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Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Perinatal Parents

NCT06881693 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-11-17

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Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Wellbeing Course for New and Expecting Parents (WCNEP), an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) intervention, in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in perinatal parents, within a routine care online therapy clinic (the Online Therapy Unit). The study aims to assess treatment uptake, perceptions, feasibility, and effectiveness of the WCNEP in routine care among birthing and non-birthing parents. Over the duration of 8 weeks, participants will review course materials online and respond to questionnaires aimed at assessing changes in various outcomes over time.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The Wellbeing Course for New and Expecting Parents (WCNEP) is an adaptation of the Wellbeing Course (developed and evaluated at Macquaire University, Australia) and the Wellbeing Course for New Moms (a Canadian adaptation of the Wellbeing Course for new moms). The WCNEP is a transdiagnostic ICBT intervention designed for perinatal parents experiencing depression and/or anxiety, and will be offered by the Online Therapy Unit, a unit providing routine care ICBT services in Canada. The WCNEP will be evaluated in phases; phase 1 will evaluate the course for birthing parents only and phase 2 will evaluate the course for birthing and non-birthing parents. Therapist support will be offered for 8 weeks, with the possibility to extend the support to 12 weeks. Therapists will spend \~15 minutes/week communicating with each client, via secure messages. Phone calls will only be made if there is a significant clinical issue requiring attention that the therapist feel cannot be addressed in messages.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Health

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Macquarie University, Australia

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Regina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heather Hadjistavropoulos, PhD · University of Regina

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-24
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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