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Improving Maternal Sleep and Mental Health

United States342 participantsStarted 2025-01-15

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The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a Smart Bassinet to prevent/mitigate postpartum mood disorders by augmenting maternal sleep and/or enhancing infant sleep. The investigators will conduct a 2-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare infant and maternal sleep of infants who use a smart bassinet (SB) or a standard commercially available bassinet (Halo Bassinest Swivel Sleeper 3.0) (usual/traditional care (TAU)). After confirmation of eligibility, participants (N = 342) will randomly be assigned to either the SB or TAU. The investigators hypothesize that use of the SB will be associated with better infant and maternal sleep over a 6-month period, and these mothers will report fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms across the postpartum. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]: Aim 1: Determine the effect of the SB on infant sleep and maternal sleep. \[primary hypothesis or outcome measure 2\]? Aim 2: Determine the effect of the SB on maternal postpartum depressive symptoms and evaluate the model that the association between the SB and postpartum depressive symptoms is mediated by both infant and maternal sleep Aim 3: Compare trajectory of immune system function from late pregnancy through postpartum between PPD and non-PPD and between SB and TAU groups Exploratory Aim. Evaluate whether the elevated risk demonstrated by previously identified PPD epigenetic biomarkers at the TTC9B and HP1BP3 genes can be modified by using a SB. The investigators hypothesize that the elevated risk will be reduced in the SB condition compared to TAU. Military-affiliated pregnant women will be recruited from across the US via social media and advertising. Monthly online questionnaires will be completed by the mother. Objective sleep data will be collected monthly using an actigraph for 1-week from both mother and baby. Blood samples for assay of inflammatory markers will be collected at enrollment, 3- and 6- months postpartum.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women with a singleton gestation who have a military affiliation * Ages 18-45 years * Ability to communicate during the screening process * Access to a computer, smart phone or tablet with internet service * Willing to use bassinet they are randomized to * Willing to travel to a local Quest for blood draw Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of depression assessed over the phone using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders - Clinical Version, Mood Disorders Section (SCID-I). Current active suicidal ideation, medical or psychiatric instability, or active substance abuse or dependence during the last 90 days. Since this is a study about risk for recurrent PPMD, actively depressed women will be excluded. * Plans to co-sleep with infant. The goal is to compare two bassinets; therefore co-sleeping would prohibit extensive use of a bassinet. * Under the age of 18 years or \> 45 years. The goal is to include women of childbearing age. * Multiple gestations, Type 1 diabetes, congenital fetal anomalies. Women with these factors will likely have major disruption of sleep, require 2 bassinets, or a disrupted home life. These would skew the data and make interpretations and comparisons difficult. * Tobacco use (current). Smoking is associated with poor sleep and inflammation. * Self-reported, untreated comorbid sleep disorders including narcolepsy, periodic leg movement disorder, and/or obstructive sleep apnea. These disorders contribute to poor s…

What they're measuring

Maternal Mood

Timeframe: 0-6 months postpartum

Maternal Sleep

Timeframe: 0-6 months postpartum

Infant Sleep

Timeframe: 0-6 months postpartum

Maternal Inflammation

Timeframe: late pregnancy, 3 & 6 months postpartum

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06544941

SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-08

Contact for this trial

Michele L Okun, Ph.D.

412-302-8030 mokun@uccs.edu

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Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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