Status:

COMPLETED

Perinatal Depression Treatment in a Pediatric Setting- Pilot Phase

Lead Sponsor:

University of Rochester

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Postpartum Depression

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to test whether a new model of collaborative care depression treatment adapted to the needs and preferences of low-income, urban mothers with perinatal depression and to...

Detailed Description

This research project consists of two phases that are designed, in sequence, to adapt standard collaborative care depression treatment to the unique needs of low-income depressed postpartum women and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Mothers of infants 12 months of age or younger who present to the Pediatric Practice at Golisano Children's Hospital
  • Women who are 18 years of age or older
  • Mothers who understand and speak English sufficiently to participate in therapy with an English speaking provider
  • Have a current score of \> 10 on the EPDS
  • Provide written informed consent
  • Meet criteria for unipolar major depressive disorder.

Exclusion

  • Women who:
  • do not speak or understand English well enough to participate in the therapy with an English speaking provider
  • are under 18 years of age
  • children are not cared for at the Pediatric Practice at the Golisano Children's Hospital
  • are actively psychotic, suicidal or homicidal,
  • require treatment (including additional psychotropic medications) not provided by MITT,
  • in the judgment of the MITT psychiatric provider require a higher level of psychiatric care (i.e. partial hospitalization, hospitalization, intensive case management),
  • are in active counseling or psychotherapy,
  • are under the care of a psychiatric provider and/or are receiving active treatment for depression including light therapy, ECT, or antidepressants
  • are receiving psychotropic medications not allowed in this study,
  • previously participated in and/or were terminated from the study,
  • have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, other psychotic disorder or alcohol/substance use disorder, and/or
  • have a medical condition or are taking medications that are contraindicated for sertraline

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00804739

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

February 27 2012

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University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, United States, 14642