Evaluating collaborative care for postpartum depression in pediatric primary care settings (EPDS) trial

Recruiting

Conditions: Postpartum depression
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Registration Number: ISRCTN56529202

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Toronto (Canada)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers who meet the following criteria:
1. Has a healthy child participating in the TARGet Kids! study
2. Is between 0 to 6 months postpartum
3. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score >9 at TARGet Kids! baseline and trial recruitment (2-stage assessment)
4. Understands spoken English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current use of antidepressant medication
2. Current receipt of any form of psychotherapy administered by a trained professional
3. Active suicidal or self-harm thoughts

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressive symptoms as identified by the EPDS and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V (SCID-V) at 6 months post-randomization (immediately post-treatment)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
What is the effect of the collaborative care treatment on: <br>The mother?s <br>1. Depressive symptoms at 9 and 12 months post-randomization?<br>2. Anxiety at 6, 9, and 12 months post-randomization?<br>3. Quality of life at 6, 9, and 12 months post-randomization?<br>4. Health service use at 12 months randomization?<br>The child?s<br>5. Cognitive development at 24 months of age?<br>6. Temperament at 12 and 24 months of age?<br>7. Language development at 18 months of age?<br>Other questions:<br>1. What is the nature and intensity of the collaborative care treatment activities?<br>2. What are mothers? evaluations of their collaborative care experience?<br>3. Cost implications?