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Post-natal Post-traumatic Stress: Impact of an Early Dyadic Intervention Though Interaction Guidance Therapy on Maternal Sensitivity and Reduction of Maternal Stress

NCT04916938 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-05-06

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Summary

The aim of this study is to assess if an early therapeutic management focused on the mother-baby interaction using Interaction Guidance Therapy (IGT) with video feedback, brings an improvement of the maternal sensitivity in the interaction but also a decrease of the post-traumatic maternal symptoms.

Post Natal Post traumatic stress is known as a disorder that impaired maternal mental health but also development of motherhood and the construction of the bond to the baby through interactive disturbances.

The investigators will screen, among women who had a traumatic perception of an event related to the pregnancy or the childbirth, those who still present posttraumatic stress symptoms at 4 weeks post-partum. Four weeks from the traumatic event is the minimum delay to qualify a PTSD.

After randomization IGT versus Treatment As Usual (TAU), the investigators planned an early therapeutic intervention, 3 sessions at 8, 10 and 12 weeks of post-partum.

The investigators will assess the effect of the IGT on Maternal sensitivity and on the intensity of post-traumatic stress symptoms at 3 month post-partum and 1year.

Conditions

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interaction Guidance Therapy

Mother child psychotherapy based on video-feedback interaction after a free play session. The therapy usually enhances parent sensibility to the child.

BEHAVIORAL

Mother's child psychotherapeutic session

Mother's representation of the event, mother's representation of the relation to her child, maternal emotions.

BEHAVIORAL

Interview

History and perception of the mother's issues.

BEHAVIORAL

Self-rated questionnaires

Parental Self-Questionnaire to assess the perception of the evolution of the father, mother and child

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

    collaborator OTHER

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bérengère BEAUQUIER-MACCOTTA, MD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-29
Primary Completion
2024-12-19
Completion
2025-05-13

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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