Actively Recruiting
Testing "Doula Link", a Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Perinatal Mental Health
Led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Updated on 2025-10-22
90
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
84 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
B
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Doulas are trained individuals who offer informational, emotional, and physical support to their pregnant, birthing, and postpartum clients. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new intervention (called "Doula Link") is feasible to implement and acceptable to both doulas and their clients. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is Doula Link feasible to implement and acceptable to doulas and their clients? * What are the preliminary differences in depression and anxiety between individuals working with doulas who received Doula Link compared to those who did not receive Doula Link? Researchers will compare "Doula Link" to usual doula practice to see if Doula Link is feasible and has potential to improve mental health outcomes in postpartum individuals. Doulas will be randomly assigned to either receive "Doula Link" or continue with their practice as usual. Participating doulas assigned to Doula Link will receive training mental health and implementing an intervention called "Our Babies and Us"; receive access to a toolkit; receive access to perinatal psychiatrists and referral specialists for consultations; receive access to a support group All participating doulas will be invited to complete surveys about their experience with Doula Link (if assigned to that group) and their experience providing care for their clients. All participating clients (pregnant and postpartum individuals) will be invited to complete surveys about their experiences with their doulas, their own mental health, and their experiences with the health system.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Testing "Doula Link", a Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Perinatal Mental Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- For doulas: currently providing prenatal or postpartum support to at least one client
- Plan to provide prenatal or postpartum support to at least three clients in the next six months
- Work in Massachusetts
- Did not participate in development of the intervention
- Available to participate in in-person training
- Fluent in English
- For clients: pregnant or no more than 12 weeks postpartum at enrollment
- Served by one of the 30 study doulas
- Live in and plan to give birth in Massachusetts
- Fluent in English or Spanish
You will not qualify if you...
- Not meeting inclusion criteria
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Elysia Larson
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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