of the e-learning course with 10 obstetric providers and revise/refine the course based on feedback and then conduct a summative evaluation… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
What is being tested?
Virtual implementation protocol and e-learning toolkit
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
140 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
17 Aug 2021to 1 Jun 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • licensed independent providers e.g. Ob/Gyn attendings and residents, family medicine, Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians (attending/fellow), certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants)

Who cannot join

  • providers from the participating practices that are unable to consent,
  • individuals who are not yet adults,
  • prisoners
  • non-English speaking participants in the study.
  • Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Montachusett Women's Health - UMass Memorial Health Alliance

    Leominster, Massachusetts, 01453

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About this study

The study team is developing an e-learning course to train obstetric providers to address perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The study team will conduct a formative evaluation of the e-learning course with 10 obstetric providers and revise/refine the course based on feedback and then conduct a summative evaluation using a cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). The three-arm cluster RCT will evaluate the effectiveness of 1) a virtual implementation protocol and e-learning/toolkit as compared to 2) e-learning/toolkit alone as compared to 3) treatment-as-usual. Effectiveness will be evaluated based on rates and quality of care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Using 2:2:1 randomization, the study team will randomize a minimum of 15 to a maximum of 25 obstetric practices into three groups: (1) virtual implementation protocol plus e-learning/toolkit (n=6 to 10); (2) e-learning/toolkit alone (n=6 to 10); and (3) treatment-as-usual (n=3 to 5), which will yield a maximum of 1000 patient charts evaluated for care received from obstetric providers in the randomized practices. Charts from 40 patients per practice will be evaluated at 3 different time points.

Read the detailed description

The objective of this cluster RCT is to evaluate the effectiveness of adding an implementation protocol to the e-learning/toolkit in comparison to the e-learning/toolkit alone in comparison to treatment-as-usual among a maximum of 1000 patients receiving care from 15 - 25 obstetric practices regarding the rates and quality of care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Using 2:2:1 randomization, we will randomize 15 - 25 obstetric practices into three groups: (1) virtual implementation protocol plus e-learning/toolkit (n=6 - 10); (2) e-learning/toolkit alone (n=6 - 10); and (3) treatment-as-usual (n=3 - 5).

The study team will conduct a baseline practice and provider assessment which will inform restricted randomization based on existing approaches to screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and the clinical care of perinatal women who screen positive. Pre- and post-intervention data will be obtained through individual provider surveys to evaluate perinatal mood and anxiety disorder care practices, knowledge, and attitudes. Rates and quality of care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders will be assessed pre- and post- using our established approach and tool to evaluate practice readiness to evaluate and address perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (Masters et al., submitted). Our tool quantifies the extent to which assessment, treatment, monitoring, and transfer of care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders is documented in patient medical records and provides benchmarks to measure the extent to which obstetric practices successfully integrate perinatal mental health care into their workflow over time. Records will be reviewed from the initiation of prenatal care through postpartum care for given pregnancies, for all abstracted charts.

Participants in all phases of the project will complete the following: (1) a demographic questionnaire (pre-), (2) a knowledge test (pre- ,post- and final post assessment), (3) a practices and attitudes survey (pre-, post- and final post assessment), and (4) chart abstraction (pre- and post-) . The participants in the virtual implementation protocol plus e-learning/toolkit and e-learning/toolkit alone group will also complete a usability and satisfaction survey (post-test). All practices will also be asked to facilitate a medical record review/chart abstraction of a total of 120 patient files, 40 pre-pandemic and 40 post pandemic first wave and 40 post e-learning/implementation.

Being tested
Virtual implementation protocol, e-learning toolkit
Keywords
Detection, Screening, Treatment, Depression, Anxiety, mood disorders, perinatal, maternity care
Medical subject headings
Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Depression

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Virtual implementation protocolBehavioural

    Participants assigned to the virtual implementation protocol plus e-learning/toolkit group will take the e-learning course and also receive additional assistance through Virtual Implementation support. The Virtual Implementation strategy will be provided through virtual assistance, training, and toolkits to help obstetric practices integrate perinatal mental health and obstetric care and is delivered over 2-3 months and includes two 1-hour virtual implementation e-meetings. Implementation will occur within the practice where a champion is identified who establishes a quality improvement team to implement the practice's change plan to achieve their goals of addressing perinatal mental health conditions.

  • e-learning toolkitBehavioural

    A toolkit given to obstetric care providers to enhance knowledge about and screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Participants assigned to the e-learning/toolkit alone group will take an e-learning course.This four-part online learning course aims to help obstetric care practitioners address perinatal mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and bipolar disorder.

