The Momba Mobile Application-based Community

Yale University47 enrolled

Overview

The investigators' mobile application-based community, termed Momba, will provide a bi-directional flow of information on maternal and infant mental health to traditionally underrepresented groups of mothers and their infants. The overall goal of this mobile application-based community of low-income postpartum women and infants is to increase the social support, social networks, and social capital of low-income mothers; thereby, leading to a positive change in the health behaviors, utilization of health services, and mental health status of both mothers and their infants.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions

MOMBA web-based applicationBEHAVIORAL

Web-based, interactive, social network application.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women will be recruited in their third trimester of pregnancy from Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and followed for 8 months postpartum. * Women are eligible if they are over the age of 18, in their third trimester of pregnancy, will deliver a baby at YNHH and receive prenatal care at the Women's Center. * Meet criteria for minor or major depressive disorder. Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers are not eligible to participate if they have previously given birth * Are placing the baby for adoption * Are planning to move in the next 18 months * Are actively suicidal, psychotic or unable to provide informed consent

Locations (1)

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Phone Retention

To determine the potential feasibility of providing smartphones to participants and delivering and intervention through the smartphone, phone retention was measured. Phone retention was defined as the ability of participants to retain the phone over the study period. Outcome measure used was how many participants did not need a replacement phone during the study period.

Time frame: 15 months

Test the Proper Operating and Functioning of the MOMBA Application

To Test the proper operating and functioning of the MOMBA application, the number of participants that received training was assessed. Intervention subjects were trained (together) on the operating and functions (including how to use the privacy settings) of the Momba application and the phone. The control subjects were trained (together) on how to complete the control questionnaires and how to use the phone.

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Acceptability and Performance of Structured Questionnaires

To determine the acceptability and performance of structured questionnaires, the measurement is categorized into whether participants did or did not complete the 12 month follow-up interview.

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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