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NCT Number: NCT07659509

Mental and Reproductive Health Integration and Access

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an integrated package of mental health screening, brief psychosocial support, and family planning counseling delivered within routine postnatal care can improve reproductive and mental health outcomes in postpartum migrant, refugee, and underserved Jordanian women aged 15-49 attending primary health centers in Mafraq Governorate and the Al-Ghour region of Jordan. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does the MARIA intervention increase the use of modern contraceptive methods among postnatal women compared to standard care? 2. Does the MARIA intervention reduce the prevalence and severity of postpartum depression symptoms compared to standard care?

Researchers will compare women attending health centers that deliver the full MARIA package (integrated mental health screening, brief psychosocial support, and family planning counseling) to women attending health centers that provide standard care (routine immunization and child health services without the MARIA components) to see if the intervention improves contraceptive use and reduces postpartum depression.

Participants will:

* Complete a 10-question mental health screening tool (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) at their routine immunization visit * Receive a brief educational session, psychosocial support, or a referral to specialist mental health services - depending on their screening result * Receive family planning counseling and information about contraceptive options during the same visit * Be followed up by a community health worker, as needed * Participate in three interviews - one in person at enrollment and two by telephone at 4 and 7 months after joining

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Key information

Age range

15 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Alsheikh Hussein, Irbid, Amman Governorate, Jordan

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Postpartum women aged 15-49 years
  • Attending selected primary healthcare centers for infant immunization or healthy child visits
  • Unmet family planning need: interested in using contraception but currently not doing so
  • Living in study villages (Mafraq or Al-Ghour)
  • Migrant, refugee, or underserved Jordanian women Exclusion Criteria
  • Currently using a modern contraceptive method
  • Unmarried women
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Planning to leave the study area within 7 months

Treatment and study plan

MARIA Integrated Maternal Mental Health and Family Planning Package

Behavioral

A multi-component integrated package delivered within routine postnatal and immunization visits at primary healthcare centers. Has 7 components

  • Integrated service delivery: All eligible postnatal women are screened for postpartum depression using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Based on score, primary healthcare providers deliver stepped-care psychosocial support. Family planning counseling is integrated into the same visit for all women.
  • Community health workers community outreach
  • Provider training
  • Supportive Supervision
  • Communication/educational material (brochures, pamphlets, videos in waiting area)
  • A project website and automated electronic Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale tool accessible via QR code for use by providers, community health workers, and women
  • online learning courses on implementation research and leadership and management

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants adopting any modern contraceptive method since baseline

    Time frame: from baseline until 7 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. number of women with postpartum depression

    Time frame: from baseline until 7 months

    Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

  2. number of women who continue the modern contraception

    Time frame: at the end of the 7 months follow up

  3. change in baseline in the number of women who feel empowered

    Time frame: at 7 months

    Oxfam Women's Empowerment Measurement Tool

  4. change in baseline in the number of women with positive attitude towards pregnancy

    Time frame: at 7 months

    Attitude Toward Potential Pregnancy Scale (APPS)

  5. number of women with improved knowledge of family planning since baseline

    Time frame: at 7 months

  6. improved couple communication since baseline

    Time frame: at 7 months

  7. improved provider capacity in family planning and mental health services

    Time frame: at 7 months

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Randa K. Saad, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+962781665060

Sara Abu Khudair

CONTACT

[email protected]

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network

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Registry information

Official study title

Integrating Family Planning and Mental Health Services Into Postnatal Care for Migrant, Refugee, and Underserved Jordanian Women

Acronym: MARIA

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jun 22, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 22, 2026

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