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Exposures to Perinatal Adverse Experiences: Multimodal Omics Signature of Stress Vulnerability and Resilience and Preventive Strategies

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Perinatal Depression
Interventions
Procedure: Blood and saliva collection
Behavioral: Psychometric scales
Other: Smartphone app
Registration Number
NCT05951738
Lead Sponsor
IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Brief Summary

The study aims at identifying:

1. specific biological and molecular alterations associated with development of depression in pregnancy or risk of it.

2. specific biological and molecular alterations due to exposure to maternal depression in utero that are still present in the offspring, that could possibly mediate the development of negative outcomes, and which are the possible clinical moderators of the associated risk;

3. whether antidepressant therapies prescribed by personal physician and the use of digital tools can have a preventive effect in the transmission of the risk from mothers to babies and in the development of depressive symptoms in high-risk pregnant women;

In order to achieve these, 80 pregnant women with depression, 80 at high-risk and 80 controls will be recruited and clinically monitored over pregnancy and postpartum along with their babies, specifically at these timepoints: 25th and 32nd weeks of gestation, 1 week postpartum, 4 weeks postpartum, 8 weeks postpartum, 12 months postpartum.

Women, based on their clinician choice, will receive antidepressants and will be provided with a smartphone app to monitor them, using a combination of personalised, daily self-reported assessments and sensors for passive data collection to cover mental and physical health.

Blood and saliva samples from pregnant women will be collected at the 25th and 32nd week of gestation to perform biological analyses.

Saliva samples from babies will be collected at 8 weeks and 12 months postpartum to perform biological analyses.

Clinical and psychological data will be collected from women at all timepoints.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant women of a singleton pregnancy
  • Age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Uterine anomalies and obstetric complications
  • Comorbidity with severe or chronic diseases
  • Substance abuse
  • Language barrier

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
DepressedBlood and saliva collection-
ControlSmartphone app-
At high riskBlood and saliva collection-
At high riskSmartphone app-
DepressedPsychometric scales-
At high riskPsychometric scales-
ControlBlood and saliva collection-
ControlPsychometric scales-
DepressedSmartphone app-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Differentially expressed genes and biological pathways modulation25th and 32nd weeks of gestation for pregnant women; 8 weeks and 12 months postpartum for babies.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate and profile of DNA methylation25th and 32nd weeks of gestation for pregnant women; 8 weeks and 12 months postpartum for babies.
Cortisol levels25th and 32nd weeks of gestation for pregnant women; 8 weeks and 12 months postpartum for babies.
Smartphone app utilityFrom 25th of gestation to 12 months postpartum
Immune-related factors levels25th and 32nd weeks of gestation for pregnant women; 8 weeks and 12 months postpartum for babies.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Ospedale San Raffaele

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Milano, Italy

Centro Psiche Donna - Ospedale Macedonio Melloni - ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco

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Milano, Italy

IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

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Brescia, Italy

ASST Bergamo ovest

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Treviglio, Italy

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