https://pittplusme.org/study/mommastudy
Moms Managing ADHD (MomMA) Research Study
STUDY BASICS
Are you currently pregnant and have or suspect you have ADHD? You may be eligible for a research study to help test a behavioral intervention for pregnant women with ADHD. This study will involve a baseline assessment, randomization to receive either a brief behavioral program or treatment as usual, a late pregnancy assessment, and 4- and 12-month postpartum follow-ups. Compensation is provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
The purpose of this research study is to test a behavioral, or non-medication, treatment for pregnant women with ADHD.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- You are in your first or second trimester of pregnancy
- You have ADHD or trouble with attention
- Live in Pennsylvania
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
Eligible participants will be randomized (like flipping a coin) to receive either the MomMA program (6-8 sessions with a therapist) or treatment as usual (whatever treatment for ADHD you would usually receive). There are also three or four assessments you will be asked to complete. These activities will be completed over a 12-18-month period.
IRB: STUDY25030051
- Supporting Expectant Mothers with ADHD through the Transition to Parenthood
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Heather Joseph
Heather Joseph, DO, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh where she completed her general psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. Her research interest is in the identification of early signals of risk for developing neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Her long-term goal is to aid in the development of early interventions to prevent familial transmission of ADHD.