Peer Support Groups for Families With an Infant in the NICU

NCT05988996 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00025682
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn the impact of race, ethnicity, and language matched peer support groups on parental stress, anxiety, and sense of belonging for families who have or have had an infant hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The main questions aim to answer: Do race, ethnicity, and language matched peer support groups decrease parental stress and anxiety and improve sense of belonging of parents while their baby is hospitalized in the NICU? And, are there any changes that should be made to the format of the peer support group sessions? Participants will be invited to attend a peer support group that is matched for race, ethnicity, and language. Participants will have the option of filling out a survey on stress, anxiety, and sense of belonging before and after the peer group session. Additionally, participants will have the option of filling out a satisfaction survey after the peer group session.

Conditions

Anxiety; Stress

Keywords

Parental stress; Parental anxiety; NICU; Peer support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parental stress

  The degree of parental stress in the NICU will be assessed using the Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit validated tool. The minimum and maximum values are 26 and 130 respectively, with higher scores indicating higher parental stress.

  1 week prior to 2 days after peer group session

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Parental sense of belonging

  2 days after peer group session

Study Arms (3)

African American and Black

One cohort includes families that identify as Black, African American, or African attending the racially concordant peer group sessions.

Behavioral: Participant guided peer support gathering

Latino English Preferred

One cohort includes families that identify as Latino, Hispanic, Chicano and language preference of English attending the ethnically concordant peer group sessions.

Behavioral: Participant guided peer support gathering

Latino Spanish preferred

One cohort includes families that identify as Latino, Hispanic, Chicano and language preference of Spanish attending the ethnically and linguistically concordant peer group sessions.

Behavioral: Participant guided peer support gathering

Interventions

Participant guided peer support gathering BEHAVIORAL

This prospective observational cohort study will be assessing parental stress, anxiety, and sense of belonging before and after participant attendance at the culturally concordant peer group session.

African American and Black; Latino English Preferred; Latino Spanish preferred

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Study participants will be selected from the population of people who are attending the peer support group sessions.

You may qualify if:

• Parental or guardian self-identified as Black, African American, African, Latino, Hispanic, Chicano
• Parent or guardian of infant that was or is admitted to Oregon Health \& Science University, Randall Children's Hospital, or Providence Health NICU in Portland, OR

You may not qualify if:

• Parent or guardian age less than 18 years old
• Preferred language other than English or Spanish (including if preferred communication is sign language)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead
• Legacy Health System: collaborator
• Providence Health & Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Devlynne S Ondusko, MD

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 3, 2023
• First Posted: August 14, 2023
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: July 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)