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

ConditionsPremature Infant Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)Development, Child Parent-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

Locations

Parkland Health & Hospital System75235, DallasTexas, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov