A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a nurse-moderated group-based internet support program for mothers with comorbid mild to moderate depression and parenting problems

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postnatal Depression; Parenting Problems; Infant Development; Mental Health - Depression; Public Health - Health service research; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001732471
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Adelaide

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-16
• Study Completion: 2018-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 133

Inclusion Criteria

New mothers who are eligible for a Universal Contact Visit from the State-funded Child and Family Health Sevice (CaFHS), who score 7 or more on the EPDS and who report at least one parenting problem.

Exclusion Criteria

i) EPDS scores less than 7. ii) Clinician exclusion. iii) Experiencing domestic violence, illicit drug use or other major distress. iv) insufficient English language skills. v) No internet access on a mobile phone or tablet.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal depressive symptoms measured using mean scores on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).[When infants are aged 1-2 months (baseline), and 8 months and 12 months.];Quality of maternal caregiving measured using mean scores on the NCAST Parent-Child Interaction Teaching Total Scale .[When infants are aged 1-2 months (baseline), and 8 months and 12 months.];Perceived maternal parenting competence using mean scores on the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSCS).[When infants are aged 1-2 months (baseline), and 8 months and 12 months.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent and child characteristics using PSI (competence, isolation, attachment, spouse & role scales) scores.[When infants are aged 1-2 months (baseline), and 8 months and 12 months.];Service utilisation (e.g. number of CaFHS clinic visits).[When infants are aged 1-2 months (baseline), and 8 months and 12 months.];Intervention quality will be assessed using an 18 item questionnaire which we have developed for this purpose. Items ask about the effectiveness of the intervention and the usability of the app.[When infants are aged 8 and 12 months.]