New group care model aims to help moms in recovery and their babies
NCT ID NCT05488379
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a group well child care program for mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder and their infants. Instead of standard one-on-one checkups, mother-infant pairs attended group visits together from 1 to 18 months of age. The goal was to see if this approach improves healthcare engagement, parenting knowledge, and mother-child interaction quality.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- group well child care (CenteringParenting)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this group care model could improve healthcare engagement and parenting skills for mothers recovering from opioid use disorder and their infants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 49 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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18 years and older
- 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: * at least 28 weeks pregnant or less than 2 weeks postpartum * receiving treatment for opioid use disorder * ability to read and speak English * plans to parent infant after delivery * intent to seek pediatric care within Nemours/Thomas Jefferson University system * intent to remain in the Philadelphia area for the next 2 years Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak English * plans to move outside of the Philadelphia area in the next 2 years * plans to not parent infant after delivery * plans to seek pediatric care outside of the Nemours/Thomas Jefferson University System Following a live birth, participants will remain eligible to continue in the study unless the mother or infant experiences the following: gestational age at time of delivery less than or equal to 32 weeks or illness or clinical complication warranting prolonged hospitalization after delivery.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106, United States
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