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Scaling up care for depression in mothers before and after giving birth to improve the health of mother and child

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Perinatal depression
Registration Number
ISRCTN94230307
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Ibadan
Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34544456/ (added 15/08/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37986025/ (added 21/11/2023) 2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02611-7 (added 09/02/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
898
Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 12/08/2020:
Trainers of trainers:
1. Psychiatrists experienced (Master Trainers) with experience in the training of providers in the use of mhGAP-IG and perinatal mental health

Trainers:
1. Supervisory physicians
2. Senior nurses
3. Senior community health officers

Perinatal women:
1. Consecutive women making their first antenatal visit
2. Consent to participate in trial
3. Score 10 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
4. Female
5. Adult aged between 18 and 65 years

Previous inclusion criteria:
Trainers of trainers:
1. Psychiatrists experienced (Master Trainers) with experience in the training of providers in the use of mhGAP-IG and perinatal mental health
2. Male and female
3. Adult aged between 18 and 65 years

Trainers:
1. Supervisory physicians
2. Senior nurses
3. Senior community health officers
4. Currently working in maternal clinics where the study is being conducted
5. Male and female
6. Adult aged between 18 and 65 years

Perinatal women:
1. Consecutive women making their first antenatal visit
2. Consent to participate in trial
3. Score 10 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
4. Female
5. Adult aged between 18 and 65 years

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 12/08/2020:
Perinatal women:
1. Suicidality
2. Patient too ill to cope with interview

Previous exclusion criteria:
Perinatal women:
1. Severe depression (EPDS score 18 or more)
2. Suicidality
3. Patient too ill to cope with interview

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Current primary outcome measures as of 12/08/2020:<br>Primary implementation outcome:<br>Perinatal depression identified using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale before and after cascade training<br> <br>Primary effectiveness outcome:<br>Remission rates from depression defined as an EPDS score of 5 or less at 6 months postpartum<br><br>Previous primary outcome measures:<br>Depression measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at baseline and 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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