Mama Empoderada: Parenting and Mental Health Intervention

NCT07569393 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: HUM0028910620250010-00
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project focuses on the implementation and preliminary evaluation of Mama Empoderada, a brief 12-week group intervention that is based on a parenting program (Mom Power). The researcher's hypotheses are that:

1. 1.Participants will show high rates of fidelity, acceptability, and satisfaction with the intervention
2. 2.Participants will experience decreases in depression, anxiety, isolation, parenting stress, and parent-child interaction problems from pre- to post-intervention, as well as increases in parenting sense of competence.

Conditions

Parenting; Mental Health

Keywords

Mental health; Group intervention; Spanish

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Maternal Depression

  9 items rated on a 4-point frequency scale (Sum score range = 0 to 27; higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms)

  Baseline, up to 21 days post-intervention

• Maternal Anxiety

  7 items rated on a 4-point frequency scale (Sum score range = 0 to 21; higher scores indicate more anxiety symptoms)

  Baseline, up to 21 days post-intervention

• Maternal Isolation

  Assessed using the UCLA-3 Loneliness Scale 3 items rated on a 3-point frequency scale (Sum score range = 1 to 9; higher scores indicate more loneliness)

  Baseline, up to 21 days post-intervention

• Maternal Parenting Stress

  Assessed using the Parenting Stress Inventory - Short Form- 12-item Parental Distress subscale and 12-item Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction subscale, rated on a 5-point agreement scale (Range = 12 - 60; higher scores indicate more distress or dysfunction)

  Baseline, up to 21 days post-intervention

• Mother Child Interaction Problems

  Assessed using the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale-16 items rated on a 6-point agreement scale (Sum score range = 16 to 96; higher scores indicate higher parenting self-efficacy)

  Baseline, up to 21 days post-intervention

Study Arms (1)

Mama Empoderada

EXPERIMENTAL

20 Spanish-speaking mothers of young children (i.e., ages 0 to 6). Given the population served by recruiting partners, it is expected that many of the women will experience economic oppression and racism/prejudice.

Behavioral: Mama Empoderada

Interventions

Mama Empoderada BEHAVIORAL

Mama Empoderada focuses on the five pillars of the original Mom Power intervention, and evidence-based treatment that enhances maternal mental health, parenting, and the mother-child relationship. The pillars are: psychoeducation on attachment-based parenting, supporting mother-child relationships, self-care, enhancing social support, and connection to community resources.

Mama Empoderada

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Identifies as a mother of a child ages 6 or younger;
• Spanish-speaker;
• available and interested in participating in an in-person or virtual maternal wellbeing and parenting group intervention at La Casa Amiga. Eligibility criteria will be confirmed by each participant through a brief online screening and a phone call with research staff.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who are high risk for suicide based on Columbia Suicide Rating Scale

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Cecilia Martinez-Torteya, PhD

  University of Michigan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Olivia Oates

CONTACT

248-804-2846; oolivia@med.umich.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2026
• First Posted: May 6, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)