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Public Health Nurse-Peer Co-Led Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Postpartum Depression

NCT06597448 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2025-12-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an online 9-week group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT; a type of talking therapy) intervention that is co-led by public health nurses (PHNs) and individuals who have previously recovered (i.e., lay peers) from postpartum depression (PPD) for treating PPD when delivered in addition to treatment as usual (TAU) compared to TAU alone. The study will also assess the impact of the intervention on common comorbidities (anxiety) and complications (parenting stress, mother-infant relationship, social support, and infant temperament) of PPD and whether it is cost-effective.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Postpartum Depression (PPD)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy (talk therapy). The intervention consists of 9- 2hr sessions, the first half involves teaching and practice of CBT skills (cognitive restructuring, thinking errors, problem solving etc) followed by one hour of unstructured discussion around topics relevant to participants with Postpartum Depression (PPD) (sleep, supports, transitions, etc). Each group will be delivered by one randomly selected PHN and one randomly selected peer using our intervention manual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ryan J Van Lieshout, MD, PhD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-16
Primary Completion
2027-06-01
Completion
2028-01-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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