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Can a chatbot teach mothers to bend without breaking?

NCT ID NCT07837609

Symptom relief Sponsor: Meserret Aslan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing two ways of delivering Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to mothers whose infants are hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit. One group receives a single 60-minute online workshop, another gets four weeks of chatbot counseling through a mobile app, and a third receives standard care. The trial measures changes in psychological flexibility, along with depression, anxiety, and stress, at several points over six months. The goal is to see whether digital ACT counseling can help mothers cope with the strain of having a newborn in intensive care.

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Active substance
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy delivered as an online workshop or chatbot counseling
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give hospitals a low-cost digital way to support the mental health of mothers whose newborns need intensive care.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral support study, not a cure, and its benefits may fade after the program ends. Mothers with serious psychiatric conditions are excluded, so the approach may not fit everyone.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 135 people

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Expected to start

Nov 2026

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Expected to finish

Oct 2027

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Other sponsor

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Biological mother of an infant currently hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at one of the participating study sites. Aged 18 years or older. Able to read and understand Turkish. Has access to a smartphone and uses a messaging application. Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of a psychotic disorder or current use of psychiatric medication. Mother of an infant admitted to the NICU for same-day care only. Mother of an infant receiving palliative care or considered to be in the terminal stage. Unable to read and understand Turkish.

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Acceptance & commitment therapy Neonatal intensive care unit Psychological distress Psychological flexibility

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