Health Trials

Preventing Vulnerable Child Syndrome in the NICU With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PreVNT Trial)

ConditionsPremature InfantMental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)Development, ChildParent-Child Relations
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

About this trial

This study is being done to see if outcomes for both a premature infant's parents and the infant born prematurely who have spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be improved through parent cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Born at Parkland Hospital

English or Spanish speaking mother +/- father

≤ 30.6 weeks gestation at birth

Survival to 33 weeks gestation

Disqualifiers

Significant congenital anomalies

Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement or foster care placement -- Prior enrollment in this PreVNT study for an older sibling.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov