DECIDE training to improve mental health care for pregnant and postpartum people
DECIDE to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care Delivery
This project will test an adapted DECIDE training for perinatal and mental health providers to see if it helps them use shared decision-making with pregnant and postpartum people who have mental health disorders.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 35 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 64 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| Trial ID | NCT07098260 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
The project adapts the DECIDE Provider Training for maternal mental health using IDEA and FRAME frameworks and AHRQ evidence summaries to guide key shared decision-making questions. Investigators will create a 3-hour asynchronous course with five modules on shared decision-making, perspective-taking, patient activation, attributional errors, and provider responsiveness, plus clinical vignettes addressing common perinatal concerns such as medication use during breastfeeding. The work is done in two phases, first translating and tailoring content and then preparing materials for wider dissemination and implementation. Training participants are U.S.-based perinatal or mental health providers who currently deliver care within health systems.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal participants are U.S.-based perinatal or mental health care providers aged 18–64 who currently deliver perinatal mental health care within a health system and can complete English-language training and assessments.
Not a fit: Providers who do not treat perinatal mental health, who practice outside the U.S. or outside integrated health systems, or who cannot engage in English-language online training are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the training could help providers make more patient-centered treatment choices, potentially improving maternal mental health outcomes and reducing harms from inappropriate care.
How similar studies have performed: Shared decision-making trainings and earlier DECIDE materials have improved provider communication and decision processes in other settings, but adapting DECIDE specifically for perinatal mental health is a novel application.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Perinatal or mental health care providers who currently provide perinatal mental health care within health systems * Ages between 18 and 64 * Must be able to understand the training content in English and comfortably complete the assessments and share feedback in English Exclusion Criteria: * Healthcare providers who do not practice as part of a healthcare system * Healthcare providers who do not practice in the U.S. * Healthcare providers who do not currently provide perinatal mental health care
Where this trial is running
Piscataway, New Jersey
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Christina D Kang-Yi, Ph.D. — Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Study coordinator: Christina D Kang-Yi, Ph.D.
- Email: christina.kangyi@rutgers.edu
- Phone: 856-566-7091
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.