About this trial
The goal of this study is to find out if improving emotion regulation skills use during pregnancy reduces maternal stress and improves heart rate.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does improving emotion regulation skills during pregnancy reduce stress and improve the ability to cope? * How is a participant's heart rate affected by their ability to control their emotions during pregnancy?
Researchers will test the hypothesis that dialectical behavior therapy skills groups (DBT-P) will improve emotion regulation skills use as well as heart rate.
Participants will:
* Visit the clinic for 3 sessions at the beginning, middle and end of their pregnancy. * Compete surveys and interviews asking about their thoughts, feelings and how they cope with emotions. * Have their heart rate taken. * If assigned to the investigational group, they will complete weekly remote emotion regulation skills groups for 10 weeks and complete daily diary cards that ask about mood and any thoughts of self-harm. * Optional Element: Complete a 20-30min infant neurobehavior exam (NNNS exam) after delivery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Emotion dysregulation score of 88 or above
At least 12 weeks pregnant
Singleton Pregnancy
Fluent in English
Disqualifiers
Active psychosis
Drug or alcohol use disorder during pregnancy
High risk of an imminent suicide attempt
Significant health complications (e.g., cancer)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Moms2B
- DBT-P
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Duke University
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
University of Oregon
Collaborator
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Collaborator