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Group CBT for PPD in the Public Health Setting

NCT03039530 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 141

Last updated 2021-04-19

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Summary

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects over 14,000 women in Ontario each year and can have profound effects on mothers, their children, and their families. The cost of one case of PPD exceeds $150,000, a significant proportion of which is related to its impact on offspring. However, difficulties accessing preferred treatments (e.g., psychotherapy) result in fewer than 15% of women receiving care. While Public Health Units have played an important role in PPD detection in Ontario, Public Health Nurses (PHNs) currently lack the skills to deliver evidence-based treatment to women. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) delivered in group format is effective for treating depression in the perinatal period, and as PHNs are often the first point of contact for women experiencing PPD, with specialized training it is likely that they can deliver high-quality CBT.

The primary objective of this study is to determine if PHNs can be trained to deliver group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to acutely treat PPD, reduce relapse and recurrence, improve mother-infant attachment and parenting and optimize infant emotional functioning.

Conditions

  • Depression, Postpartum

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

9 weekly 2-hour group CBT sessions delivered by 2 trained Public Health Nurses.

BEHAVIORAL

Postnatal Care As Usual

Postnatal care as usual will involve treatment from their family physician and midwife or obstetrician, and voluntary participation in programs offered by Niagara Region Public Health and in the community.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2021-01-01
Completion
2021-01-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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