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Parenting Skills Group for Mothers With Postpartum Depression

NCT05772897 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 750

Last updated 2023-11-30

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Summary

The goal of this longitudinal study is to study the effects of a parenting skills group (Circle of Security Parenting, aka COSP) in mothers with postpartum depression. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Will changes in methylation of the OXTR rs53576 be apparent in mother and/or infant after having gone through the 8-week COSP program?
* Will COSP participation be associated with improved symptoms of postpartum depression (over and above standard care), attachment style, and relational characteristics of the mother-infant dyad?
* Will COSP participation be associated with changes in social behavior in the infant, and if so, do they persist throughout childhood?

Participants will

* Participate in an 8-week COSP program delivered remotely via Zoom.
* Provide buccal swabs (mother and infant) to assess changes in methylation of OXTR rs53576 pre- versus post-intervention.
* Complete a series of assessment questionnaires delivered remotely.
* Videotape a play-based assessment in their home.
* Receive infant developmental testing

Researchers will compare characteristics of waitlist controls to those participating in the COSP program at the mid-way point of the program to see if the two groups differ.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Circle of Security Parenting program

The Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) program is an 8- week group parenting course that was designed using decades of attachment research to foster a secure attachment by teaching parents to read and respond to infant cues, and to recognize the interplay between their own psychological and emotional experiences and the emotional regulation of their infants. The COSP program provides parents with relationship tools and techniques for understanding their children's needs in new ways that provide lasting security for the child and more satisfaction for the parent. There are two major themes in the program: 1) teaching parents how to read their children's behavior and use it as a guide for meeting their needs and 2) helping parents to understand how their own early attachment relationships have influenced them as a person, and how those influences show up in their parenting and impact their ability to help regulate their child and respond to their needs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-03
Primary Completion
2035-04-01
Completion
2035-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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