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Psychotherapy

Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression (OPTIMUM Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Vivian Polak, HBA BMSc MD

Research Sponsored by McMaster University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up immediately after 12 weeks of group ipt

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OPTIMUM Trial Summary

This trial will test the effectiveness of group IPT delivered virtually to women in Ontario, Canada who have postpartum depression, compared to usual care.

Eligible Conditions

Postpartum Depression

OPTIMUM Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ immediately after 12 weeks of group ipt

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~immediately after 12 weeks of group ipt

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after 12 weeks of group ipt for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Depressive symptoms on Edinburgh Postpartum Depression scale

Depressive symptoms on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Secondary outcome measures

Acceptability

Anxiety

Functioning

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OPTIMUM Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Group interpersonal psychotherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group IPT consists of 12 weeks of virtually-delivered therapy by two co-therapists via Zoom to a group of 6-8 women. The 12 weeks consist of 15 sessions, with the first 12 sessions taking place twice weekly (acute phase) for 6 weeks and the last 3 sessions occurring every other week (maintenance phase) for 6 weeks.

Group II: Usual careActive Control1 Intervention

Usual care refers to any care that the women wish to access, and there are no limits on the women in either group. It may include, but is not limited to, the family physician, obstetrician, and/or midwife, participation in regional standard perinatal depression programming, private therapy, online therapies, medication, etc.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Hamilton Academic Health Sciences OrganizationOTHER

20 Previous Clinical Trials

4,740 Total Patients Enrolled

McMaster UniversityLead Sponsor

885 Previous Clinical Trials

2,598,217 Total Patients Enrolled

12 Trials studying Postpartum Depression

3,061 Patients Enrolled for Postpartum Depression

Vivian Polak, HBA BMSc MDPrincipal InvestigatorMcMaster University

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is this trial currently open to enrollment?

"Confirmed. Information accessible on the clinicaltrials.gov website affirms that this medical trial, first posted in December of 2020, is actively recruiting patients. 126 individuals are needed across 1 site to complete the study."

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What conclusions are expected to be drawn from participating in this research?

"The focal point of this trial, which involves 12 weeks of group IPT, is to track changes in depressive symptoms by way of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale assessment. Additionally, the secondary objectives are monitoring post-treatment maternal-infant attachment with Postpartum Bonding scale (ranging from 0-125), functioning via Sheehan Disability Scale (0-30), and client satisfaction ratings on Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (1-4)."

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How many participants are being monitored in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. According to the documentation located on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is in active recruitment mode. It was posted on December 21st 2020 and updated as recently as March 4th 2021 for 126 participants across only one site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

IPT-G for Mums With Postpartum Depression

2020. "IPT-G for Mums With Postpartum Depression". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04580901.