New online tool aims to calm anxiety in pregnant veterans
NCT ID NCT06906185
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a web-based program called Calm Moms for pregnant veterans who have experienced trauma and are feeling anxious, stressed, or down. The program uses proven techniques to help manage these symptoms and is tailored to the unique concerns of pregnancy. About 36 participants will try the program and report on how helpful and easy to use it is.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant (any trimester) * Endorse a DSM-5-TR Criterion A traumatic event as indexed by the trauma exposure portion of the PTSD screen for primary care (PC-PTSD-5) * Endorse clinically elevated anxiety (as indexed by a total score of \> 3 on the GAD-2) or depression symptoms (as indexed by a total score of \> 3 on the PHQ-2) * Able to participate in an online intervention (i.e., have internet and smartphone, tablet, or computer access) Of note, pregnant Veterans will still be eligible if they are in concurrent psychotherapy and/or using psychotropic medications. Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of a significant mental illness that would impede completion of the intervention * (i.e., active psychosis, uncontrolled bipolar disorder, a severe alcohol/substance use disorder, or suicidal ideation or behavior that requires immediate hospitalization or treatment) Evidence of a significant mental illness will be determined via pre-enrollment chart review.
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Locations
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Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70119, United States
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