Enhanced Brief Therapy for Maternal Depression

The Exhale Study: Treating Maternal Depression in an Urban Pediatric Asthma Clinic

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Asthma in Children Depression
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
Children's National Research Institute · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for mothers of children with asthma who are experiencing depression. Participants will receive a specific therapy aimed at reducing depressive symptoms and improving asthma management in their children.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Rules you out Significant medical co-morbidity

You may be able to join if

  • I am the primary caregiver of a child with asthma.
  • I am a female.
  • I identify as Black.
  • I am at least 18 years old.
  • I speak English.
  • I have a depression score of 8 or higher.
  • My child is under 18 years old.
  • My child has been diagnosed with persistent asthma.

You may not be able to join if

  • I am at high risk for suicide.
  • I have bipolar disorder or mania.
  • I have schizophrenia.
  • I currently abuse substances.
  • I am experiencing serious physical intimate partner violence.
  • I cannot participate meaningfully in study procedures.

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness and implementation of delivering Enhanced Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B), an evidence-based maternal depression treatment, to mothers of children under the age of 18 in an urban pediatric asthma clinic. Researchers will compare Enhanced IPT-B and supplemented usual care (brief care coordination). The main questions the trial a…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Maternal: * Primary caregiver of the child with asthma seen at the community-based asthma clinic * Female (self-identified) * Black (self-identified) * ≥ 18 years of age * English-speaking * PHQ-9 ≥ 8 during standardized screening at the child with asthma's clinic visit Child:…
Contacts

Geraldine Mendez-Gonzalez

(202) 476-6956

GMENDEZGON@childrensnational.org

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