RecruitingNot Applicable

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

United States100 participantsStarted 2019-04-15

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

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Inclusion Criteria: * Born at Parkland Hospital * English or Spanish speaking mother +/- father * ≤ 30.6 weeks gestation at birth * Survival to 33 weeks gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Significant congenital anomalies * Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement or foster care placement -- Prior enrollment in this PreVNT study for an older sibling.

What they're measuring

mean value score Vulnerable Baby Scale (VBSc) Score

Timeframe: difference in the mean value score of the VBSc scores of parents at baseline of the study (33 weeks post-menstrual age) versus at six to nine months of post-birth age

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03906435

SponsorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-01

Contact for this trial

Margaret K Hoge, MD

214-617-8439 margaret.hoge@utsouthwestern.edu

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