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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Maternal Depression

NCT02310529 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2015-08-18

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Summary

Depression related to pregnancy frequently presents postpartum depression, which has deteriorating and lasting negative effects, not only on infant and child well being but also on mother's and father's mental health (Nancy K et al 2009). It is therefore important to introduce interventions aiming to improve mental health of mothers that could minimize the risk of diseases, and have positive effect child's on physical and psychological developmental wellbeing.

Therefore, this project has been designed to assess the effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Postnatal Depression in Pakistan.

Conditions

  • Maternal Depression

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy will be delivered to Intervention group. The intervention group will be further divided into 3 groups (8 depressed mothers in each group).IPT is 12-16 week treatment, contains a supportive element, an educational element, parenting element and an interpersonal relationship element. Its goals include helping mothers feel supportive, empowered and confident about their parenting abilities, which will directly influence in reducing their depressive symptoms as well as resolution of interpersonal conflicts. Groups will assist people who have become withdrawn, isolated and disconnected. Intervention will be delivered by trained clinical psychologists.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr. Nusrat Husain · PILL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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