Early screening and prompt intervention to identify and treat maternal mental health problems before and after giving birth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Perinatal depression and anxiety; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12733828
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Section of Clinical Psychology, Observatory of Perinatal Clinical Psychology

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32218756/ (added 14/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-05-20
• Study Completion: 2019-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers were eligible for inclusion in the study if they met the following criteria:
1. Pregnant, or had a biological newborn aged =6 months
2. Speak and read Italian

Exclusion Criteria

1. Psychotic symptoms
2. Exhibited non-suicidal self-harming or suicidal behaviour
3. Issues with drug or substance abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in the patients’ clinical conditions measured using EPDS, PHQ-9, STAI, MINI-Plus and a clinical interview were re-evaluated after baseline at three points of follow-up (end of intervention, 6th month and 12th month)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Quality of life measure using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) BREF<br>2. Babies’ traits in temperament assessed using QUITs - Italian Questionnaires of Temperament<br>Changes in the patients’ clinical conditions were re-evaluated after baseline at three points of follow-up (end of intervention, 6th month and 12th month) using WHOQOL-BREF and QUITs.