Status:
COMPLETED
PREPP: Preventing Postpartum Depression
Lead Sponsor:
Columbia University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to determine if a behavioral intervention targeting maternal caregiving of young infants can increase infant sleep and reduce fuss/cry behavior, and thereby (1) reduce...
Detailed Description
Of the nearly 4 million mothers delivering live births each year in the United States, approximately 560,000 - or 14% - will develop major or minor depression within the first four months postpartum, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy pregnant women between 18-45 years old (based on self report)
- A score of ≥19 on the Predictive Index of Postnatal Depression (PIPD), indicating risk for developing postpartum depression or score of ≥7 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
- A healthy, singleton pregnancy (based on self report)
- English speaking (based on self report)
- Receiving standard prenatal care (based on self report)
Exclusion
- Multi-fetal pregnancy (based on self-report)
- Smoking, illicit drug use, or alcohol use during pregnancy (based on self-report)
- Acute medical illness or significant pregnancy complication (based on self-report)
- Currently in weekly, individual psychotherapy, including psychopharmacology (based on self report)
- Psychotic d/o; Bipolar I; Major Depressive d/o (based on M.I.N.I.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 12 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
216 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03283254
Start Date
February 12 2018
End Date
February 28 2024
Last Update
September 26 2025
Active Locations (1)
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New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, United States, 10032