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A Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Perinatal Depression Risk

NCT06117397 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-01-27

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Summary

Development and preliminary testing of a text messaging intervention that will reduce the risk of a major depressive episode and worsening depressive symptoms in perinatal individuals. The system will screen pregnant individuals, send tailored text messages with links to enhanced content, and will include a peer chat function.This accessible text platform will leverage both the ease of use inherent in text messages and the power of enhanced content drawn evidence from based behavioral interventions (Interpersonal Therapy).

Conditions

  • Major Depressive Episode

Interventions

OTHER

Text Messaging Intervention

A text messaging intervention that includes enhanced content such as tailoring, video links and a chat function

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yale University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Michigan State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kimberly Yonkers, MD · UMass Chan Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-05
Primary Completion
2025-12-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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