Preventing Vulnerable Child Syndrome in the NICU With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PreVNT Trial)

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Development, Child, Parent-Child Relations

In brief

This study is being done to see if outcomes for both a premature infant's parents and the infant born prematurely who have spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be improved through parent cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03906435

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

100

Starts

2019-04-15

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-09

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Born at Parkland Hospital
• English or Spanish speaking mother +/- father
• ≤ 30.6 weeks gestation at birth
• Survival to 33 weeks gestation

You may not qualify if…

• Significant congenital anomalies
• Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement or foster care placement -- Prior enrollment in this PreVNT study for an older sibling.

Where it is running

• Parkland Health & Hospital System — Dallas, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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