Does educating pregnant women who are expecting their first child about unwanted, intrusive thoughts influence obsessions and compulsions in the postnatal period?

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Mental Health - Anxiety; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001588189
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 25 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 138

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are females; at least 18 years of age; English-speaking; expecting first child and in the prenatal period - defined, for the purpose of this research, as the period from 20 to 32 weeks gestation (‘prenatal’) through to the 6-months post-childbirth (‘postnatal’) - at the time of diagnostic screening. To be included, participants also consented to be contacted by a researcher by telephone to complete a pretrial screening interview, and two follow-up assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals were be excluded from the study if, based on a diagnostic screening
telephone interview (using the MINI), they met criteria for any of the following conditions; current OCD, substance disorder, borderline personality disorder, or antisocial personality disorder; current/past psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder; or are currently on psychotropic medication.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
OCD diagnosis, assessed using the MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI; Sheehan 1998).[2-3 months, and 5-6 months post the participant's expected delivery date.]