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The Effect of a Father Inclusive Psychoeducation Program on Postnatal Depression

NCT02010840 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 388

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Summary

Study hypothesis: Childbearing couples who receive the father inclusive psychoeducation program will have: (a) a lower level of depressive symptoms, (b) a higher level of marital relationship, and (c) a higher level of quality of life at 6 weeks, 6 months and one year postpartum than those who receive the usual perinatal care.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Education Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fei Wan Ngai, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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