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AADAPT Online – Addressing young mums’ and dads’ low mood and their parenting

Not Applicable
Conditions
Depression in parents aged 16-24 years
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN14608187
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Oxford
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 09/01/2024:

Adolescent Parent:
1. Aged 16-24 years
2. Child born within 12 months at the time of recruitment
3. Score 10 or above on EPDS
4. Lives in the UK
5. Able to provide free informed consent to participate
6. Sufficient understanding of English (secondary school level, age 11) reading ability as the self-help package requires participants to read and understand the documents and suggested activities

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Previous inclusion criteria:

Adolescent Parent:
1. Aged 16-24 years
2. Child born within 12 months at the time of recruitment
3. Score 10 or above on EPDS
4. Lives in the UK
5. Able to provide free informed consent to participate
6. Sufficient understanding of English (secondary school level, age 11) reading ability as the self-help package requires participants to read and understand the documents and suggested activities

Peer Mentors (Parent Buddies):
1. Aged 25-35 years
2. Had first baby when they were under 25 years old
3. Have had experience of low mood (defined as feeling low, down, depressed or stressed most days for 2 or more weeks)
4. Lives in the UK
5. Able to provide free informed consent to participate
6. Sufficient understanding of English (secondary school level, age 11) reading ability as they will be helping parents navigate the self-help package

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 09/01/2024:

Adolescent parents:
1. Aged under 16 or over 25 years
2. Not a parent
3. Child older than 12 months at time of recruitment
4. Co-habiting partner already randomised into the study
5. Score of less than 10 on EPDS
6. Active suicidality
7. Active symptoms of psychosis or mania as part of bi-polar disorder
8. Currently receiving psychological treatment
9. Lives outside the UK
10. Unable to consent to participate
11. Insufficient understanding of English

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Previous exclusion criteria:

Adolescent parents:
1. Aged under 16 or over 25 years
2. Not a parent
3. Child older than 12 months at time of recruitment
4. Co-habiting partner already randomised into the study
5. Score of less than 10 on EPDS
6. Active suicidality
7. Active symptoms of psychosis or mania as part of bi-polar disorder
8. Currently receiving psychological treatment
9. Lives outside the UK
10. Unable to consent to participate
11. Insufficient understanding of English

Peer Mentors:
1. Aged under 25 years or over 35 years
2. Not a parent
3. Had first baby when they were aged 25 years or older
4. No experience of low mood (defined as feeling low, down, depressed or stressed most days for 2 or more weeks)
5. Lives outside of UK
6. Current mental health or emotional difficulties that preclude capacity to be an appropriate peer mentor to another person who has mental health difficulties
7. Unable to consent to participate
8. Insufficient understanding of English

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Current co-primary outcome measures as of 19/06/2024:<br>1. To assess the feasibility of recruitment and intervention methods, including the number of young parents screened, the percentage of those who were eligible at screening who were recruited, and the percentage of those recruited who completed the follow-up assessment – measure using data collected by the AADAPT online throughout the study<br>2. Measure treatment adherence and acceptability of AADAPT Online, including the number of young parents who completed treatment (defined as 4 out of 6 sessions) measure using data collected by the AADAPT online throughout the study <br><br><br><br><br>Previous primary outcome measure:<br>Parental depression is measured using parent self-report questionnaire (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS) at baseline and 12 weeks post randomisation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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