New program aims to help refugee and underserved moms with depression and birth control
NCT ID NCT07659509
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding mental health screening and family planning counseling to routine baby check-ups helps new mothers. About 920 migrant, refugee, and underserved women in Jordan will take part. They will be screened for postpartum depression, receive support or referrals, and get birth control advice. The goal is to see if this approach increases use of modern contraception and reduces depression symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrated mental health screening, psychosocial support, and family planning counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to improve both mental health and contraceptive use for new mothers in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial, so results may vary by setting. It is early-stage and focuses on a specific population in Jordan, so findings may not apply elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 920 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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15 to 49 years
- 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 * Postpartum women aged 15-49 years * Attending selected primary healthcare centers for infant immunization or healthy child visits * Unmet family planning need: interested in using contraception but currently not doing so * Living in study villages (Mafraq or Al-Ghour) * Migrant, refugee, or underserved Jordanian women Exclusion Criteria * Currently using a modern contraceptive method * Unmarried women * Unable to provide informed consent * Planning to leave the study area within 7 months
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alkhaldieh
Al Mafraq, 11181, Jordan
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Alsheikh Hussein
Irbid, Amman Governorate, 11181, Jordan
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