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Telephone Support for Postpartum Depression

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Led By Sylvana Côté

Research Sponsored by St. Justine's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Pregnant women (12-25 weeks' gestation)

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline (between gestational weeks 12-25) , 3 and 6 months postpartum

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare an online/telephone parenting course to the same course without telephone support, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in improving mental health outcomes for parents.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for French-speaking pregnant women between 12-25 weeks' gestation who are at risk of postpartum depression, with mild to moderate depressive symptoms. Women with severe depression, psychosis, or substance abuse issues cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests the Parents & Babies program's effectiveness in preventing postpartum depression when accompanied by telephone support versus without it. The intervention includes a distance learning course during pregnancy.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational material and phone support rather than medication, there are no typical drug side effects; however, participants may experience emotional discomfort discussing personal topics.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am pregnant and between 12 to 25 weeks along.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline (between gestational weeks 12-25) , 3 and 6 months postpartum

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline (between gestational weeks 12-25) , 3 and 6 months postpartum

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (between gestational weeks 12-25) , 3 and 6 months postpartum for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change from baseline at 3 month postpartum depressive symptoms: The Edinburgh Perinatal/Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

Secondary outcome measures

Anxiety related to pregnancy: Pregnancy-specific anxiety scale (PRAQ-R2)

Change from 3 months post-partum at 6 month post partum child social, emotional and cognitive development: Ages and stages questionnaire 3rd edition (ASQ-3)

Change from baseline in Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD-7) score

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Other outcome measures

Health Service Utilization and Cost of Care Questionnaire

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and interpersonal counseling with telephone support.Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

The experimental group will receive an online cognitive behavioural intervention with weekly telephone support

Group II: Access to an online cognitive behavioural intervention without telephone supportActive Control1 Intervention

The control group will receive a fully automated version of the virtual intervention without telephone support

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Telephone support

2015

N/A

~30

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Hewitt FoundationUNKNOWN

1 Previous Clinical Trials

1,238 Total Patients Enrolled

Canadian Medical AssociationUNKNOWN

St. Justine FoundationUNKNOWN

Media Library

Telephone support Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05110456 — N/A

Postpartum Depression Research Study Groups: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and interpersonal counseling with telephone support., Access to an online cognitive behavioural intervention without telephone support

Postpartum Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Telephone support Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05110456 — N/A

Telephone support 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05110456 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies available for patients to join this research initiative?

"Affirmative. The clinical trial's description currently hosted by clinicaltrials.gov indicates that it is presently enrolling patients; the trial was initially posted on November 9th 2021 and alters were made as recently as April 22nd 2022. 510 participants need to be recruited from 1 site in total."

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How many participants have joined this medical trial thus far?

"Yes, the information on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this study is actively looking for participants. This trial was first made available to the public in November of 2021 and its details were most recently updated in April 2022; it seeks 510 subjects at a single location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

To Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Virtual and Telephone Intervention for the Prevention of Postpartum Depression in Women at Risk

Sylvana M Côté 2021. "To Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Virtual and Telephone Intervention for the Prevention of Postpartum Depression in Women at Risk". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05110456.