Study groups in NCT04919967
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Virtual implementation protocolExperimentalParticipants assigned to the virtual implementation protocol plus e-learning/toolkit group will take the e-learning course an also receive support through the Virtual Implementation Protocol.
Receives: Behavioral: Virtual implementation protocol; Behavioral: e-learning toolkit
E-learning/toolkit aloneActive comparatorParticipants assigned to the e-learning/toolkit alone group will only complete the e-learning course/receive the e-learning toolkit.
Receives: Behavioral: e-learning toolkit
Treatment as usualNo interventionParticipants assigned to this group will not be provided any additional training or implementation assistance. They will be able to take trainings outside of study protocol if they would otherwise plan or want to do so. They will be offered the study-specific training and implementation assistance after they have completed the final study assessments.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in rates of screening for bipolar disorder during the 1st or 2nd half of pregnancy.

    Occurrence of bipolar screening will be assessed from medical records using an established tool that evaluates practice readiness to evaluate and address perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The extent to which screening for bipolar disorder is documented in patient medical records will be quantified. Medical records will be reviewed from the initiation of prenatal care through postpartum care for given pregnancies.

    Measured: Baseline and 13 months post baseline

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Change in rates of screening for anxiety disorder during the 1st or 2nd half of pregnancy

    Occurrence of anxiety screening will be assessed from medical records using an established tool that evaluates practice readiness to evaluate and address perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The extent to which screening for anxiety disorder is documented in patient medical records will be quantified. Medical records will be reviewed from the initiation of prenatal care through postpartum care for given pregnancies.

    Measured: Baseline and 13 months post baseline

  2. Change in Providers' quality of care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

    The documented care received by patients for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders will be measured from medical records using an established tool which rates five components in the care pathway of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders: detection, assessment, treatment initiation, follow-up \& monitoring and ongoing care. Each component makes up 20% of the overall score for provider documentation/quality of care in addressing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

    Measured: Baseline and 13 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Jun 2021
  2. Study start17 Aug 2021
  3. Primary completion31 May 2023
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
140 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04919967
Sponsor's protocol ID
H00017480
Other IDs
R42MH113381
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
28 May 2021
Last updated
5 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data sharing is via the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive (NDA) (https://ndar.nih.gov/), specifically the National Database for Clinical Trials Related to Mental Illness (NDCT).

Publications

  • McLaughlin TJ, Aupont O, Kozinetz CA, Hubble D, Moore-Simas TA, Davis D, Park C, Brenner R, Sepavich D, Felice M, Caviness C, Downs T, Selwyn BJ, Forman MR. Multilevel Provider-Based Sampling for Recruitment of Pregnant Women and Mother-Newborn Dyads. Pediatrics. 2016 Jun;137 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S248-57. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-4410F.

    PubMed 27251871
  • Johnson JE, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Sikorskii A, Miller T, King A, Blume JL, Pham X, Moore Simas TA, Poleshuck E, Weinberg R, Zlotnick C. Protocol for the ROSE sustainment (ROSES) study, a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial to determine the minimum necessary intervention to maintain a postpartum depression prevention program in prenatal clinics serving low-income women. Implement Sci. 2018 Aug 22;13(1):115. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0807-9.

    PubMed 30134941
  • Byatt N, Moore Simas TA, Biebel K, Sankaran P, Pbert L, Weinreb L, Ziedonis D, Allison J. PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): a pilot group randomized controlled trial of two approaches to improving depression among perinatal women. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Dec;39(4):297-306. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2017.1383380. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

    PubMed 28994626
  • Byatt N, Pbert L, Hosein S, Swartz HA, Weinreb L, Allison J, Ziedonis D. PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): Development and Beta Testing. Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Aug 1;67(8):824-6. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600049. Epub 2016 Apr 15.

    PubMed 27079994
  • Ivers NM, Halperin IJ, Barnsley J, Grimshaw JM, Shah BR, Tu K, Upshur R, Zwarenstein M. Allocation techniques for balance at baseline in cluster randomized trials: a methodological review. Trials. 2012 Aug 1;13:120. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-120.

    PubMed 22853820
  • Tajima B, Guydish J, Delucchi K, Passalacqua E, Chan M, Moore M. Staff Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Nicotine Dependence Differ by Setting. J Drug Issues. 2009;39(2):365-384. doi: 10.1177/002204260903900208.

    PubMed 20617124
  • Moore Simas TA, Brenckle L, Sankaran P, Masters GA, Person S, Weinreb L, Ko JY, Robbins CL, Allison J, Byatt N. The PRogram In Support of Moms (PRISM): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial of two active interventions addressing perinatal depression in obstetric settings. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jul 22;19(1):256. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2387-3.

    PubMed 31331292

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Virtual implementation protocol and e-learning toolkit in people with Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders, run by University of Massachusetts, Worcester at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in rates of screening for bipolar disorder during the 1st or 2nd half of pregnancy. (time frame: Baseline and 13 months post baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04919967, which also lists 7 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Jun 2023; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.

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