Can online therapy help depressed moms in head start? large trial launches
NCT ID NCT05142384
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests Mom-Net, an online cognitive behavioral therapy program with coaching, for low-income mothers with depression whose children are in Head Start. About 960 mothers will be assigned to Mom-Net or usual care, with coaching provided by Head Start staff. The goal is to see if this approach reduces depression and improves parenting in a real-world community setting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mom-Net (online cognitive behavioral therapy with coaching)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to treat maternal depression within Head Start programs, improving mothers' mental health and parenting.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large implementation trial, but results depend on real-world delivery by Head Start staff, which may vary. The low-intensity coaching version may be less effective.
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Study facts
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- 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 960 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
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- Ages
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2 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: Mothers * Elevated symptoms of depression (i.e., Patient Health Questionnaire or Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score at or above 10) * Have a child 2-5 years enrolled in a participating Head Start; be able to communicate in English or Spanish. Inclusion Criteria: Child \- 2-5 years of age and enrolled in participation Head Start Exclusion Criteria: Mothers * Evidence of psychosis or other major mental illness or cognitive disability (observed during recruitment or by HS report) that would interfere with meaningful participation * Endorsed score of 3 on final item of the PHQ9 or EPDS indicating frequent thoughts of suicide. Could be enrolled at later date if elevated risk ameliorates Exclusion Criteria: Children * No exclusion criteria
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Research Institute
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Oregon, 97477, United States
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