Status:
COMPLETED
Does Enhancing Maternal Peer Interactions Decrease Rates of Postpartum Depression?
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Conditions:
Postpartum Depression
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The long-term goal of this study is to validate a simple and inexpensive intervention to reduce the incidence and impact of Postpartum Depression (PPD). The central hypothesis is that enhancing social...
Detailed Description
According to a 2014 Cochrane Review, postpartum depression (PPD) is present in 13% of new mothers by twelve weeks postpartum. Infant feeding, sleep routines, growth, and socioemotional and cognitive d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women who deliver at the Hershey Medical Center
- Postpartum women within first week after delivery
- Women who are 18 years of age or older
Exclusion
- Postpartum women who delivered newborn before 35 0/7 gestational age.
- Postpartum women whose newborn required any length of stay in the newborn intensive care unit.
- Postpartum women who do not speak English.
- Postpartum women who are less than 18 years old.
- Postpartum women who are unable to provide consent.
- Postpartum women who were on antidepressant or antianxiety medication or undergoing therapy for depression or anxiety during pregnancy or during postpartum hospitalization.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 27 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03793569
Start Date
August 27 2018
End Date
July 30 2019
Last Update
August 22 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033