Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Perinatal Anxiety

Lead Sponsor:

University of Iowa

Conditions:

Post Partum Depression

Perinatal Depression

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This protocol will test the hypothesis that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is effective in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms during the perinatal and postpartum periods. Participants s...

Detailed Description

The study's major theme is "to examine the efficacy of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention in treating perinatal anxiety symptoms, as compared to a supportive control conditio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult women (ages 18-45) who are between 18-26 weeks pregnant
  • Fluency in English
  • Ability to give informed consent and comply with study procedures (including phone and internet access)
  • Elevated GAD-7 score (10+)
  • Women must be receiving prenatal care
  • Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion

  • Prisoners
  • Inability to give informed consent and comply with study procedures
  • Past/current mania, past/current psychoses (assessed with Psychosis Screening Questionnaire)
  • No therapy appointments in last 60 days (not currently in psychotherapy).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03837392

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

June 30 2023

Last Update

July 12 2023

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242